Sunday, October 10, 2004

Top 20 Computer Threats Unveiled
The Sans Institute releases a list of the 20 biggest software vunerabilities every year to helop companies focus their IT resources most efficiently. The group is a non profit that combs though over 2,500 problems and then ranks the biggies in a massive report. Here is a summary. Source BBC.

Top 10 Windows
1. Web servers & services
2. Workstation service
3. Windows remote access services
4. Microsoft SQL server
5. Windows authentication
6. Web browsers
7. File-sharing applications
8. LSAS
9. E-mail programs
10. Instant messaging

Top 10 Unix/Linux
1. Bind domain name system
2. Web server
3. Authentication
4. Version control systems
5. Mail transport services
6. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
7. Open secure sockets layer (SSL)
8. Misconfiguration of enterprise services
9. Databases
10. Kernel

To read the entire Sans report including the details on what to fix, click here.
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