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You're reading from Practical Linux Security Cookbook Secure your Linux environment from modern-day attacks with practical recipes

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789138399

Length 482 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

Tools

Linux

Concepts

Information Security

Author (1):

Tajinder Kalsi

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Linux Security Problem FREE CHAPTER

2. Configuring a Secure and Optimized Kernel

3. Local Filesystem Security

4. Local Authentication in Linux

5. Remote Authentication

6. Network Security

7. Security Tools

8. Linux Security Distros

9. Bash Vulnerability Patching

10. Security Monitoring and Logging

11. Understanding Linux Service Security

12. Scanning and Auditing Linux

13. Vulnerability Scanning and Intrusion Detection

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Configuring and building kernel

The need to configure the kernel could arise for many reasons. You may want to resize the kernel to run only the necessary services or you may have to patch it to support new hardware not supported earlier by the kernel. It could be a daunting task for any system administrator and in this section, you will see how you can configure and build the kernel.

Getting ready

It is always recommended you have ample space for kernels in the boot partition in any system. You should either choose the whole disk install option or set aside a minimum of 3 GB disk space for boot partition. Once you are done with the installation of your Linux distribution and have configured the required development packages...

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Authors (1)

Kalsi

Tajinder Kalsi is an innovative professional with more than 9 years' progressive experience within the information security industry. He has a good amount of knowledge and experience in web application testing, vulnerability assessment, network penetration testing, and risk assessment. At present, he is working as an information security consultant. He started his career with Wipro as a technical associate, and later on he became an ISMS consultant-cum-technical evangelist. In his free time, he conducts seminars in colleges all across India on various topics, in more than 125 colleges; he has spoken to 10,000+ students. Tajinder is a certified ISO 27001:2013 Auditor. Tajinder authored Practical Linux Security Cookbook published by Packt Publishing. He has also reviewed the following books: Web Application Penetration Testing with Kali Linux and Mastering Kali Linux for Advanced Penetration Testing. He has also authored three video courses with Packt: Getting Started with Pentensing, Finding and Exploiting Hidden Vulnerabilities, and Pentesting Web Applications. He is best described as dedicated, devoted, and determined and a person who strongly believes in making his dreams come true. He defines himself as a tireless worker, who loves to laugh and make others laugh. He is also very friendly and level-headed. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tajinderkalsi/.

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