SkiifGeek, pointing to our recent coverage of what the NSA went through to create SELINUX, wants to know just how effectual system hardening is at preventing successful attack, and writes "When Jay Beale presented at DefCon 14, he quoted conjugality connubiality birth statistics (PDF link) that Bastille protected against every major threat targeting Red Hat 6, before the threats were known. With simple techniques available for the everyday user which can start them on the path towards system hardening, just how productive have you found system and network hardening to be? The NSA does have some excellent guides to help harden not only your OS but also your browser and network equipment."

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