What is security? Linux Security Add comments Dec 252009 What is security? Answer: Security, in a nutshell, is ensuring the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of your systems and network. Source: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/colsfaq.html#2.2 Related posts: Should I use Telnet and FTP for remote access? Why can’t I telnet into my Linux box as root? Why am I seeing “– Mark –” in my syslog? How can I keep my Linux secure? Is Linux Vulnerable to viruses? Leave a Reply Cancel reply Name (required) E-mail (required) URI Your Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>