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Moodle 4 Security

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Product type Book
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781804611661
Pages 288 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Ian Wild Ian Wild
Profile icon Ian Wild

Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Moodle Security Primer
2. Chapter 1: Moodle Security – First Steps 3. Chapter 2: Moodle Threat Modeling 4. Chapter 3: Security Industry Standards 5. Part 2: Moodle Server Security
6. Chapter 4: Building a Secure Linux Server 7. Chapter 5: Endpoint Protection 8. Chapter 6: Denial of Service Protection 9. Chapter 7: Backup and Disaster Recovery 10. Part 3: Moodle Application Security
11. Chapter 8: Meeting Data Protection Requirements 12. Chapter 9: Moodle Security Audit 13. Chapter 10: Understanding Vulnerabilities 14. Part 4: Moodle Infrastructure Monitoring
15. Chapter 11: Infrastructure Monitoring 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Investigating Grafana

Grafana (https://grafana.com/) is an open source visualization tool, which we can use to monitor our Moodle infrastructure. As with Moodle, Grafana can be extended using plugins that allow you to consume data from different sources. Grafana will also allow you to build alert rules. There are two ways of using Grafana:

  • Grafana Cloud: This is similar in concept to MoodleCloud, although Grafana Cloud is based on a “free forever” model, whereas MoodleCloud starts with a free trial (45 days), and then you will need to set up a paid subscription.
  • Grafana self-managed: You will run a self-hosted version of Grafana, and your organization will need to bear the responsibility (including security) that comes with this.

Let us explore what Grafana has to offer by creating a Grafana Cloud account. Visit https://grafana.com/auth/sign-up/create-user and enter your details. Once your account has been created and you are logged in, click the Add...

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