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Originally Posted by SmajjL
About security, Linux does not seem to be immune, or any OS.. so does some choose Debian because of it may be sharp in that area?
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Part of what makes Linux more secure than say Windows, is that the bulk of what you install comes from the repository that goes with your distro, so it's more of a closed ecosystem. I refrain from adding other repositories unless I know a lot about them, like WineHQ for instance. I also run UFW so each machine has it's own firewall on top of the router's firewall.
As long as you aren't downloading and installing 3rd party stuff that you know little about, and are getting most everything from your distro's repository, you prolly aren't in much danger.
That said, if you've installed Flash in your web browser, and if you are not using any kind of protection against scripting, you could still get some malware running there. I use NoScript and have set Firefox to never accept cookies except for sites that I've specifically white listed, like forum.cockos.com.