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Hardening Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-know-you-should dept.

davidmwilliams writes "Out of the box, many Linux systems are insecure with open ports and unpatched vulnerabilities. Read about the essential steps to secure your server as well as how to solve them manually and via automated tools like Bastille."

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  1. Re:How To in summary... by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    The summary is ... strange.

    "... many Linux systems are insecure with open ports" ... "...how to secure your server ..."

    Remember all those internet ads about "YOUR COMPUTER HAS OPEN PORTS !!!"

    Its a computer connected to "Teh Intarweb" - its supposed to have open ports.

    Next we'll read another story about how some "1337 hacker hacked into another person's machine" at IP address 127.0.0.1, erased all their files, and somehow, the "other person" was able to hack their machine and do the same thing ...

    Followed by a nostalgiac look at "Punch-the-monkey" ads.