Linux
Securely Installing Linux
It's important to be aware that when you're installing Linux, you're installing a powerful server operating system. As a home user, you probably won't use much of what's installed by ...
Document added on March 12, 2011Linux Process Containment - A practical look at chroot and User Mode
Process containment has been used for quite a long time in the computing world for the use of testing beta software and increasing the security of a process. Containing a ...
Document added on April 23, 2011Step by Step Installation of a Secure Linux Web, DNS and Mail Server
This paper will show how the author configured a Linux based web and e-mail server for a small company. This server is co-located at a local ISP. Because of budget ...
Document added on April 10, 2011Secure OS Environments for Linux
In this paper I make a review of the main set of tools and resources available for Linux system administrators willing to build an operating system with enhanced security features ...
Document added on June 13, 2011Linux RootKits For Beginners - From Prevention to Removal
One day while reading a mail list for the Linux Users Group in my hometown I discovered a call for help. It was a posting from a novice Linux user ...
Document added on May 5, 2011Using Linux Scripts to Monitor Security
This paper will show how to use basic Linux scripting to create a reusable network security monitor that is easy to use and easy to maintain. The purpose of this ...
Document added on April 9, 2011Aggressive Patching and the Use of a Standard Build: An OpenBSD Example
This paper starts with a brief general discussion of the importance of a standard build and defines Aggressive Patching as a vital part of defense in depth. It then goes ...
Document added on June 25, 2011The Role of Bastille Linux in Information Security
Over the last 15 years, Linux has evolved from one manÂ’s hobby into a very robust and capable operating system (OS). Today, Linux is being used around the world in ...
Document added on Jan. 10, 2011Security Applications of Bootable Linux CD-ROMs
Read-only media has been a standard feature of computing for a long time – from the write protection rings on tapes, to notches on 5 ¼” floppies, to jumpers on ...
Document added on March 2, 2011An Introduction to the NSA's Security-Enhanced Linux: SELinux
This paper will introduce the NSA's research project termed "Security-enhanced" Linux. It has been recognized that securing applications is only half of the battle: a computer system must also employ ...
Document added on Feb. 11, 2011