Can someone please clear up the haziness regarding security in Ubuntu and the other recognised distros?
137570
Do I need anti-virus protection?
97145
Disable user shell for security reasons
50569
What kind of content is in the Canonical Partners repository? Is it as secure & safe as the Main repo?
104144
Why is everybody so concerned about etc/passwd?
23620
What does the "Basic Ubuntu Server" package contain in software selection during installation?
130228
How do I mark a .desktop file as trusted in Ubuntu 18.04?
133010
Ubuntu with spyware?
125829
If I follow instructions from a blog or Ask Ubuntu, etc, is it always safe?
65299
How do I set up a "secure" open resolver?
98561
"POSSIBLE BREAK-IN ATTEMPT!" in /var/log/secure — what does this mean?
16186
Requires installation of untrusted packages?
92320
Are Snap and Flatpak apps safe to install? Are they "official", approved or tested for a particular distro version?
23258
How to prevent system applications (like the Software Center) from asking for password?
121501
How can I prevent McAfee Security Scan from being installed, bundled with other apps?
81334
What's exactly the point of the sudo command, in terms of security?
70383
Blacklisting grub packages from installing
86511
How do Ubuntu and Debian manage $HOME for users with sudo privileges?