Re: Debian or Linux 7???
Steve Rudd wrote:
> Just how much more secure is Debian than redhat?
security on any system is only as good as the person running it. if your
not confertable
with linux or don't want to take the time to properly secure it i would
suggest a couple
of alternatives:
- linux mandrake. it has a easy to use security system. to have a secure
system you
select the security "mode" you want to be in, and it shuts off and
reconfigures
things accordingly. but for a server, it may not be as good as it
doesn't tell
you what it's shutting off or reconfiguring but its good for
workstations.
- openBSD - it doesn't support the amount of hardware that linux does
but when
it does work it works pretty good. it has a VERY secure out-of-the-box
installation.
however it is also not as functional out-of-the-box. so it depends on
your needs.
in any case, as i pointed out above, any system on any platform(unix,
linux win32
etc) is only as secure as the people running the systems. website
defacements on
big sites like gateway and new york times which run IIS on NT/win2k are
proof
that even some of the big guys don't have the realization to hire people
who
know what they are doing, or don't hire enough staff to maintain the
systems
(maybe existing admins are really good but just overloaded with work).
that said, debian can be said it is more secure then redhat as it uses
overall
older packages, whereas redhat usually is near the leading edge. and of
course
systems which you allow shell access to are much more vulerable then
systems
that do not allow logins. debian's testing before a release seems to be
much longer and more thorough then most other systems.
the security problems may not even be related to linux, its very common
for systems to get compromised by having poorly coded cgi scripts on
websites,
or weak passwords, or poorly configured Samba/ftp. or even some 3rd
party
application could be the cause of a system breakin.
that bein said, if you've been broken into twice it is likely that
whoever
did it may be keeping tabs on your system, so if you want to do it right
you need someone that can do it right. or don't do it at all. or expect
to get broken into again.
nate
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