Re: [gentoo-user] Protecting my server against an individual

[Ryan Tandy]

Grant wrote:
> It has come to my attention that a particular person I know may be
> intent on attacking my server/website in any way possible.  He doesn't
> know much about Linux but does know Windows.  What kind of things
> should I lock down to protect my remote hosted server?  I don't have
> time to get too crazy with security right now, but what kinds of
> simple tricks might this fellow learn by asking around on forums, etc?

Assuming your packages are all up to date security-wise (glsa-check) and 
you're running a firewall of some kind (and you'd be crazy not to for 
any publically accessible box), there isn't much stuff you can do 
(without investing a bunch of time and effort in learning new things) 
besides change your passwords a bit more frequently and keep a close eye 
on logs from network-accessible programs (sshd, httpd, firewall).
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