What I dont get is how a desktop behind a firewall by mere nature of installing Linux on it present a greater security risk than any other OS? Nobody from the outside world should be able to connect to it, so the vulnerabilities mentioned in the articles such as issues with ftp/ssh services, etc dont matter much. As far as having some spyware/trojan connect to the outside host and pipe some secret data over, well there are much more of thos for the Windows platform I suppose.
So I dont get whats the issue here? A knowledgeable sysadmin should be able to restrict external access as much as possible while allowing the employees do their job regardless of the OS they are running.
Since youre on dialup anyways, why dont you checkout TMobile that offers unlimited GPRS data internet access for only $19.99 in addition to your cell service. If you get good reception with TMobile where you live, youd be able to get 36.6K to 56K speeds with GPRS. Just get a bluetooth usb dongle for your PC and Nokia 3650 phone(often free with 1 year contract) and use phone as a modem and Tmobile GPRS as ISP.....
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What I dont get is how a desktop behind a firewall by mere nature of installing Linux on it present a greater security risk than any other OS? Nobody from the outside world should be able to connect to it, so the vulnerabilities mentioned in the articles such as issues with ftp/ssh services, etc dont matter much. As far as having some spyware/trojan connect to the outside host and pipe some secret data over, well there are much more of thos for the Windows platform I suppose. So I dont get whats the issue here? A knowledgeable sysadmin should be able to restrict external access as much as possible while allowing the employees do their job regardless of the OS they are running.
Hmmm, not neccesserily, He could get international calling cards
Since youre on dialup anyways, why dont you checkout TMobile that offers unlimited GPRS data internet access for only $19.99 in addition to your cell service. If you get good reception with TMobile where you live, youd be able to get 36.6K to 56K speeds with GPRS. Just get a bluetooth usb dongle for your PC and Nokia 3650 phone(often free with 1 year contract) and use phone as a modem and Tmobile GPRS as ISP.....