December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
364 pages
7h 30m
English
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Ubuntu CIS Benchmarks (server level)
CIS Benchmarks Ubuntu provides prescriptive guidance to establish a secure configuration posture for Ubuntu Linux systems running on x86 and x64 platforms. This benchmark is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate Linux platform.
Here are the high-level six domains that are part of CIS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS benchmarks:
- Initial setup:
- Filesystem configuration
- Configure software updates
- Filesystem integrity checking
- Secure boot settings
- Additional process hardening
- Mandatory access control
- Warning banners
- Services:
- Inted Services
- Special purpose ...