I'm a law student about to start working, and I've installed a dual boot of Arch and Linux Mint on my old laptop for personal use. My laptop specs include an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. I want to keep it as a storage unit for both my personal and professional documents. While I know I can use LibreOffice for editing, I want to ensure that Linux Mint is secure enough for handling sensitive files. Is it secure enough or should I look into other distros that offer better security options? Also, I can't keep it disconnected from the internet since I occasionally need access to my firm's cloud services.
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Yeah, Linux Mint should work fine as long as you're being smart about your browsing. Try to avoid sketchy sites and make sure to enable the firewall in the settings. Installing something like uBlock Origin for Firefox can help block unwanted ads and scripts too. You'll be good to go!
Why specifically Firefox? What about other browsers?