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rick02840

Aug 29 2006, 08:43 AM

I am considering hosting a site on my account that may be prone to attacks by hackers.

The site is an Indymedia site (http://wmass.indymedia.org/) that I want to move from the existing server to a Drupal site hosted here. Because Indymedia can be pretty left wing, I believe it is subject to hacking attacks all the time (although the current site has not have a problem on over a year).

I am not worried about that site going down, but I am worried about how it might effect other sites on my account. I can't imagine why it would, unless a DOS attack were done, or some other attack that would effect the whole server, not just the code in this site - but I doubt that would happen.

Should I be worried about this?

TCH-Bruce

Aug 29 2006, 09:01 AM

From our Acceptable Use Policy

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Security

You are responsible for any misuse of your account, even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member, guest, visitor or employee. Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that others do not gain access to your account. In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of another account or attempt to gain unauthorized access to another network or server.

Denial of Services, DDoS, Smurf and other service attacks started against your web site will effect the entire population of the Totalchoice Network, therefore your site will be subject to immediate termination of your account.

You must adopt adequate security measures to prevent or minimize unauthorized use of your account.

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