Does Ubuntu phone have rkhunter and clamav installed and running (either during runtime or on boot) by default? That could be a great addition.
On Mar 7, 2017 2:54 PM, "Bruce" <bruce.grif...@gmail.com> wrote: > And I'm thinking "no." > > I am not aware of a firewall being ported to Ubuntu Phone. Perhaps ufw is > built in, and we just need gufw to configure it? > > I'm not aware of anti-virus available for Ubuntu Phone. I know Linux is > targeted much less, but it is not impervious. And I'm not sure at all how > you'd watch file sizes and signatures to make sure the phone isn't hacked. > > At first I thought my Nexus 4 running Ubuntu Touch was much safer than > android alternatives. Now I know that I was simply trusting it, and did not > have the tools to know for sure if it was safe. I'm thinking the browser is > pretty wide open as well. I don't think you can install SSL Everywhere or > Privacy Badger, and I sure don't think you could run TOR Browser. > > There has been a lot of talk about the Ubuntu Touch phone being more > secure and just saying goodbye to hackers and exploits. I don't see that as > a fact, though. Can you encrypt the file system? Or could a researcher grab > a phone and have potentially unlimited attempts at getting at the data? > > > > On 03/07/2017 12:39 PM, Simos Xenitellis wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 7, 2017 at 5:15 PM, Melvin Carvalho >> <melvincarva...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Recently, the CIA lost control of the majority of its hacking arsenal >>> including malware, viruses, trojans, weaponized "zero day" exploits, >>> malware >>> remote control systems and associated documentation. This extraordinary >>> collection, which amounts to more than several hundred million lines of >>> code, gives its possessor the entire hacking capacity of the CIA >>> >>> https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/ >>> >>> Mark Shuttleworth has previous said that Ubuntu is strongly resistant to >>> viruses. >>> >>> Many reports of Android and IOS targeting, perhaps this is a good reason >>> to >>> switch to ubuntu phone? >>> >>> The short answer is Yes. >> >> Towards that answer, both Android and iOS are much more complex >> which does not help you to have a somewhat informed view as to what is >> going on inside. >> >> Simos >> >> > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > Post to : ubuntu-phone@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-phone > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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