January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
376 pages
8h 45m
English
Content preview from Mastering Linux Security and Hardening
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Security Tips and Tricks for the Busy Bee
In this, our final chapter, I'd like to do a round-up of quick tips and tricks that don't necessarily fit in with the previous chapters. Think of these tips as time savers for the busy administrator.
We'll cover the following topics:
- Quick ways to audit which system services are running
- Password-protecting the GRUB2 configuration
- Securely configuring and then password-protecting UEFI/BIOS
- Use a security checklist when setting up your system