Can a new installation of ubuntu be hacked? Does encryption provide any security?
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Do you know of any good sites where people answer questions related to hacking?
1)Is it correct that to hack a system the hacker has to find a program with vulnerabilities and use them to access a system? So if I just installed ubuntu, updated it and set up the firewall for web browsing, can my system be hacked? This is assuming that all known vulnerabilities of all the pre-installed packages have been fixed.
2)If a hacker knows my public ip address, then is it of any use using a vpn? Of course I can hide it from more people but what about someone who already knows?
3) I read that encrypting a hard disk or a single partition can protect it from viruses and malware. Is this correct? If I have two partitions on my hard-disk and one of them is infected and the other one is clean and encrypted, and I access the infected one then can the virus move to the encrypted partition?
4) When installing ubuntu, it asks you if you want to encrypt the home folder. How can I encrypt the whole partition? Can I encrypt a partition without losing data? If I have ubuntu installed on an encrypted partition, will I be asked a password during booting?
5) Do you think these problems can happen by due to system problems:
Screen brightness reducing and computer shutting off.
Audio stops playing.
Amazon app starting by itself without clicking on it.
Is it normal for auth.log to contain 15-20 lines only? Does it start a new log after a reboot?
6) Are there any user friendly programs which tell you about unauthorized access to your ubuntu os?
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Do you know of any good sites where people answer questions related to hacking?
1)Is it correct that to hack a system the hacker has to find a program with vulnerabilities and use them to access a system? So if I just installed ubuntu, updated it and set up the firewall for web browsing, can my system be hacked? This is assuming that all known vulnerabilities of all the pre-installed packages have been fixed.
2)If a hacker knows my public ip address, then is it of any use using a vpn? Of course I can hide it from more people but what about someone who already knows?
3) I read that encrypting a hard disk or a single partition can protect it from viruses and malware. Is this correct? If I have two partitions on my hard-disk and one of them is infected and the other one is clean and encrypted, and I access the infected one then can the virus move to the encrypted partition?
4) When installing ubuntu, it asks you if you want to encrypt the home folder. How can I encrypt the whole partition? Can I encrypt a partition without losing data? If I have ubuntu installed on an encrypted partition, will I be asked a password during booting?
5) Do you think these problems can happen by due to system problems:
Screen brightness reducing and computer shutting off.
Audio stops playing.
Amazon app starting by itself without clicking on it.
Is it normal for auth.log to contain 15-20 lines only? Does it start a new log after a reboot?
6) Are there any user friendly programs which tell you about unauthorized access to your ubuntu os?
encryption security
asked 25 mins ago
Linux_user0987Linux_user0987
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Do you know of any good sites where people answer questions related to hacking?
1)Is it correct that to hack a system the hacker has to find a program with vulnerabilities and use them to access a system? So if I just installed ubuntu, updated it and set up the firewall for web browsing, can my system be hacked? This is assuming that all known vulnerabilities of all the pre-installed packages have been fixed.
2)If a hacker knows my public ip address, then is it of any use using a vpn? Of course I can hide it from more people but what about someone who already knows?
3) I read that encrypting a hard disk or a single partition can protect it from viruses and malware. Is this correct? If I have two partitions on my hard-disk and one of them is infected and the other one is clean and encrypted, and I access the infected one then can the virus move to the encrypted partition?
4) When installing ubuntu, it asks you if you want to encrypt the home folder. How can I encrypt the whole partition? Can I encrypt a partition without losing data? If I have ubuntu installed on an encrypted partition, will I be asked a password during booting?
5) Do you think these problems can happen by due to system problems:
Screen brightness reducing and computer shutting off.
Audio stops playing.
Amazon app starting by itself without clicking on it.
Is it normal for auth.log to contain 15-20 lines only? Does it start a new log after a reboot?
6) Are there any user friendly programs which tell you about unauthorized access to your ubuntu os?
encryption security
asked 25 mins ago
Linux_user0987Linux_user0987
15
Do you know of any good sites where people answer questions related to hacking?
1)Is it correct that to hack a system the hacker has to find a program with vulnerabilities and use them to access a system? So if I just installed ubuntu, updated it and set up the firewall for web browsing, can my system be hacked? This is assuming that all known vulnerabilities of all the pre-installed packages have been fixed.
2)If a hacker knows my public ip address, then is it of any use using a vpn? Of course I can hide it from more people but what about someone who already knows?
3) I read that encrypting a hard disk or a single partition can protect it from viruses and malware. Is this correct? If I have two partitions on my hard-disk and one of them is infected and the other one is clean and encrypted, and I access the infected one then can the virus move to the encrypted partition?
4) When installing ubuntu, it asks you if you want to encrypt the home folder. How can I encrypt the whole partition? Can I encrypt a partition without losing data? If I have ubuntu installed on an encrypted partition, will I be asked a password during booting?
5) Do you think these problems can happen by due to system problems:
Screen brightness reducing and computer shutting off.
Audio stops playing.
Amazon app starting by itself without clicking on it.
Is it normal for auth.log to contain 15-20 lines only? Does it start a new log after a reboot?
6) Are there any user friendly programs which tell you about unauthorized access to your ubuntu os?
encryption security
encryption security
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