Go to Best-Buy/Circuit City/Future Shop/Etc, and pay $90 for a hardware firewall. Reasonable precautions are taken, and the vendor wears it if your security goes pear-shaped. Regards, Gavin McDonald ======================== EVI Logistic Enterprises email: me@xxxxxxxxxxxx phone: (604) 313-3845 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Taber > Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:06 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RHEL 4 WS Security--suggestions > > The organization I work for is a relative newcomer to Linux, and so am > I. I have a nice Linux workstation at home, running RHEL 4 WS, and I > have the firewall and SELinux enabled. However, in order to be able to > access the corporate network remotely, I have to have installed > "reasonable precautions" on my home machine (and I will sign a form > attesting to this fact). > > My question is, what do you experienced Linux mavens do about security? > I note the F-Prot, Sophos, and Computer Associates all have Linux tools > available. Then there's the FOSS ClamAV. And then there's Firestarter > firewall. Oh, and I can't forget rkhunter and chkrootkit. > > I don't mind paying; I'm just loathe to "junk up" my machine with things > that aren't necessary. All suggestions, opinions are appreciated > (especially in light of the latest Linux-only Firefox exploit). > > Regards, > Mark Taber > > State of California > Department of Finance > 915 L Street, > Sacramento, CA 95814 > 916.554.6805 > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
