Re: name servers

From: scott.dexter@ingenta.com
Date: 09/25/01 

Message-ID: <3BB0C210.720BF0DD@ingenta.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:42:40 -0400
From: scott.dexter@ingenta.com
To: security-discuss@linuxsecurity.com
Subject: Re: name servers

I forget who said it, but it's true: "Security is a process not a
product". I think education is the most important thing. Read some
books, learn the distro you choose, and read web sites like
securityfocus.com and get on mailing lists. Stay informed. Of course the
"secure by default" distros are nice, since you don't have to start from
a non-secure place. ALso, not to start a flame war of any kinds, but
there is also OpenBSD, another 'open" OS that is fairly secure "out of
the box".

Scott

"E. Ratliff" wrote:
>
> > I do not like to rely on Secure-by-default installations as these can cause
> > us to get lazy and let our guard down. I am not saying they are not good,
>
> I haven't seen anyone mention it but how about a distro like WireX's
> Immunix which adds security by blocking common attacks via StackGuard,
> FormatGuard etc. rather than by being secure by default.
>
> Emily
>
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