On Monday 13 March 2006 7:03 am, Andre Truter wrote:
Run a firewall like SuSEFirewall. THe default setup should protect you 10 times better than what you are protected on your Windows box.
You have to take into account that Linux is NOT Windows and it does not work in the same way, This is a true statement. I think that the OP wanted something that would make his transition comfortable.
While Linux is inherently safer, it still has some vulnerabilities. In
Windows, one of the ways a virus can attack is by replacing a common
application. Additionally, spyware also can easily be installed on Windows.
The Zone Alarm strategy is to block outgoing traffic unless specifically
approved by the user. The Linux strategy is much more integrated into the
kernel since Linux has had firewall code for 10 years. But, it does not
hurt to add a Zone Alarm type of firewall to Linux if that is what one
wants.
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Jerry Feldman