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

• 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

• 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

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.