Hardening Linux Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition
by John Terpstra (Conductor)
Bulletproof your system "before" you are hacked. From the publisher of the international bestseller "Hacking Exposed" comes a brilliant new offering written with a passion for security that will help readers make the necessary upgrades and take the essential steps to secure their Linux systems.
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"The proactive attitude towards implementing security, combined with the authors' time-tested methods, are sure to produce dramatic results!" --Dave Wreski, CEO, Guardian Digital & co-author of Linux Security HOWTO
Take a proactive approach to Enterprise Linux security by implementing preventive measures against attacks--before they occur. Written by a team of Linux security experts, this hands-on resource provides concrete steps you can take immediately as well as ongoing actions to ensure long-term security. Features include examples using Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0, and Novell's SUSE Linux versions SLES8 and SLES9. Get complete details on how to systematically harden your network from the ground up, as well as strategies for getting company-wide support for your security plan.
Features a four-part hardening methodology: Do This Now!--Important steps to lockdown your system from further attack Take It From The Top--Systematic approach to hardening your enterprise from the top down, focusing on network access, software accessibility, data access, storage, and communications Once Is Never Enough!--Ongoing monitoring and assessment plan to keep your network secure, including patch management, auditing, and log file scanning How to Succeed at Hardening Your Linux Systems--Strategies for getting budget approval, management buy-in, and employee cooperation for your security programJohn H. Terpstra is co-founder of the Samba Team and serves on the Linux Standards Base. He previously worked as VP of Technology for Caldera, and VP of Development for Turbolinux. Paul Love, CISSP, CISA, CISM, Security+, is technical editor for more than 10 best selling Linux and Unix books. Hemanages security at a large utilities service provider, and holds an MS in Network Security. Ronald P. Reck's experience blends linguistics, NLP, and XML with UNIX systems. As a civilian contractor, he tackles large computational problems for distinguished clientele. Tim Scanlon recently worked on computer security for the 2004 Olympic Games. He has been a Common Criteria instructor, and has worked at MCI, TRW, Signal Corporation, and Inter.Net Global. He has worked in the public sector and with Mitre and Mitretek. Series Editor Roberta Bragg, CISSP, Security+, writes a column for the Security Watch newsletter, and is the author of Hardening Windows Systems and several other information security books.
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- Title Hardening Linux
- Author John Terpstra (Conductor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 404
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
- Date 2004-07-29
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780072254976 / 0072254971
- Weight 1.7 lbs (0.77 kg)
- Dimensions 9.25 x 7.51 x 0.95 in (23.50 x 19.08 x 2.41 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Operating systems (Computers), Computer networks
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004303919
- Dewey Decimal Code 005.8
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- Scitech Book News, 12/01/2004, Page 25
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