I think the whole concept of numeric security "levels" is wrong. Instead there should be a list of threats:
- physical (address by using LUKS, disabling USB ports, locking screen after N minutes inactivity, etc) - bad apps (address by enabling AppArmor or SELinux etc, using Snaps or Flatpaks, using fewer PPAs, doing updates, etc) - OS vulns (address by doing updates) - network attacks (address by enabling firewall on computer, enabling firewall in router, turning off unused services, blockers in browser, etc) - user mistakes (address by not running as root, using immutable OS, etc) And I would lump in some partially-security things too: - data loss due to hardware failure or user error (backups: suggest TimeShift etc) - network security/privacy attacks (suggest VPN) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1987162 Title: 43: New Device Security feature is confusing and unhelpful currently Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: GNOME 43 added a new Device Security feature in the Settings app. You can access it in gnome-control-center 1:43~beta-1ubuntu1 1. Open the Settings app 2. Click Privacy then Device Security The Security Events aren't clickable. A default Ubuntu install only gets us "Security Level 1". The highest level is "Security Level 3". There isn't anything an Ubuntu user can do to get to a higher security level from the Device Security screen. If a user attempts to get their system to a higher security level, I think they could break their system since this isn't something we currently support. Therefore, I think we ought to hide/disable the screen for Ubuntu 22.10. We can work towards better integrating this screen for Ubuntu in future releases. I'm attaching several screenshots although it's worth trying out the feature for yourself too. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1987162/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
