How To Make Your Linux Server More Secure | Linux Today

How To Make Your Linux Server More Secure

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 7, 2015

If you are planning to run a server, you might think “I have 40GB of SSD storage from Linode so I can install whatever service I want.” That’s true: your server, your software. However, don’t take things for granted. Even the most hardened servers can be hijacked by exploiting any unpatched or vulnerable component running on that server.

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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