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Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

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Product type Book
Published in Jan 2018
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781788620307
Pages 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Donald A. Tevault Donald A. Tevault
Profile icon Donald A. Tevault

Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Title Page
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
1. Running Linux in a Virtual Environment 2. Securing User Accounts 3. Securing Your Server with a Firewall 4. Encrypting and SSH Hardening 5. Mastering Discretionary Access Control 6. Access Control Lists and Shared Directory Management 7. Implementing Mandatory Access Control with SELinux and AppArmor 8. Scanning, Auditing, and Hardening 9. Vulnerability Scanning and Intrusion Detection 10. Security Tips and Tricks for the Busy Bee 1. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary


So, we've made a good start to our journey into Linux security and hardening. In this chapter, we looked at why it's just as important to know about securing and hardening Linux systems as it is to know how to secure and harden Windows systems. We provided a few examples of how a poorly-configured Linux system can be compromised, and we mentioned that learning about Linux security could be good for your career. After that, we looked at how to set up a virtualized lab environment using VirtualBox and Cygwin.

In the next chapter, we'll look at locking down user accounts, and ensuring that the wrong people never get administrative privileges. I'll see you there.

 

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