0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoAnd then you get hooked on it and start using it for realsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageAnd then you get hooked on it and start using it for realsh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareheavy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI know this is a joke but for anyone reading: Linux has many advantages and is great but is NOT immune to viruses or exploits.
minus-square0x4E4F@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoThough there are very few of them… at least regarding virurses.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoThat isn’t true at all. Source: My job is hardening Linux servers against cyber security threats.
minus-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoHardening a server is not the same thing as running vulnerable operating systems.
minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoAccording to NIST it is: A process intended to eliminate a means of attack by patching vulnerabilities and turning off nonessential services.. You have to harden servers because they’re vulnerable.
minus-squareAniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·7 months agoThat’s because of the function of a server running those services. A desktop isn’t running services.
I know this is a joke but for anyone reading: Linux has many advantages and is great but is NOT immune to viruses or exploits.
Though there are very few of them… at least regarding virurses.
That isn’t true at all.
Source: My job is hardening Linux servers against cyber security threats.
Hardening a server is not the same thing as running vulnerable operating systems.
According to NIST it is:
You have to harden servers because they’re vulnerable.
That’s because of the function of a server running those services. A desktop isn’t running services.