Think you have a secure Linux® system? Following best practices during installation and setup is a must, but if you haven't set up regular system auditing, you're missing half the picture. This article discusses some existing tools and offers a couple of sample scripts to automate the process in a real-world environment.
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Mayank Sharma is a contributing editor at SourceForge, Inc., and publishes mainly on SF's NewsForge and Linux.com. He also contributes a monthly column for Packt Publishing, and teaches courses on Open Source topics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, as guest lecturer. Mayank has contributed several articles to the developerWorks technical library.
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According to the 2005 Computer Security Institute and Federal Bureau of Investigation Computer Crime and Security Survey, organizations reported that computer intrusions from inside sources accounted for nearly half of all incidents. You can secure your network perimeter with intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and virus scanners, but don't neglect to monitor authorized users. The Linux Audit daemon can help you detect violations of your security policies.
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