SearchOpenSource.com tries to make me feel guilty with their article listing seven 11 deadly sins of Linux security. And, of course, I break most of them (six or seven, by my count). Fortunately, I’m just running a small home network. For those of you running large nets, though, you’ll want to read this article. It’s good stuff:

Some security sins never change, but new threats offer new opportunities to make mistakes.

Not too long ago, SearchOpenSource.com talked to Bob Toxen, security consultant and author of “Real World Linux Security” about the “seven deadly sins” of Linux security.

What may be most surprising is not that this new list now includes more than the original seven sins, but that the first seven have remained intact even with millions if not billions of dollars poured into the security space by companies worldwide.

Inadequate password practices and protection, general procrastination, and inefficient resource allocation all still top the list. Why? In the words of one anti-virus expert, it’s because “that’s just how people are.”