Whenever the topic of the DOE and Linux comes up, the story about how a single Linux was "hacked" in the past gets mentioned.
Does anyone know the story behind this urban legend? I am concerned this piece of FUD (fear, uncertainy, and doubt) is hurting the cause. Any unmaintained operation system is a security risk. Even OpenBSD is susceptible to compromises. ("Only one remote hole in the default install, in more than 7 years!") My first question when I heard this was "Where is the firewall?" I am not promoting M&M security (hard on the outside, soft on the inside), but a simple firewall should have mitigated the risks of a newbie installing Linux on the LAN and forgetting about it. -Vince