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Netbook security risks?
Having linux on the netbook is an automatic security risk. Linux lacks any central management (as you stated), but in its very design lacks security. It leaves the telnet port open. Its required to check the installed application version for each package - remember there are over 500 of them installed - then download the source code for them, extract it, guess at which commands and switches are will finally get it to compile cleanly, then let it install in some random directory so that any hacker/cracker could find it, then run the app and hope it doesn't segfault or kernel panic.

Its best to just stick with OS's that are regularly maintained and updated and does not have the black eye security record that linux has.
Posted by: Loverock Davidson   Posted on: 01/02/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Netbook security risks?  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
Where do I begin ?  Norikazu Tsukamoto | 01/02/09
You don't  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
Yet more uninformed BS.  V@... | 01/02/09
No AV or security software?  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
troll alert  pjotr123 | 01/02/09
Yes you are a troll (NT)  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
No LD.  kozmcrae | 01/02/09
Sticks and stones  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
Truth pill  pjotr123 | 01/02/09
I see  Loverock Davidson | 01/02/09
See comment 1.2.1.2 (NT)  kozmcrae | 01/03/09
Please get up to date.  clareJ | 01/07/09
Let me quote a softie  n0neXn0ne | 01/02/09
We saw the pattern a long time ago  Pliny the Elder | 01/02/09
Can you give me the link?  pjotr123 | 01/02/09
RE: Netbook security risks?  gurg13 | 01/02/09
For your information  pjotr123 | 01/02/09
very good article  tracy anne | 01/05/09
And you wonder why people like myself won't use it.  javajunkie@... | 01/02/09
The only way  pjotr123 | 01/03/09
RE: Netbook security risks?  croag | 01/02/09
RE: Netbook security risks?  F. Mcsimmons | 01/02/09
RE: Netbook security risks?  ian.montgomery@... | 01/05/09
RE: The US Government has central management!  clareJ | 01/07/09

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