Penetration Testing: RE: MS Terminal Services open to the world

["Curt Purdy" <purdy () tecman com>]

Actually we prefer TS to VNC with unencrypted passwords and PC-Anywhere that
broadcasts it's existance on the Internet.

Curt Purdy CISSP, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Senior Systems Engineer
Information Security Engineer
DP Solutions

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If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked.
What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ralph Los [mailto:RLos () enteredge com]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:09 AM
To: 'Pen-test () securityfocus com'
Subject: MS Terminal Services open to the world
Sensitivity: Confidential


Hello all,

        I've got a pretty good client of mine who absolutely refuses to heed
my warnings about keeping Terminal Services open to the world.  They rely on
Windows passwords and figure that's strong enough for all their servers
(management).  Now I'm given the task of auditing their
security/infrastructure and would like to come up some creative ways to back
up my point about MS TS open to the Internet being a bad idea.

Any thoughts or input is appreciated.

Ralph


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