Effective Auditing and Recovery Techniques for Linux Security

Two critical security considerations that are closely related to one another are ignored all too often: integrity auditing and recovery. This document is an overview of good security integrity auditing and recovery practices using a Linux operating system. Too often, a system administrator will get all the basic security measures in place, set up a well-secured system, and figure his job is done unless something goes horribly and obviously wrong. It is important, though, to regularly check the systems in your area of responsibility to make sure they haven't been compromised, and to know what to do if they have. Two critical security considerations that are closely related to one another are ignored: integrity auditing and recovery. This download gives you an overview of good security integrity auditing and recovery practices using a Linux operating system.

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