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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction & Course Outline
Introduction To Linux Security
Secure Linux Installation
Securing The Linux Boot Process
  • Securing LILO
  • Securing GRUB
  • Runlevel Security & initab
  • Partition Mounting & fstab
Security With Users & Groups
  • Users & Groups
  • Passwords Pt.1
  • Passwords Pt.2
  • Use of Privileged Accounts
  • Securing User Shells & Profiles
File System Permissions
  • Types of Files
  • Permission Structure
  • Special Permission Bits
  • Managing Permissions
Data Encryption
  • Introduction to Encryption
  • Using GNU GPG Pt.1
  • Using GNU GPG Pt.2
  • Using SSH
  • Hashing Utilities
  • Using PKI Certificates in Linux
Hardening Linux
  • System Hardening Overview
  • Bastille Pt.1
  • Bastille Pt.2
  • Securing X-Windows
  • Securing Linux Daemons
  • Security Patches
  • Security Benchmarks
Linux Firewalls
  • Introduction to Firewalls
  • IP Tables Pt.1
  • IP Tables Pt.2
  • IP Tables Demonstration Pt.1
  • IP Tables Demonstration Pt.2
  • Dedicated Linux Firewalls
Linux Security Mechanisms
  • TCP Wrappers
  • hosts.allow
  • hosts.deny
  • inetd & xinetd
  • PAMs
  • SELinux
  • Unsecure Linux Utilities
Secure Networking
  • OpenSSH
  • SAMBA
  • NIS
  • NFS
  • Securing FTP & HTTP Servers
Detecting & Stopping Linux Attacks
  • System Auditing
  • System Logging
  • File Integrity with Tripwire
  • Intrusion Detection with Snort
Linux Security Tools
  • Vulnerability Assessment with Nessus Pt.1
  • Vulnerability Assessment with Nessus Pt.2
  • Traffic Security with Ethereal
  • Web Proxying with Squid
Best Linux Security Practices
  • User Security
  • Password Security
  • Securing the Root Account
  • File System Security
  • System Security
  • Auditing Pt.1
  • Auditing Pt.2
  • Network Security
About The Authors
  • About the Authors

Linux Security Course Details

Linux Security Training Course
Author: Brad Causey
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Duration: 6 Hours
No. of movies 77

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