LinuxWorld: Securing Linux, Part 1 | Linux Today

LinuxWorld: Securing Linux, Part 1

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 28, 1999

“Michael H. Warfield gets you started with elementary Linux
security.”

“Are strange people accessing the data on your Linux box? Are
they using your machine to attack others? Unless you have a good
grasp of basic Linux security, they could well be doing this — if
not today, then in the near future…”

“The real intent of this two-part series is to help you improve
the security of your system and to get you to think securely. One
without the other is unlikely to succeed.”


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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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