RE: automated updating

[Ben Nagy <ben.nagy () marconi com au>]

The real question is: how would your webserver get a virus?

In almost all cases Webservers that aren't used as workstations and don't
need (for some inexplicable reason) to run any externally contributed code
do not need any virus protection software.

Lock down the webserver - there are documents that tell you how to do this,
depending on the OS / server type - and then sleep peacefully.

Cheers,

--
Ben Nagy
Marconi Services
Network Integration Specialist
Mb: +61 414 411 520  PGP Key ID: 0x1A86E304

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sh lee [mailto:work72 () asia1 com]
> Sent: Thursday, 11 January 2001 12:08 
> To: firewall-wizards () nfr com
> Subject: [fw-wiz] automated updating
>
>
> I have a virus scanner in my web server in the DMZ which 
> requires automated updating using ftp to the vendor's 
> server. I know there is a risk if I opened the FTP service 
> at the FW but what's the other alternative then ?
>
> Currently, I am updating the virus signature manually.
>
> Pls. advise.
>
>
> Lee
>
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