Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Thu Dec 13 21:38:03 CST 2012
We are assuming that a standard user actually knows anything about servers, routers/switches/hubs, network/server management, security software, timely backups, imaging or have access to a real server support tech. Remote tech support is standard stuff these days for any server...have supported more servers over the years than I can count and I am hardly unusual. All servers I know have tech/admin access to the web but then my job is to make sure my client's is always safe and I have never lost one yet. ;-) Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 2:25 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] AV on a server Locking ports and disabling services is a totally different issue to AV on a server. A server should NEVER, EVER, EVER be connected to the internet other than through at least a router, to say nothing of harware firewalls, DMZ s etc. On 13 Dec 2012 at 12:08, Jim Lawrence wrote: > Yes, of course. > > There are, without a setup router over 65K opens ports on any computer > connected to the internet. > > All servers have at least a couple hundred ports open by default each > potentially attached to various applications. Here is just a few of the > ports used by major applications: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers > > For example; that is why most servers have their FTP program turned off, > have changed the port setting or moved the FTP process to a stand-alone > server or virtual drive. > > Additionally, if any network station get compromised it is then relatively > easy to gain control of the servers and then everything is compromised. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 11:19 AM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; List > Subject: [AccessD] AV on a server > > Question arose at customer site that I hadn't thought about before. Any > reason to put AV on the server? Most virii are coming from email or web > sites and if you're not doing email or browsing on the server, should you AV > anyway? > > TIA > > Rocky > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com