Perhaps the only server impervious to hackers is the one still sealed in its packing box. Once a server is plugged into its grounding source and running on a network, it immediately becomes a target.
Apple's new rack-mounted Xserve is no exception. If it is not configured correctly, hackers can break in with ease, perpetrating denial-of-service (DoS) attacks or vandalizing Web pages. Also, since Apple's server software has a Unix core, it is susceptible to most of the same vulnerabilities as Linux, Solaris and the 31 other flavors of Unix powering servers across the Internet.
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