Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM

[Talisker <Talisker () NETWORKINTRUSION CO UK>]

Steve

> What is a contest such as this going to prove?  That in four days a bunch
of
> script kiddies will pound away at a system they know nothing about?  There
> is a very good chance that you will come out of this "contest" un-hacked
and
> again, what will that prove?

I suspect the prize money may draw a few zero-day exploits out of the
woodwork

Andy
http://www.networkintrusion.co.uk
Talisker's Network Security Tools List
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve" <steve () SECURESOLUTIONS ORG>
To: <VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 8:28 PM
Subject: Re: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM


> What is a contest such as this going to prove?  That in four days a bunch
of
> script kiddies will pound away at a system they know nothing about?  There
> is a very good chance that you will come out of this "contest" un-hacked
and
> again, what will that prove?
>
> Contests such as these are not replacements for secure coding and proper
> security operating procedures.  Just because someone fails to deface your
> web site or root your box in four days doesn't mean that the software or
> system is secure.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Steve Manzuik Calgary, Alberta, Canada
> Moderator - Win2K Security Advice (403)660-2997
>
> Security Analyst - Bindview RAZOR Team
> smanzuik () razor bindview com
> http://razor.bindview.com
>
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: VULN-DEV List [mailto:VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM]On Behalf Of
> > Pluym Christian
> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 9:19 AM
> > To: VULN-DEV () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> > Subject: Kill the DOG and win 100 000 DM
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > there will be an interesting contest 6.-10. November, first one
> > who modifies
> > the web page gets 100 000 German Marks (around $45 000). The
> > system will be
> > running Pitbull 3 under Solaris 7, with http, telnet and smtp open.
> > Nov 7th /etc/passwd will be published
> > Nov 8th an user account will be given away
> > Nov 9th the root password will be published
> >
> > All the details are at
> > http://www.argus-systems.com/events/hacker/
> >
> > There is no need for registration, I think some people here would like
to
> > give it a try.
> >
> > You probably want to start at
> > http://www.argusrevolution.com/pitbullsupport.html
> >
> > Regards,
> > Christian