Oct 4 - 6 Upgrade

[NewsGuy]

New security and performance hardware added. Naturally, some down time...

[Lowell]

This page is used to test the proper operation of the Apache Web server after it has been installed. If you can read this page, it means that the Apache Web server installed at this site is working properly.

Well, I saw this page.

[I am David]

Upgraded PHP eh?

[NewsGuy]

Originally posted by Lowell
Well, I saw this page.

Do you still see it?

[Mediocrates]

You should've been in shul

[NewsGuy]

Originally posted by I am David
Upgraded PHP eh?

[Lowell]

Originally posted by NewsGuy
Do you still see it?

No. Just for a while, but I didn't know what was going down so I saved the page to disc. I'm glad you upgraded, too many Jewish sites are getting hacked.

[NewsGuy]

Originally posted by Lowell
No. Just for a while, but I didn't know what was going down so I saved the page to disc. I'm glad you upgraded, too many Jewish sites are getting hacked.

That's right. We did a very extensive hardware and software upgrade, including installing an advanced switch and VPN, OS and languages upgrade, as well as other security upgrades which I won't elaborate on, other than to say that we've put in place some very unpleasant surprises for would-be intruders.

In the past year, we've caught several would-be hackers and have referred them to the FBI for prosecution (usually 1 or 2 per month). Our new system greatly improves that process, based on the information that we've been asked to provide by the FBI. We don't just want to stop intruders -- we want to track and prosecute them.

But ultimately, the reality of running a site like ours is that despite all the technical investment, it's a game of odds. So, the best protection is an "incremental" backup system that can be plug-and-play when needed. This was also put in place, together with remote monitoring.

There's a lot of thought being put in place to ensure that our First Amendment rights are protected.

[ibrodsky]

The flipside of protecting IsraelForum is shutting down terrorist websites.

Aaron of http://haganah.us/haganah/ is doing a great job tracking down hosting services that host terrorists and persuading them to terminate clients such as Islamic Jihad.

[Lowell]

Originally posted by NewsGuy
... we've put in place some very unpleasant surprises for would-be intruders.

Cool. I hope you catch a few with your honey pot.

[Sana]

Originally posted by ibrodsky
The flipside of protecting IsraelForum is shutting down terrorist websites.

Aaron of http://haganah.us/haganah/ is doing a great job tracking down hosting services that host terrorists and persuading them to terminate clients such as Islamic Jihad.

~ A cool site! Thanks for posting it. ~

[Arjunn]

nice

[Legute]

Good news