lewst wrote: > > > Hostnames don't provoke attacks. > Yes they do. If the Bad Guys(tm) have a list of known bugs in different OS/es (very common) and want to attack you, they'll instantly know what machines to target if you've added OS types to their names. Also, if you designate names based on department (house names and floor numbers maybe be back tracked to departments, right?) the Bad Guys will also know where to hit if they're interested in certain pieces of data, rather than having go through every single machine there is. Knowing where to hit and how to hit decreases the risks of tripping IDSes or ending up in logs, which makes you a more attractive target, should you provide info to make this possible. ... 'nuff rambling from me :-) /Mike -- Mikael Olsson, EnterNet Sweden AB, Box 393, S-891 28 ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK Phone: +46 (0)660 105 50 Fax: +46 (0)660 122 50 Mobile: +46 (0)70 248 00 33 WWW: http://www.enternet.se E-mail: mikael.olssonat_private
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