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Some Introduction
First off I’d like to thank Dancho Danchev for the mention in his blog entry PR Storm. Part of me creating a blog was no thanks to reading his and reposting it to Linux Security. I also plan on commenting a little on some of the things he has to say. Now that I have…
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10 More Tips Towards Securing Your Linux System
Since everyone seemed to enjoy my first round of tips and tricks to securing a linux system, I figured I would throw together a few more. Enjoy. There are files that get changed very infrequently. For instance, if your system won’t have any users added anytime soon then it may be sensible to chattr immutably…
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10 Tips To Start Securing Your Linux System
A while back I had been asked to write a few quick tips that as an administrator, one would find helpful. They published in one form or another and are now available here. There are MANY more, but these are just a few. Enjoy. Users who may be acting up or aren’t listening can still…
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Patching Procedure vs. Exploitation Potential
When you talk to many security experts, they pretty much agree that when a vulnerability hits, that it’s necessary that it be patched and that its only a matter of time until the sh*t hits the fan and some real knowledgable black hat has put something together for the script kiddies to play with. But…
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Configuring mod_security for EnGarde Secure Linux
Introduction This document is intended to guide a user through initially setting up and understanding a mod_security+Apache2 under EnGarde Secure Linux setup. Once you have completed reading this document, you should be able to understand the basics of mod_security, what it is used for, and why it may apply to you and your environment. Why…
