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
phone: (604) 313-3845


> -----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
> Department of Finance
> 915 L Street,
> Sacramento, CA  95814
> 916.554.6805
> 
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