I'm setting up my first Lamp server on Debian Linux (Lenny). I'm a complete newb so please forgive my ignorance.
I'm trying to secure the server and have just removed all unneeded open ports using the netstat output. I've got it down to just 2 open ports which are http and mysql ports.
If i only have these two ports open does that mean they're the only two by which someone/something can launch an attack on my machine through? Do I need to set a firewall up if these are the only two open ports? Obviously in the future I will be needing to open other ports for stuff like ssh etc.
Thanks