Re: [Full-disclosure] Preferred OSX Security/Server Lists

["Thor (Hammer of God)" <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:0x90@xxxxxxxxxxx>>
Date: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:32 PM
To: Timothy Mullen <thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Cc: 
"full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>" 
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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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