Re: beginner's question re. security

From: michael fremen (marinerX@ssc.net.au)
Date: 01/23/03 

From: michael fremen <marinerX@ssc.net.au>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:07:11 +1100

Vlad Tsyrklevich wrote:
> Keep up with patches, turn off un needed services and remove un needed
> software, run and IDS like snort, run chkrootkit, if you want run
> tripwire on a read only floppy for important files.
>

Vlad,
I'm a newcomer to linux after a few years as a deadhead (not very
proactive) windows user;
i just had a look at the manual entry for iptalbes and thought: "god,
u'd need a PhD in computing science to understand all this"

can u suggest a "low-entry" option of maximal protection for a total
beginner? -just until i get up and running myself, otherwise, it seems
to daunting by far I need an automated way of setting things up till i
get used to this totaly new environment

thx
(ps: anyone else is welcome to repond to this)

michael 

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