General Security?

[John C. Harper]

I am completely new to GnuCash and Linux. So far, I have not had any
serious problems installing and configuring openSUSE 11.0 and GnuCash
2.2.4.

Congratulations and Thanks to all who have worked so hard to make it
easy for me. This stuff is ready for prime time in my opinion.

As I was setting up my accounts in GnuCash, I began to wonder if it was
wise to enter all my account numbers and other sensitive information
before I knew anything about the general security of GnuCash. It is set
up on a computer connected to the internet 24/7 unless I remember to
turn it off.

Is there any danger that my financial information can be accessed by
others? I would like to take prudent, but not necessarily extreme,
precautions.

What do most users do? Have there been problems that I can avoid by
taking action now instead of later? What are my options?

Cordially,
John Harper