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Hardening Linux
by John H. Terpstra, Paul Love, Ronald P. Reck and Tim Scanlon	ISBN:0072254971
McGraw-Hill/Osborne © 2004 (404 pages)
Use this hands-on resource to help you make the necessary upgrades and take the essential steps to secure your Linux systems. Learn to plan and maintain an interative security strategy, navigate "soft issues," and much more.

Table of Contents
	Hardening Linux
	Foreword
	Introduction
Part I - Do These Seven Things First
	Chapter 1	-	Critical First Steps
Part II - Take It From The Top: The Systematic Hardening Process
	Chapter 2	-	Hardening Network Access: Disable Unnecessary 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 Communications
Part 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 Tools
Part IV - How to Succeed at Hardening Linux
	Chapter 15	-	Budget Acquisition and Corporate Commitment to Security
	Chapter 16	-	Establishing a Security Campaign
	Appendix	-	Additional Linux Security Resources
	Index
	List of Figures
	List of Tables
	List of Listings
	List of Sidebars