Despite its relatively secure status when compared to some other operating systems, Linux is still somewhat problematic to deal with, especially as the userbase drifts more and more from experienced technical hands to hobbyists and less experienced users out to try . . .
Despite its relatively secure status when compared to some other operating systems, Linux is still somewhat problematic to deal with, especially as the userbase drifts more and more from experienced technical hands to hobbyists and less experienced users out to try something new. Considering the insecure way some distributions are still shipped, and the pervasive and obnoxious presence of homo scriptkiddeus on the net, there's a lot of room for simple, "out of the box" security solutions on Linux.

In the Windows world, there are several such shrinkwrap products that cost relatively little and provide a few bells and whistles. Linux, of course, has good firewalling functionality built-in or at least easily obtainable, and it will be better yet with the new kernel. At the same time, configuring that functionality is a bit daunting for new users.

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