Steven Richards
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General tips to keep in mind when using the internet.

# Varnost na internetu

A possible reason for why you are using Linux is the robust security that it is known for. One reason that Linux is relatively safe from malware and viruses is due to the lower number of people who use it. Viruses are targeted at popular operating systems, like Windows, that have an extremely large user base. Linux is also very secure due to its open source nature, which allows experts to modify and enhance the security features included with each distribution.

Kljub vsem ukrepom, da bi bila vaša namestitev Linuxa varna, ranljivosti vedno obstajajo. Kot običajen uporabnik na internetu ste še vedno izpostavljeni:

Lažnemu predstavljanju (spletišča, ki s prevaro poskušajo pridobiti občutljive podatke)

Posredovanje zlonamerne e-pošte

Programom z zlonamernimi nameni (virusi)

Unauthorized remote/local network access

Da bi ostali na spletui varni, se držite naslednjih namigov:

Ne odpirajte e-pošte, prilog ali povezav, ki so vam jih poslali neznanci.

If a website’s offer is too good to be true, or asks for sensitive information that seems unnecessary, then think twice about what information you are submitting and the potential consequences if that information is compromised by identity thieves or other criminals.

Be careful in providing root level permissions to any application, especially ones that you have not used before or which are not well-known. Providing anyone or anything with root level permissions puts your computer at high risk to exploitation.

Prepričajte se, da poganjate le nujne storitve oddaljenega dostopa. Poganjanje SSH ali VNC je lahko uporabno, vendar vaš računalnik pusti izpostavljen vlomu, če ni pravilno zavarovan. Razmislite o uporabi požarnega zidu za pomoč pri zaščiti vašega računalnika pred vlomom.