Once you get your OS installed, it's imperative that you secure +your installation. As Jon Griffin repeatedly warns us, "No +distribution is secure out of the box." The Reference Platform +implements some basic precautions, but security is a process, not a +condition. If you are responsible for a computer hooked to the +internet, you are responsible for learning some rudiments of +security, such as monitoring the state of a computer, maintaining +patch levels, and keeping backups. We recommend these +resources:
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