http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/securitynowblog/all-in-one-security-appliances-concentrate-vulnerabilities-into-one-box Secure Communications Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:24:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/securitynowblog/all-in-one-security-appliances-concentrate-vulnerabilities-into-one-box/comment-page-1#comment-168 Eirik Iverson, Product Management Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:22:04 +0000 http://www.securitynowblog.com/?p=10#comment-168 Theoretically yes, but practically speaking, so little malware targets Linux one merely needs to be careful about installing software from legit sources and social engineering attacks. Plus, there are configuration settings that would effectively snuff-out drive-by download attacks, even if your host was hit by a Linux targeting attack. I'd check around for some legit app that facilitates those settings for you, otherwise, identifying and implementing such settings may be beyond your skill-set and cost-of-time, whatever that is. Theoretically yes, but practically speaking, so little malware targets Linux one merely needs to be careful about installing software from legit sources and social engineering attacks. Plus, there are configuration settings that would effectively snuff-out drive-by download attacks, even if your host was hit by a Linux targeting attack. I’d check around for some legit app that facilitates those settings for you, otherwise, identifying and implementing such settings may be beyond your skill-set and cost-of-time, whatever that is.

]]> http://www.blueridgenetworks.com/securitynowblog/all-in-one-security-appliances-concentrate-vulnerabilities-into-one-box/comment-page-1#comment-165 Jesus Carrera Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:07:48 +0000 http://www.securitynowblog.com/?p=10#comment-165 I have anticirus firewall for my laptop pc. Do I need one for linux as well? I have anticirus firewall for my laptop pc. Do I need one for linux as well?

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