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Linux is widely considered one of the most secure operating systems around. On a basic level, Linux is built from the ground up to be fundamentally sound, and it forces users to work with security in mind. For instance, it enforces the system of ordinary users who are limited in what they can do, thus making it harder for virus infections to occur.
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© 2007 Shashank Sharma and Keir Thomas
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(2007). How to Secure Your Computer. In: Beginning Fedora. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-0297-4_9
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