Newbie needs help securing his Slack
A friend told me that it is very easy for your computer to get cracked. I am quite nervous about this so I was wondering what steps should I go through to prevent this? Should I get a firewall? I'm really new to this so I'm not for sure what to do. I really don't want anyone to get into my system so the basic security will be fine until I can get out and buy a detailed book about Linux security. I use Slackware 10.1 and I just need some basic security advice/info.
I did scan the stickeys but they just confused me. I am really new to this so speak slowly please. Thanks for the help. |
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Keep your system updated for one. A tool like the one below may help with that.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/xpkgtool/ Get a firewall configured. This point is key on slackware. Do it as quickly as possible. Lockdown your system with bastille linux. http://www.bastille-linux.org/ Turn off every service you dont need. Run rkhunter/chkrootkit once a month or more frequently if you want. Install tripwire. Read this forum regularly, and read the following thread. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=62121 |
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