Jason Rennie wrote:
>
> > Sluggers: is there any similar software for Linux? I know a firewall
> > might go part of the way, but what is really needed is software that
> > detects even outgoing request on, say, port 80 that are not generated
> > by the user ... however that is defined! Prolly a config file listing
> > just those apps that are allowed to make net connections.
>
> Stick to open software, it is something that is really only doable in
> binary only software so you cant see whats going on.
A great guideline, in general. I've downloaded and installed hundreds
of open source software components or programmes.
But! How many sluggers have actually sat down and read the source code
to look for network nasties? I know I rarely have the time to do it,
and rely on the hope that "someone else has done the hard yakka".
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