On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:19:08 +0200 (CEST), Jimmy Johansson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > > * Jimmy Johansson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030915 09:43]: > > > Hello, I'm just wondering if I am ready for the internet? > > > > Well, there's no such thing as "finished" securing a system. You're > > ready when you think you're ready enough, when you've evaluated your > > security needs and taken steps to convince yourself that they're > > taken care of. > > That's what I thought and thats why I'm asking! > > > A couple of things you didn't mention, so I'll make some > > assumptions. I assume you're running stable. I also assume you > > have a security.debian.org line in your sources.list and are current > > with the latest updated packages. I also recommend that you > > subscribe yourself to debian-security-announce and debian-security > > (and maybe debian-firewall, if that's what this machine will be used > > for) and pay attention. > My machine is behind a firewall, an IpCop machine I have set up at > home. I am running Debian Woody 3.0r0 and I have a security.debian.org > line in my sources.list. I'm about to do a security update and then be > ready for the"Big bad Internet", so no I am not yet current with the > latest updated packages, but it is the first thing I will do when I > connect this machine. > > I'm using this machine mostly for programming purposes and to play > around with Debian. So it is kind of a system for personal growth! :-) > > Should I set up some kind of Iptablerules even though I am behind a > firewall? ..IME, ipcop is pretty damn good, but firewalling your own boxes inside that, is not gonna hurt your security, and it will teach you a few lessons on debian, ipcop and iptables, so go for it. ;-) ..myself, I should probably seal off my pxe boot traffic, but I'm lazy and nobody complains. ;-) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
