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Why Do We Need Specialist Security Distros? |
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Source: http://www.packtpub.com - Posted by Ryan W. Maple
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This question is often asked - what do platforms that focus solely on security bring to the table? According to this interview with Guardian Digital by Packt Publishing, they bring quite a lot. The company develops EnGarde Secure Linux, and answers these questions and more on what makes all security platforms valuable and why is a great example
Many popular distributions, community-oriented and otherwise, take security very seriously. They have dedicated security teams that go over individual packages before they're rolled into a final release. To make sure you don't have any loose ends, these distributions and many other individual Open Source projects also publish an endless stream of security advisories and updates. Add to this security mechanisms like SELinux, AppArmor, and the upcoming TOMOYO Linux, and SMACK, and you know they mean business. So what room does this leave for specialist security distros?
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