Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications, 3rd Edition

Linux in the Enterprise

As mentioned, Unix-like operating systems in all of their forms, including Linux, comprise roughly two-thirds of all web servers on the Internet. The web server is one of just a couple of network services that are commonly exposed to outside systems from within an enterprise. The web server is the way customers get access to information, products, and services offered by businesses. ­Additionally, many business-to-business services make use of web services to function, so there is a lot of exposure from this one type of system. Apache is a common software package used to ­provide web services, but it is by no means the only one. In fact, the Apache Foundation was created out of the efforts to develop a web server to manage ...