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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
for the manual:
q exits the man
you can configure your own firewall rules
As far as IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems) — they are out there for LINUX.
Tripwire is supposed to be a good one but the set up is very technical
for a virtual encrypted disk;
you should get root first:
open a terminal ...
Code:
$ sudo -i
Password:
Code:
to open:
$ encfs ~/encrypted ~/visible
to close:
$ fusermount -u ~/visible
you will get an apt-get reply to install encfs
install and follow the screen prompts
What this does is make a encrypted "stash bag" you can open with the above terminal commands.
I am not sure if there might be some conflict with TrueCrypt so backup you stuff unencrypted to a drive or portable storage device; CD, DVD, Flash Drive, etc
Ubuntu / Debian rocks (no more WinBloz)!
Code:
sudo apt-get install scopy
nice back up program, nightly backups w/an easy to use GUI Interface.
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That's exactly what I was going to post however I will say this...
I would never use Linux as a Desktop but I run it on every server...
and
Security has nothing to do with the operating system and more about how you use it and secure it. Windows is every bit as secure as Linux if you know how to harden it. In fact, I would say that default installation... Windows is much more secure. Additionally, Windows patches all of the holes almost immediately and posts easy to get (and even automated) updates. You will not find the case to be true in Linux, just wait till you upgrade something that breaks a package dependency...
Now that you've moved away from Windows and onto Linux, you should check for security patches regularly to all of the core services that make Linux great
If you're worried about storing documents and encrypting them, the OS has nothing to do with it. You should be encrypting the files themselves...