I see lots of posts about Puppy security versus Windows.
As shipped, of course, Windows is not particulary secure.
This 40-page free guide shows everything you have to do to secure Windows....
http://www.rexxinfo.org/How_to_Secure_W ... rivacy.pdf
It's quite a list, and more than the average Windows user thinks of, I would guess. In contrast, with Puppy, just turn on the firewall and implement a few of the tips in these threads, and you're done.
Puppy Security versus Windows
You can read about Puppy and Linux security here:
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37317
There also a good security checklist for Linux, right here :
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 7&start=93
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=37317
There also a good security checklist for Linux, right here :
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewto ... 7&start=93
thanks for the good linux security doc
Thanks, clarf, for the pointer to the Linux security doc from Sans Institute.
Excellent summary of Linux security, I'm learning a lot from it.
Excellent summary of Linux security, I'm learning a lot from it.