Re:Ask HN: I finally ditched Windows for Ubuntu - How do I k...
by bdunbar on Friday April 05, 2013 @10:25PM
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My 02 cents, you need to worry about security, but it's more like wearing seatbelts on a sunny day. The odds you'll need them are remote, as long as you exercise care and diligence.
When you're running an MS system, I guess the analogy would be you're driving in a demolition derby. It's not 'if' you'll get hit but when ...
- Turn services off you don't need or use.
- Delete services you will never use.
- Firewall with iptables.
- Setup SSH to disallow login for root. Or turn SSH off if you won't login into it from another host. You can always _start_ SSH again if you need it.
When you're running an MS system, I guess the analogy would be you're driving in a demolition derby. It's not 'if' you'll get hit but when ...
- Turn services off you don't need or use.
- Delete services you will never use.
- Firewall with iptables.
- Setup SSH to disallow login for root. Or turn SSH off if you won't login into it from another host. You can always _start_ SSH again if you need it.