> On Feb 16, 2017, at 10:44 AM, Den <[email protected]> wrote: > > perhaps you could advise the new Pi user just how to protect themselves.... > definitely NOT a popular subject on the web
The problem is that security is at best inconvenient, it isn't always trivial, and it's never ending. For a pi or any system on the 'net: - change the default root (or other admin) and default user (e.g. pi) passwords - use good passwords (google that one, several articles available) - keep the OS patched regularly. turn on automatic updates if patching isn't part of your routine. Yes, a bad patch _can_ cause trouble but unless you have the vigilance of a paranoid sysadmin you're far more likely to be burned by lack of a patch than a bad patch. There are other things (turning off unused services, change passwords regularly, use layered defenses, etc) but if you cover these 3 you're unlikely to be compromised in a typical environment. -j _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
