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Mastering Linux Security and Hardening: Secure your Linux server and protect it from intruders, malware attacks, and other external threats - Tapa blanda

Tevault, Donald A.

 
9781788620307: Mastering Linux Security and Hardening: Secure your Linux server and protect it from intruders, malware attacks, and other external threats
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ISBN 10: 1788620305 ISBN 13: 9781788620307
Editorial: Packt Publishing, 2018

Sinopsis

A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised.


Key Features:

  • Leverage this guide to confidently deliver a system that reduces the risk of being hacked
  • Perform a number of advanced Linux security techniques such as network service detection, user authentication, controlling special permissions, encrypting file systems, and much more
  • Master the art of securing a Linux environment with this end-to-end practical guide


Book Description:

This book has extensive coverage of techniques that will help prevent attackers from breaching your system, by building a much more secure Linux environment. You will learn various security techniques such as SSH hardening, network service detection, setting up firewalls, encrypting file systems, protecting user accounts, authentication processes, and so on. Moving forward, you will also develop hands-on skills with advanced Linux permissions, access control, special modes, and more. Lastly, this book will also cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques to get your work done efficiently.


By the end of this book, you will be confident in delivering a system that will be much harder to compromise.


What You Will Learn:

  • Use various techniques to prevent intruders from accessing sensitive data
  • Prevent intruders from planting malware, and detect whether malware has been planted
  • Prevent insiders from accessing data that they aren't authorized to access
  • Do quick checks to see whether a computer is running network services that it doesn't need to run
  • Learn security techniques that are common to all Linux distros, and some that are distro-specific


Who this book is for:

If you are a systems administrator or a network engineer interested in making your Linux environment more secure, then this book is for you. Security consultants wanting to enhance their Linux security skills will also benefit from this book. Prior knowledge of Linux is mandatory.


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Acerca del autor

Donald A. Tevault - but you can call him Donnie - got involved with Linux way back in 2006, and has been working with it ever since. He holds the Linux Professional Institute Level 3-Security certification, and the GIAC Incident Handler certification. Donnie is a professional Linux trainer, and thanks to the magic of the internet, teaches Linux classes literally the world over from the comfort of his living room. He's also a Linux security researcher for an IoT security company.

De la contraportada

A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised. Key Features:Leverage this guide to confidently deliver a system that reduces the risk of being hacked Perform a number of advanced Linux security techniques such as network service detection, user authentication, controlling special permissions, encrypting file systems, and much more Master the art of securing a Linux environment with this end-to-end practical guide Book Description: This book has extensive coverage of techniques that will help prevent attackers from breaching your system, by building a much more secure Linux environment. You will learn various security techniques such as SSH hardening, network service detection, setting up firewalls, encrypting file systems, protecting user accounts, authentication processes, and so on. Moving forward, you will also develop hands-on skills with advanced Linux permissions, access control, special modes, and more. Lastly, this book will also cover best practices and troubleshooting techniques to get your work done efficiently. By the end of this book, you will be confident in delivering a system that will be much harder to compromise. What You Will Learn:Use various techniques to prevent intruders from accessing sensitive data Prevent intruders from planting malware, and detect whether malware has been planted Prevent insiders from accessing data that they aren't authorized to access Do quick checks to see whether a computer is running network services that it doesn't need to run Learn security techniques that are common to all Linux distros, and some that are distro-specific Who this book is for: If you are a systems administrator or a network engineer interested in making your Linux environment more secure, then this book is for you. Security consultants wanting to enhance their Linux security skills will also benefit from this book. Prior knowledge of Linux is mandatory.

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Editorial
Packt Publishing
Año de publicación
2018
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1788620305
ISBN 13 
9781788620307
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
376
Contacto del fabricante
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