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At barely over one hundred twenty pages Linux Server Security should easily clear the first bar with its intended audience of admins and IT staff its compact enough to work through in a week or two of dedicated effort without feeling overwhelmed.

The breakdown into ten tutorial-style chapters of 5-10 pages independent of sequence and content makes the book even more effective the author encourages readers to pick and choose what most interests them and not worry about skipping what doesnt.

A lot of hacker guides play coy by posing as white/grey hat when their authors and publishers know full-well their target readership is neither.

But from the outset Binnie lays his cards on the table and the result is both educational for those curious about common types of server attacks and workplace practical for the professional looking to guard against them and validate their defenses by trying out the attacks for themselves.

The book assumes a good grasp of the command line its possible to simply type along and youll certainly pick up syntax with patience and a good eye. But to focus of the essentials and get the most from the book you should be pretty fluent in shell scripting as well as networking and internet protocols after all these are the primary avenues of attack described in the book.

If theres no preview above the following chapters each cover a form of attack and/or defense from one:

Invisibility Cloak
Digitally Fingerprint Your Files
Twenty-First-Century-Netcat
Denying Service
Nping
Logging Reconnoiters
Nmaps Prodigious NSE
Malware Detection
Password Cracking With Hashcat
SQL Injection Attacks

If all or most of the above draw a blank you’re probably not in a position to gain the most from the book and Id recommend a more basic book
covering network security issues and Linux admin.

Binnies writing is clear and lively. There are plenty of illustrations, script listings and snippets and the production value of the Wiley book is what youd expect: clean layout thats very readable.

Bottom Line: Plenty to learn here presented in a no-fluff, detailed format thatll enlighten interested readers, as well as shake loose some cobwebs in those who haven’t taken server security quite as seriously as they should.
Rating: 5
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