Lesson 10

Date: 4/2/2014
Basics of Linux Security
Linux for Engineering and IT Applications


References


  • Linux Security by Bob Toxen - detailed explanations and excellent security tips;

  • Linux Firewalls (2nd edition) by Robert Ziegler - comprehensieve guide on iptables;

  • Linux Security Cookbook by Daniel Barrett, Richard Silverman and Robert Byrnes - great HOWTOs on security topics;

  • Advanced Linux Networking by Roderick Smith - nice introduction to the concepts of various network applications.

  • Smashing The Stack For Fun and Profit, by Aleph One. -- a classical tutorial on writing buffer overflow applications.

  • Computer Emergency Responce Team (CERT). -- Current security advisories.

  • Security Focus -- Recent articles related systems security.

  • Phrack -- annual hacker's magazine.

  • Linux Kernel Rootkits, by Rainer Wichmann -- nice overview of the Linux Kernel rootkits and their detection tools.

  • Bastille Linux - a security hardening program for Linux.


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