Product: 1119277655

This is a short and quick introduction to securing and defending system and network threats in the Linux system. The author provides a basic overview of popular offensive and defending tools that are often exploited by hackers to attack you system. Knowing and anticipating how these are exploited is an essential part of keeping your system safe.

The book covers different aspects of the system in which you can learn to install and use popular tools to secure and defend your system against attacks. However, the chapters are brief and instructions are minimal. They are enough to get you started but not nearly enough to make you proficient. You’ll need to do your own research for greater details. Think of these as chapter summary pages from a more comprehensive volume of Linux security. If you are new to the Linux system, this book is a quick and easy one to kick start with. If you’re a seasoned admin, it is likely not helpful to you.
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