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 Fast Guide:  Linux security
Last Updated: Mar 12, 2007 
Discover the deadly sins of securing Linux, open source software and data centers. Then, save your systems by following the advice in these expert how-tos.
>> Check out security expert James Turnbull's answers to tricky questions.
>> Can you stump our expert with your security questions?
Some old, some new: the seven deadly sins of Linux security

(10 Feb 2006)

SearchOpenSource.com revisits the topic of Linux security with a new and improved – but startlingly similar – version of the seven deadly sins of Linux security.

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>> 2006 phish tales, part 1: Worse on Linux or Windows? (SearchOpenSource.com) 23 Jan 2006
>> Users get to the root of Linux security holes (SearchOpenSource.com) 24 Jan 2006
>> IT managers, beware: US-CERT study faults app security more than Linux (SearchOpenSource.com) 11 Jan 2006
>> Dos and don'ts: Ensuring apps security from the get-go (SearchOpenSource.com) 24 Aug 2005
>> Comparing security on Windows and Linux (SearchOpenSource.com) 30 Jun 2005
>> 2006 phish tales: Flawed and fishy defenses (SearchOpenSource.com) 25 Jan 2006
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>> Installing, configuring firewalls, packet filtering in RHEL4
TIP :Unix-Linux migration and integration expert Ken Milberg explains how to install and configure a firewall on Red Hat ...
>> Fortifying Linux against common malware
TIP :Find out how to fight malware by teaming a new capability in the Linux kernel with processor-based tools.
>> Getting started with Nessus: How to install and configure the open source vulnerability scanner
TIP :This tip introduces Nessus, and explains how to install and configure your own Nessus deployment.
>> Using Nessus with the SANS Top 20 to identify critical vulnerabilities
TIP :Using the SANS Top 20 in conjunction with Nessus can help you eliminate exposures that give unauthorized privileged access to ...
>> Simplifying security scans with a spreadsheet model
TIP :In this tip, expert George Wrenn explains how to divide networks into small, manageable IP spaces and maintaining data in a ...
>> Managing Nessus reports
TIP :Learn three tips for getting the most out of Nessus and managing the data produced by this valuable tool.
>> Vulnerability scanning with Nessus: How to run a system scan
TIP :In the second tip in our series on running Nessus in the enterprise, our contributor takes you step-by-step through the ...
>> Defending against unsafe coding practices with "libsafe"
TIP :In this tip, PaX team developers Justin Korelc and Ed Tittel introduce libsafe, an application defense mechanism that bars ...
>> Securing Linux applications with compiler extensions
TIP :PaX team developers Justin Korelc and Ed Tittel explain how to secure your environment using compiler extensions as a ...
>> The dark side of the Web, Ch. 5 of "Phishing Exposed"
TIP :This chapter describes easily-exploited dynamic HTML features that are attractive to many hackers and how simple it was for a ...
>> Learning Linux security administration
TIP :James Turnbull offers pointers for getting up to speed on Linux security administration.
>> Open source tools for security configuration, administration
TIP :James Turnbull drills down into Linux security administration and suggests some free, open source tools you can use to beef ...

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