Linux Security - Server Hardening | Linux Today

Linux Security – Server Hardening

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 13, 2013

One of the most common areas in Linux that gets overlooked during a production deployment is overall security. Specifically, the hardening of the operating system against common exploits (and hardening can encompass both policy and configuration for both internal and external use). We are going to talk about some common ways to protect our server from both the inexperienced as well as the malicious users it will be exposed to.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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