[Info-vax] How would you load balance excess webserver traffic between multiple OpenVMS servers?

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>From: Info-vax <info-vax-bounces at rbnsn.com> On Behalf Of Arne Vajhøj via
>Info-vax
>Sent: January-13-21 11:28 AM
>To: info-vax at rbnsn.com
>Cc: Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk>
>Subject: Re: [Info-vax] How would you load balance excess webserver traffic
>between multiple OpenVMS servers?
>
>On a somewhat different trail.
>
>There is a lot of posts here about high profile targets and the fact that
some
>may consider taking such down an interesting challenge.
>
>Just note that even though those guys can be dangerous, then there are
>other guys that are even more dangerous.
>
>Those with practically unlimited resources, practically no risk of ever
getting
>caught and no desire for publicity. Those that today are often called
"state
>actors".
>
>They have resources and skills. And they may breach a system, steal data
and
>leave with as little evidence as possible left behind.
>
>Arne
>

Have to agree - 

This fear of being hacked without knowing is not OS specific, but with every
platform. 

Just look at the very recent high profile SolarWinds hacks in the US
Treasury, other high-profile US Depts etc. and other parts of the globe.
Just google "SolarWinds hack"

SolarWinds is a 3rd party site hacked so their future patch kits contained
malware, then all that companies Customers assume their next SolarWinds
patch is valid and install it on all their monitoring systems running that
3rd party software.

Hackers now have access to the internal networks of that Customer. Create
admin accounts, poke around, download interesting data. 

Being broken into with no knowledge is worst case hack scenario.

Simple example - I had a past experience with a tempest cabinet (RFI shieled
etc.) at a Customer secure site. The Customer had a padlock on the door (one
of those numbered sequence locks).

I asked him about the padlock since it would be very easy to just cut the
lock. His response was "yes, but then we would know we had been broken into
and we would take appropriate steps."

Their big fear was being broken into and not knowing that this had happened.


Regards,

Kerry Main
Kerry dot main at starkgaming dot com










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