I have been using Ubuntu a lot this year in a virtual VM. My desktop
is six core with 64GB of RAM so I can run lots of virtual desktops
with full screen VMs. It has been quite a while since I ran anything
Linux so I thought I would run it on a old Thinkpad X41 Tablet I have
sitting around. So I installed Ubuntu and a number of different
distros on my desktop to find the one I wanted to use on my X41.
I decided on Elementary 0 and I like it a lot. In the discovery
process I found myself using my desktop Ubuntu VM for lots of
different online and off line expanding activities. Last night I was
just about ready to log into my Ebay account and buy something from
my Ubuntu Firefox browser when I paused because I really don't
understand Linux down to the bone marrow like I do windows, and I am
unsure if it is as safe as I think it is to use with sensitive
information... something I have yet to do.
I am not running any Linux anti virus or malware program that I am
aware of, I don't where the risks are, and goggling the issue brings
up very few returns. So is Linux as safe, out of the box, as I think
it is? And what is it about Linux and desktop security that I need to
know that I am probably unaware of. Thanks!
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