[sf-lug] Security suggestions

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Christian Einfeldt (einfeldt at gmail.com):

> I have never installed a server before, only desktops.  This will be a
> first time escapade for me.  I appreciate any tips.

http://www.svlug.org/prev/2012dec/svlug-lecture-2012-12-05.odp
http://www.svlug.org/prev/2012dec/svlug-lecture-2012-12-05.pdf
http://www.svlug.org/prev/2012dec/svlug-lecture-2012-12-05.txt

As alluded to on slides 9 & 10, distro maintenance package regimes are
your friend.  In that light, your recently announced plan to do package
updates only every six months (if I understood what you were saying
correctly) seems like a ghastly mistake.