Hardening Linux

By John H. Terpstra, Paul Love, Ronald P. Reck et al.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Recognized Linux expert John Terpstra and security evangelist and 25-year IT industry veteran, Roberta Bragg cut through the noise to show you how to bullet proof your system before you are hacked! No more "hack and patch!" Harden your Linux system before it is hacked. "Do this NOW, here's why, here's how and don't stop there!" Administrators and IT Pros have to do more with less. They don't want multiple choice/consequences. They want to know what to do NOW to protect their systems against malicious attacks. Hacking Exposed Linux shows how to test, hack, and find the security holes and fix them. Hardening Linux shows you how to secure your Linux system to work securely in the first place

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Produktdetails

• Hardening
• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 404
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 187mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9780072254976
• ISBN-10: 0072254971
• Artikelnr.: 12617664

Autorenporträt

John H. Terpstra (Draper, Utah) is CEO/President or PrimaStasys, Inc., co-founder of the Samba-Team, former VP Technology with Caldera, VP of Development for TurboLinux, and he serves on the Linux Standards Base (the body that sets the specifications for Linux), as well as the Linux Professional Institute Academic Council, responsible for reviewing LPI Certification Exam Questions for accuracy, relevance, and method. He is also the co-founder of the Linux Internationalization Team proving that Linux is capable of true global deployment. John is a well-known contributor and visionary in the open source community with a very active commercial focus. He has more than 10 years of experience building secure Linux systems in large corporations such as GE Medical Systems, SHL Ltd (London), National Credit Insurance (Brokers) Pty. Ltd., Price Waterhouse, RetireInvest Pty. Ltd., Veritas Inc., and many other multi-national organizations. He is a highly accredited, assertive keynote speaker at key industry events around the world. John has presented at more than 50 open source and Linux events since 1999, and has been featured as the key international speaker at events in the USA, England, New Zealand, China, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Argentina, and Israel.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Do These Seven Things First
Chapter 1: Critical First StepsPart II: Take It From The Top: The
Systematic Hardening Process
Chapter 2: Hardening Network Access: DisableUnnecessary Services
Chapter 3: Installing Firewalls and Filters
Chapter 4: Hardening Software Accessibility
Chapter 5: Preparing for Disaster
Chapter 6: Hardening Access Controls
Chapter 7: Hardening Data Storage
Chapter 8: Hardening Authentication and User Identity
Chapter 9: Restricted Execution Environments
Chapter 10: Hardening CommunicationsPart III: Once Is Never Enough!
Chapter 11: Install Network Monitoring Software
Chapter 12: Automatic Logfile Scanning
Chapter 13: Patch Management and Monitoring
Chapter 14: Self-Monitoring ToolsPart IV: How to Succeed at Hardening Linux
Chapter 15: Budget Acquisition and CorporateCommitment to Security
Chapter 16: Establishing a Security Campaign
Appendix A: Additional Linux Security Resources