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Linux Getting Harder To Crack
AlanS2002 points out today's article from Iain Thomson on vnu.net, which says that "Linux systems are getting tougher for hackers to crack, security experts have reported today," summarizing "A study conducted by the Honeynet Project has found that it takes about 3 months before a unpatched Linux machine will be owned, compared with about 72 hours in the past. According to a report on the study default installations are now more secure with less services enabled by default, added to this is newer versions of software such as OpenSSH being more secure. Interestingly Solaris 8 and 9 did not fare so well."
Ah but that doesn't matter here. As long as it is pro linux and anti microsoft its good news :)
I don't think it's very wise to consider yourself safe, even if you have a router (or a firewall, which I presume is what you meant). If you still want to...feel free to, but don't come crying to me if it's not all you thought it would be.
"Ahem, journalistic professionals, it should read, "...Solaris did not _fare_ so well.""
Oh CRAP!! I totally misunderstood that sentence!
"Derp de derp."
Actually, I recommend using some elder kernel and elder software (Becuase most of the market uses Win98 -- let's be fair here and put Linux on the same slate). And running all services as root (becuase anytime a service update or any program says it can't do something withtout root access, they *will* give it the password -- they don't care).
Use your fucking head moron, it's all social engineering one way or another.
Any machine truely capable of being infect in 4 minutes is behind a NAT router/firewall, becuase they use a broadband service. Heck, I wouldn't trust my Gentoo box (hardened) without it being behind my NAT firewall... I can't keep up with all those updates, I have a life... oh wait... this is slashdot... you probably don't and *like* updating hundreds of lines of config files just to get %01 more secure. No thanks, I like windows configuring for me. I'm running clean with no problems (and yes, I have looked at my network traffic -- nothing abnormal).
In other words, you morons only read these and believe them -- you never do the dirty work yourselves. Bling faith in security is worse than knowing your insecure -- becuase at least one you can do something about it.
Welcome to the biased slashdot community... filled with Linux zealots of hell...
Oh yes, and please fucking turn caps off when putting a subject in.
haha eat that windows suckers!!
Mohahah!