A good first line of defense is to install IP level packet filtering. If we can determine exactly what packets should travel up our stack, and what appropriate destinations for these packets are, we can seriously cut down on the number of exposure points on a machine, both intentional and accidental. IP Filter, by Darren Reed, is one of the most popular pieces of packet filtering software for Unix systems, and its free.
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