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RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise
From: "Curt Purdy" <purdy () tecman com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 15:29:51 -0500
Jennifer, I made a reply to someone disagreeing with your statement on copying the drive, supporting your contention. However, most courts will not accept log files on magnetic media as evidence due to the ease of alteration. This is why we collect all logs on a central syslog server that writes directly to write-once media. That is irrefutable evidence. Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA Information Security Engineer DP Solutions cpurdy () dpsol com 936.637.7977 ext. 121 ---------------------------------------- If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What's more, you deserve to be hacked. -- White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke -----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com]On Behalf Of Jennifer Bradley Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 10:38 AM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: [inbox] Re: [Full-disclosure] Reacting to a server compromise Also, don't forget to document everything! You have no idea if this box was used for truly illicit purposes, instead of just trying to break into other machines. If the hacker was using your box to distribute child porn, mp3s, or warez then you will look like the guilty party. Just to be on the safe side, make sure you keep a record of everything you do just to cover yourself. It sounds too late to make a copy of the hard drive, and I don't know if this means contacting the FBI, but they won't care unless $5000 worth of damage is done. But at the very least write everything you can down in a journal so that if the police ever do come knocking on your door because child porn or something was distributed, then at least you have something as documentation. If this happens again, I would probably make a copy of the hard drive, or at the very least the log files since they can be entered as evidence of a hacked box. jb _______________________________________________________________________ LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD - WWW.HEALTHIEST.CO.ZA Cool Connection, Cool Price, Internet Access for R59 monthly @ WebMail http://www.webmail.co.za/dialup/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Reacting to a server compromise Mark (Aug 01)
- Re: Reacting to a server compromise Peter Busser (Aug 02)
- RE: Reacting to a server compromise Wayne Chang (Aug 02)
- Re: Reacting to a server compromise SecuresDotComs (Aug 02)
- RE: Reacting to a server compromise Edward W. Ray (Aug 02)
- Re: Reacting to a server compromise Aron Nimzovitch (Aug 03)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Curt Purdy (Aug 04)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Ron DuFresne (Aug 04)
- RE: Reacting to a server compromise Edward W. Ray (Aug 02)
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- Re: Reacting to a server compromise Jennifer Bradley (Aug 02)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Curt Purdy (Aug 03)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Michal Zalewski (Aug 03)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Curt Purdy (Aug 04)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Michal Zalewski (Aug 05)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Curt Purdy (Aug 05)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Bojan Zdrnja (Aug 06)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Michal Zalewski (Aug 06)
- Re: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Valdis . Kletnieks (Aug 05)
- RE: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Curt Purdy (Aug 03)
- Re: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise morning_wood (Aug 03)
- Re: [inbox] Re: Reacting to a server compromise Peter Busser (Aug 04)