“Keeping your computer secure is one of the most important
things about using a computer. Even if you don’t have any
information on your computer, you still have resources that can be
taken advantage of. This is exactly what has happened in the recent
attacks on Yahoo, CNN, and many others: lots of people left their
system insecure, and someone used their resources to attack one
site. It is up to you to prevent this from happening. There are
some simple ways that you can prevent your computer from being
“compromised”, taken advantage of by intruders. We’ll go through
some of these ways in this article.”
“The simplest way to keep your computer secure is by keeping
up with the latest product updates from your distribution. This may
seem obvious, but it’s a time-consuming task that all too many
users neglect to do. Most Linux distributions have web pages
up announcing the latest security announcements, with intructions
on how to fix the problem. Make sure to check these pages
often.”