NewsForge: The Seventh Commandment of System Administration

“There are many ways to accidentally open security holes into
your servers and network, but none are more preventable than the
ones that you yourself will inadvertently open. Examples of these
include using Telnet instead of SSH, sending valuable system
information in plain text emails, and not using SSL encryption on
sensitive Web-based applications. As a general rule, always assume
that encryption is a good thing.

“VII. Thou shalt use encryption for insecure
services…”

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