“The service is an application firewall that prevents your
server from weakness open to exploit in various web applications.
It’s not a fool-proof method of tightening your server, but it’s
certainly better than nothing—in our eyes, a lot better than
nothing.Thankfully, it’s not hard to install, either. You will need to
have a basic understanding of the terminal, as well as how to add
repositories to YUM, though. If you’re fuzzy about either of these
aspects, we strongly suggest you perform a quick Google search to
educate yourself. They’re basic functions that you’ll need to learn
eventually, and knowing how to do each well will benefit you
greatly during this tutorial.
How to Install ModSecurity in CentOS
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