- Feb 25, 2017
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The future of security on Linux
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While you're right with more restricted user account this doesn't mean it's more secure.
read Linux | Madaidan's Insecurities (madaidans-insecurities.github.io)
- Feb 25, 2017
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Okay, I get the point, but are you trying to tell me that there is no security advantage at all between restricted and non-restricted user accounts? I mean thats what your basically saying. I also didn't say that Linux is bulletproof, but if you have Windows next to Linux freshly installed without any additional software, then I'd say Linux is more secure also due to the fact that it has less users as @Mariihh already said.
- Jul 25, 2020
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Unfortunately, even Linux is mostly reactive in that it is a whack-a-mole-centric protection model despite the tools available to secure it, such as SELinux.
It's not perfect, but Linux security does its part for those willing to put forth the effort.
It's not perfect, but Linux security does its part for those willing to put forth the effort.
Sure, Linux has less users which many thinks reduce the risk, but Linux is often under attack as we see repeatedly in news.
Many factors are also human behaviour but i only want post this link as Linux isn't so secure as many things.
- Jul 3, 2015
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Interesting... I haven't heard much about home users on linux getting infected in recent years.
It's the linux servers that are under attack in the articles I read.
- Jul 25, 2020
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There's a lot of Linux malware out there. And infections fly below the IT security news radar as Linux compromises probably attract almost no readers.
There's no reliable data set to know just exactly how bad the Linux malware problem actually is. Just try to find a Linux malware removal forum where you can look thru old posts to get an idea of the intensity and extent of Linux malware.
- Dec 23, 2020
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Guess I'm lucky Qubes runs smothly on my PC, which is 4-5 years old. I only played around with it a little (network adapter comes in tomorrow), but it seemed pretty simple TBH. The way I see it, if I'm gonna bother learning Linux, it mise well be on the most secure version of it I can find. If I end up liking it, I'll probably build my next computer around it.
I have always stuck with Windows because I was able to piece together enough security software and tweak enough settings that I felt it was very secure, but it always felt like I was going against the grain for no reason. Now that I gave up gaming, I have nothing holding me down anymore. Honestly, I hate Microsoft, and feel like a total cuck every time I boot up my PC.
I have always stuck with Windows because I was able to piece together enough security software and tweak enough settings that I felt it was very secure, but it always felt like I was going against the grain for no reason. Now that I gave up gaming, I have nothing holding me down anymore. Honestly, I hate Microsoft, and feel like a total cuck every time I boot up my PC.
- Jul 25, 2020
- 117
Theoretically Qubes should have OK hardware support even for more recent systems. It just never seems to run well inside VMs.
As far as learning Linux, if one wants to become proficient, at the very least they have to learn Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE. More quirks than you can shake a stick at.
- Dec 23, 2020
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From what I have read, it is a pretty big no-no to run Qubes inside VM, since it specifically needs direct hardware access to work properly.
- Jul 25, 2020
- 117
Correct. But lots of people try to run Qubes that way, run into many issues - if the VM can even be created, and then quickly abandon it.
- Jul 3, 2015
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I can't find such a forum, and I have never even seen such threads, which is one reason why I think that linux home users are not affected by malware very often.
- Dec 23, 2020
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Weird. I would think they would do the opposite - run another OS inside Qubes.
- Jul 3, 2015
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Some people like to run a new OS in a virtual machine, in order to see if they like it, before they actually mess with their real system. It's an imperfect test because sometimes it behaves differently in a VM, especially with hardware compatibility it behaves different.
I am of the opinion that Linux is a safe OS. Not because it is inherently unassailable, but because it is security by obscurity. I am not talking about Linux servers, I am talking about Linux home users. You just don't see anyone online saying they got infected, in recent years.
Maybe all us linux users are infected and we don't even know it, but I don't think so. Eventually you find out about it. Your accounts get hacked, or your CPU overheats, or you get warnings from your ISP about suspicious behavior. Or your data gets encrypted or leaked. If you are infected and there are no consequences, that just doesn't make sense.
So that's why I think Qubes is over the top. Linux is secure enough, just choose a distro that works for you, that's all.
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- Jul 25, 2020
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Pretty much. Annnndddd... you have to go out of your way to be clickity-clackity downloader to get infected.
Honestly, since there's no place to even look up even "anecdotal" evidence, it's a guess. Perhaps in India and SE Asia where flash drive sharing is rampant the Linux desktop infection rate is more quantifiable. It wouldn't surprise me. India, for example, is download crazy-insane for just about everything.
- Jul 3, 2015
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10-year-old Sudo bug lets Linux users gain root-level access
The vulnerability, named "Baron Samedit," impacts most Linux distributions today.
www.zdnet.com
So you still think Linux is secure with 10 years sudo bugs?
I wouldn't be surprised if this bug is abused for that time.
- Jul 3, 2015
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There are probably hundreds of bugs even more severe than that. But no one bothers to exploit them. How much money can you make by mugging a penguin?10-year-old Sudo bug lets Linux users gain root-level access
The vulnerability, named "Baron Samedit," impacts most Linux distributions today.
So you still think Linux is secure with 10 years sudo bugs?
I wouldn't be surprised if this bug is abused for that time.
- Nov 26, 2017
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I really like how it looks and what you can do with it.
Stable? Hell no,
Bulletproof? of course not
Pretty? Yes
Stable? Hell no,
Bulletproof? of course not
Pretty? Yes
- Jul 25, 2020
- 117
Microsoft considers Linux insecure enough that it will not permit WSL\Linux distros from its own Microsoft Store on Windows 10 S.There are probably hundreds of bugs even more severe than that. But no one bothers to exploit them. How much money can you make by mugging a penguin?
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