[ubuntu-uk] How does standard Ubuntu install compare to this?

[John Stevenson]

On 18 June 2010 10:56, ByteSoup <bytesoup at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hi All,
>
> I found this on the "get safe online" site, about Linux users. How does the
> standard Ubuntu install compare to this?
>
> http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1166
>
> -Mark
>

For a desktop machine that uses the default install, I would not have
thought there is a lot extra to do except update packages that have
secuirity patches (which may be the default, cant remember just now).  If
there is, then I would be very interested to know about it.

Assuming you have a good router that connects you to the internet you should
be fairly well protected.

Browsing would be the biggest risk and you can use guest browsing with
firefox.  You can also switch to the guest account (without login out of
your normal account) so that when you are online the browser has limited
access to your data.

No system connected to the internet is 100% safe but I beleive Ubuntu has
very sensible defaults, however you can always do more, especially if you
start running servers on the Internet.

-- 
John Stevenson
jr0cket.com
leanagilemachine.com
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