On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 11:54:27AM +0800, Long Wind (longwind2...@gmail.com) wrote:
> Even after installing all security updates, > can you be sure your system is safe? > There may be new security problem discovered at any time True. You can never be 100% sure. But: > If I do not install latest security updates and do not get attacked, > am I wasting time by worrying and installing security updates? No, unless you have some magic way of ensuring you'll never get attacked. The security updates fix _known_ security problems - the bad guys will know them, too. If you don't install the patches, your system will be significantly more vulnerable than if you do. -- Tapani Tarvainen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
