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Re: laptop protection in an office network

From Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: laptop protection in an office network
Date 2015-08-30 00:50 +0200
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On Sun 30 Aug 2015 at 01:22:16 +0300, Reco wrote:

> On Sat, 29 Aug 2015 23:00:51 +0100
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
> > 
> > I hadn't appreciated that iptables main function is papering over the cracks.
> 
> It's the most common usage of iptables IMO, and, to some extent it's
> Unix-style. I.e. you don't touch so called "base system", you merely
> write your own kludges around it.

I prefer a sensible Debian-style approach without kludges, Close down
all unwanted services by purging the relevant packages. IMHO the OP's
laptop has no obvious security defects. Take it to work and use it
confidently.

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laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 07:00 +0200
  Re: laptop protection in an office network Riley Baird <BM-2cVqnDuYbAU5do2DfJTrN7ZbAJ246S4XiX@bitmessage.ch> - 2015-08-29 08:00 +0200
    Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 08:20 +0200
      Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-29 09:20 +0200
        Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 10:20 +0200
          Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-29 14:00 +0200
            Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 18:20 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-29 18:30 +0200
            Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 20:30 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 20:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 21:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 02:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 03:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 03:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 04:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-08-30 04:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 05:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 00:20 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 05:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 06:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 07:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 03:50 +0200
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                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 09:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 09:50 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 12:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 14:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 14:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 15:50 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 16:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 17:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Anthony Maples <anthonym7009@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 00:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-31 16:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Haines Brown <haines@histomat.net> - 2015-08-31 13:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2015-08-31 14:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-31 14:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 15:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 15:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 15:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 13:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 17:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Glenn English <ghe@slsware.net> - 2015-08-31 18:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2015-08-31 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 21:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 21:20 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 22:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 00:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 09:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 16:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 18:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 20:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 22:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 22:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 22:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-08-29 23:40 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-29 23:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 09:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-30 10:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 10:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 01:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-08-30 09:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 10:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 11:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 21:10 +0200

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