Re: Preferred OSX Security/Server Lists

["Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor () hammerofgod com>]

Same here… I couldn't find anything that really served my needs.  It was hard enough to find the right resource to 
enable a single user to have multiple email addresses for OSX Lion Server Mail – but I figured that out.  Maybe we 
should start one then?  I'm moving the HoG website over as well and I'll be including the Wiki stuff, so I'll have the 
resources to host something like that.

Regarding the actual reason for moving, there are several, but I'll focus on the most important.  I'm a big music and 
media person, and I like to be able to have my music accessible when and where I want it and have options for 
redirection of equipment.  Setting up Windows Media Center was a pain, and it was slow and very limited in features.  
And there were issues with "Zune" files working or not working, the general requirement for network configuration, and 
just a lot of complexity.  With OSX I just run it, tell iTunes to share my library, and then I can play whatever I want 
on my iPad or iPhone.  Then I just plugged in the AppleTV to my main entertainment system, and then I could remotely 
play stuff on my iPhone directly to that stereo.  I have speakers run outside, so I can literally be in the backyard 
and tell my iPhone "Play Robert Plant" and it plays from my phone to the Apple TV and out the speakers.  SUPER smooth.

So after that I starting digging in to OSX more and have liked it more and more as I go.  Having the same features with 
such a dramatically less complex installation is really a huge benefit to me.  iCal, iChat, Mail, and iContact servers 
and amazingly simple and do exactly what I need – compared to Exchange and PS, and all that stuff, well…  :)

Of course my main concern (and reason for posting) is that I want to make sure I do my due diligence and learn what I 
need to learn in order to properly secure the services I put out on the Internet.  For instance, I can set up IIS to be 
tremendously secure in my sleep as I've done it for years.  However, I don't know what to do with Apache.  I just don't 
know it.   So I want to find out about principal accounts, service contexts, virtual directories, server-side 
applications, etc etc.  HoG has never been hacked (to my knowledge) but I'm totally expecting to be pwned now that I'm 
basically doing a 180 in my production environment.

I think starting an actual Mac security list would be a good idea.  Hell, maybe I can sell enough "Thor's Microsoft 
Security Bible" copies to help buy more Mac equipment :)  LOL.

t

From: phocean <0x90 () phocean net<mailto:0x90 () phocean net>>
Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:32 PM
To: Timothy Mullen <thor () hammerofgod com<mailto:thor () hammerofgod com>>
Cc: "full-disclosure () lists grok org uk<mailto:full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>" <full-disclosure () lists grok 
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Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Preferred OSX Security/Server Lists

Hi,

I do not know any specific stuff yet, though I have been a recent switcher myself.
I had a quick look but it seems that there are not many resources.
So this is going to be an interesting topic.
Just curious: what are the motives for your switch?

Regards,
--- phocean


Le 9 juil. 2012 à 19:45, Thor (Hammer of God) a écrit :

Greets all.

I was hoping to get some opinions on your "favorite" OSX security/server admin sites/lists.  I'm converting the HoG 
internal and production networks over to OSX and OSX Server and would like some "pre-vetting" suggestions for a decent 
source of information.

Thanks much.

t
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