Singapore Government Hackers Love to Hack Teo En Ming's Computers, Smartphones, and Internet Online Accounts

[Teo En Ming]

On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 5:22 PM, Oliver Grawert <ogra at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> hi,
> Am Samstag, den 08.08.2015, 23:31 +0800 schrieb Teo En Ming:
>> Dear Ubuntu Users,
>>
>> If I download and install Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop natively on my home
>> desktop computer system, install and configure Shorewall Firewall to
>> block ALL incoming connections, disable OpenSSH server, and stop all
>> unnecessary daemons/services from running permanently, would Singapore
>> Government hackers be able to hack into my home desktop computer
>> again?
>
> if you are that concerned about security, there are a few simple rules
> of thumb with ubuntu:
>
> * never use anything else than LTS releases, while security fixes go
> into other releases as well, LTS always gets the most attention since
> the expectation is that it is used in enterprise grade installations.
>
> * always apply updates immediately if the update manager asks you about
> them
>
> * do not use third party repositories like PPAs (unless you can and want
> to inspect the source code in there before using the binaries)
>
> * do not modify the system on a lower level if you do not 100%
> understand what you do (by copy/pasting out of random howtos on the
> internet)
>
> security is often more a matter of habit than of technology ;)
>
> Ubuntu is secure by default if you don't break these defaults.
> Indeed there is always room for improvement for everything in the world
> and like you can turn an off the shelf car into a racer by applying
> tuning parts, you can indeed do this with software too but as with the
> racing car example you need the expertise to do so for not having your
> engine blow up in the first race.
> So if you change defaults, change them with care, read the documentation
> and understand what you are doing, if you don't, leave it as is until
> you do.
>
> ciao
>         oli

I have always followed these few simple rules of thumb. In fact, I
have always been cautious when downloading, installing, and
configuring software.

Yours sincerely,

Subtle Denial of Medical Treatment by the Singapore Government for Mr.
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