On 04 Jul 2012, Brad Alexander wrote: > On Wed, Jul 4, 2012 at 2:15 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> > wrote: > > On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 11:19 +0800, lina wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I don't know which firewall (http://wiki.debian.org/Firewalls) I should > >> choose. > >> > >> Thanks ahead for recommendation, and it will be very nice if you tell > >> me why you recommend this one. > > > > To answer drily: Test them and report what firewall does protect you the > > best against no attacks. Linux for home usage was safe, is safe, will be > > safe. Yes, it's safe regarding to things I criticize. I don't criticize > > protection per se, I only worry about toooo much security for nothing. > > I disagree. Its about defense in depth. Because what happens if you > get a piece of bad software that opens a vulnerability? And yes, that > could happen to a home Linux user as easily as a corporate one, since > they are using the same update mechanisms. In fact, I would posit that > a home user could be at *more* risk, since, in theory, a corporate > user would be limited in the amount and types of software > installed...Corporate server vs home workstation. >
I have a home network. A few years ago I was attacked and the ownership of some files was changed. I restoreed them to normal and it happened again, so I reinstalled. Since then I've been using sborewall and there have been no further intrusions. AC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120705080519.ga6...@acampbell.org.uk
