RHEL 4 WS Security--suggestions
Gavin McDonald
gavitron at gmail.com
Thu Sep 22 17:04:36 UTC 2005
Go to Best-Buy/Circuit City/Future Shop/Etc, and pay $90 for a hardware
firewall. Reasonable precautions are taken, and the vendor wears it if your
security goes pear-shaped.
Regards,
Gavin McDonald
========================
EVI Logistic Enterprises
email: me at gavitron.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Mark Taber
> Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:06 AM
> To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> Subject: RHEL 4 WS Security--suggestions
>
> The organization I work for is a relative newcomer to Linux, and so am
> I. I have a nice Linux workstation at home, running RHEL 4 WS, and I
> have the firewall and SELinux enabled. However, in order to be able to
> access the corporate network remotely, I have to have installed
> "reasonable precautions" on my home machine (and I will sign a form
> attesting to this fact).
>
> My question is, what do you experienced Linux mavens do about security?
> I note the F-Prot, Sophos, and Computer Associates all have Linux tools
> available. Then there's the FOSS ClamAV. And then there's Firestarter
> firewall. Oh, and I can't forget rkhunter and chkrootkit.
>
> I don't mind paying; I'm just loathe to "junk up" my machine with things
> that aren't necessary. All suggestions, opinions are appreciated
> (especially in light of the latest Linux-only Firefox exploit).
>
> Regards,
> Mark Taber
>
> State of California
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>
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