You're reading from Mastering Linux Security and Hardening A practical guide to protecting your Linux system from cyber attacks

Product type Paperback

Published in Feb 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837630516

Length 620 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

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Linux

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Hardening

Author (1):

Donald A. Tevault

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Section I: Setting up a Secure Linux System

2. Running Linux in a Virtual Environment FREE CHAPTER

3. Securing Administrative User Accounts

4. Securing Normal User Accounts

5. Securing Your Server with a Firewall – Part 1

6. Securing Your Server with a Firewall — Part 2

7. Encryption Technologies

8. SSH Hardening

9. Section II: Mastering File and Directory Access Control (DAC)

10. Mastering Discretionary Access Control

11. Access Control Lists and Shared Directory Management

12. Section III: Advanced System Hardening Techniques

13. Implementing Mandatory Access Control with SELinux and AppArmor

14. Kernel Hardening and Process Isolation

15. Scanning, Auditing, and Hardening

16. Logging and Log Security

17. Vulnerability Scanning and Intrusion Detection

18. Prevent Unwanted Programs from Running

19. Security Tips and Tricks for the Busy Bee

20. Other Books You May Enjoy

21. Index

Questions

In which file would you configure complex password criteria?
When using the useradd utility on a RHEL 7-type machine, what should the UMASK setting be in the /etc/login.defs file?
When using the adduser utility on an Ubuntu 20.04 machine, how would you configure the /etc/adduser.conf file so that new users’ home directories will prevent other users from accessing them?
What change did the National Institute for Standards and Technology recently make to its recommended password policy?
Which three of the following utilities can you use to set user account expiry data?
1. Useradd
2. Adduser
3. Usermod
4. chage
Why might you want to lock out the user account of a former employee, rather than delete it?
1. It’s easier to lock an account than it is to delete it.
2. It takes too long to delete an account.
3. It’s not possible to delete a user account.

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