9 Best practices to secure your Linux Desktop & Server

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 9, 2011

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for
this link. ]

“There are a few common security practices that every Linux user
should follow. Unfortunately, not everybody is linux-logoaware of
these. In this post will show you how to secure your home pc or
server to the best of your abilities with the best available
opensource tools.

“1- Checking your system for random mailers: Mailers like Form
Mail are used by hackers to send out spam emails, relay messages
that are security risks for yourself and so on. You can find them
using the following command.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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