www. S D Linux.com » Linux Operating System Review http://www.sdlinux.com San Diego Linux News and Consulting Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:32:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SCAP: computer security for the rest of us. http://www.sdlinux.com/2010/10/scap-computer-security-for-the-rest-of-us/ http://www.sdlinux.com/2010/10/scap-computer-security-for-the-rest-of-us/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:33:47 +0000 pacneil http://www.sdlinux.com/?p=202

I’m setting up a new computer. I get through the registration screens, install my software, change my wallpaper, and everything’s working fine. I’m left, though, with a lingering, uneasy feeling: I don’t know if this machine is secure. I’m a computer guy, so I know how to set up strong passwords and firewalls, [...]]]> by Gunnar Hellekson

I’m setting up a new computer. I get through the registration screens, install my software, change my wallpaper, and everything’s working fine. I’m left, though, with a lingering, uneasy feeling: I don’t know if this machine is secure. I’m a computer guy, so I know how to set up strong passwords and firewalls, but I’m still not sure if I’ve done everything right. I turn to my vendor, who has hopefully published a hardening guide. If I’m very enthusiastic, I might even follow the NSA’s Security and Network Analysis Center Guides. If I do any of these things, I’m already being more diligent that 95% of users out there. And that’s a problem.

Personal responsibility and its sworn enemy, “I have something better to do.”

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Before I get into this review, it’s necessary to explain a little bit about how Tiny Core Linux works. Here’s some background from the TCL site about the four different modes it operates in:

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