Conclusive Remarks

I am running a simple setup and everything works. I use older machines so every once in a while I have a hardware problem.

Currently the version of OS that I use is way behind the current version and so you might think this affects security as the updates are being done for the most recent kernels.

This isnt an issue for me as much as it is for everyone else. I would prefer to fix
my problems then have to fork out the expense of buying the latest hardware needed to run current versions of most OS's

Less is more. Why are we spiralling into update addiction this is not a viable economy. Information systems have become an occupation and not just a tool or a means to an end.

Discuss?

I am running an older system which agreed is more open to vulnerablitys. But I am not going to subscribe to continous updates for my hardware to be able to stay in the game. If they want to use my machine to run servers on and theyre listed in my logs I can block them. However If they arent or theyre processes are hidden from lsof or ps then I am in trouble. When the cpu on my machine max's out because of all the spawned servers one bot was able to create then I know I am better having an old system which just stops working if its overloaded than a new one that maybe doesnt no when Its being over run.

In fact I dont like updates that much - I figure if it aint broke why fix it. Of course when something goes wrong I can run an update , besides it stops the message coming up.

Well I hope this was a useful blog. As I have to repair and re-repair my server I will post more as I learn it.

Thanks and stay Tuned