[CS-FSLUG] NI: Automating Linux security should be a higher priority

[Fred A. Miller]

On Tuesday 04 October 2005 11:20 am, Tim Young wrote:
> Hmmm...  The author of that blog has not followed things like
> Bastille-Linux (http://www.bastille-linux.org/).  There are actually
> quite a number of ways to lock down systems.  I think every distro has a
> way to do it, and there are actually too many tools out there.  :)
>
>  From the security perspective, it is actually much better to have
> multiple ways to secure a system.  If everyone used the identical
> system, then one exploit could be used across all systems.  Diversity is
> a great boon to security.

That isn't what he said. ;) It was all about coming up from an install "safe," 
and being "automatic." SOME distros. are, and some aren't. Some have a 
firewall but it's minimal. The need is for ALL distros. to do 
better.....that's all.

Fred

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