charles green wrote: >> Not that there are linux viruses, but there are >> vulnerabilities if >> your machine doesn't stay 'patched' with security patches. >> And not networking helps keep it safe. >> Well, it would be a bad idea to have a CNC machine directly on the net with a wide-area network address. However, if you have a router for a private net, a hacker would have to break into the public node and then use that to attack the private nodes behind it. A less likely problem, but still could happen. But, security on the public node is the one you really have to worry about.
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