VPN and VNC

[John Creegan]

Don't forget how Microsoft got hacked through their VPN...

Your VPN can be compromised if the machine you use to
connect through it is compromised.

> Message: 6
> From: gillis@studentclearinghouse.org (Robert Gillis)
> To: <vnc-list@realvnc.com>
> Subject: RE: VPN and VNC
> Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:55:17 -0400
> Organization: NSLC
> Reply-To: vnc-list@realvnc.com 
>
> Thanks.
>
> One more question.
> We had an auditor in here the last few days (non-profit national org
so
> we get the vists once a year) when he heard we were looking at vnc
he
> said "it has a lot of holes and can be easily hacked".  Is that so?
>
> I got the feeling that he just wanted to recommend his own solutions
-
> my thought process is this - If I am running VNC internally - it is
as
> secure as my network is.  If I am running it across my VPN via
NetScreen
> - it is as secure as my VPN.  IS that the case?  Or am I missing
> simething here?
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Rob


John M. Creegan
Systems Administrator
Questar Data Systems, Inc.
(651) 688-1954
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