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

Mastering Linux Security and Hardening: Secure your Linux server and protect it from intruders,malware attacks,and other external threats
by: Donald A. Tevault
ISBN-10: 1788620305
ISBN-13: 9781788620307
Released: 2018-01-11
Pages: 376
Publisher: Packt
Book Description
Mastering Linux Security and Hardening: Secure your Linux server and protect it from intruders,malware attacks,and other external threats
A comprehensive guide to mastering the art of preventing your Linux system from getting compromised.
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
contents
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