Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

Fromcreatingnetworksandserverstoautomatingtheentireworkingenvironment,Linuxhasbeenextremelypopularwithsystemadministratorsforthelastcoupleofdecades.However,securityhasalwaysbeenamajorconcern.WithlimitedresourcesavailableintheLinuxsecuritydomain,thisbookwillbeaninvaluableguideinhelpingyougetyourLinuxsystemsproperlysecured.Completewithin-depthexplanationsofessentialconcepts,practicalexamples,andself-assessmentquestions,thisbookbeginsbyhelpingyousetupapracticelabenvironmentandtakesyouthroughthecorefunctionalitiesofsecuringLinux.You'llpracticevariousLinuxhardeningtechniquesandadvancetosettingupalocked-downLinuxserver.Asyouprogress,youwillalsolearnhowtocreateuseraccountswithappropriateprivilegelevels,protectsensitivedatabysettingpermissionsandencryption,andconfigureafirewall.Thebookwillhelpyousetupmandatoryaccesscontrol,systemauditing,securityprofiles,andkernelhardening,andfinallycoverbestpracticesandtroubleshootingtechniquestosecureyourLinuxenvironmentefficiently.BytheendofthisLinuxsecuritybook,youwillbeabletoconfidentlysetupaLinuxserverthatwillbemuchharderformaliciousactorstocompromise.