ok i am up with UBUNTU finally, and liked the distro! particularly ufw, synaptic and software manager.
as i am pretty blind newbie to linux, i need some help securing Ubuntu desktop. I've gone through documentation but barely understand any, went all over my head!!!
can any Ubuntu pro show or post ready available best proven rules for IPTABLES and UFW fo avoid various types of hacks and net-attacks?
thanks in advance LUBU
To be honest, assuming you are using a desktop, the rules for ufw are sufficient (if not overkill). The rules are reviewed by the Ubuntu Security team.
sudo ufw enable
If you want a graphical front end, use gufw
sudo apt-get install gufw
Then search your menu for firewall.
Other then that , there is no single set of fool proof rules that applies for all users all the time. If the above command is insufficient we would need to know why they are insufficient in order to give better advice.
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