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Linux system auditing by example
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. More >
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Mayank Sharma
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. More >
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Description: The Linux security space gives a general overview of security issues related to Linux. Additionally it covers all aspects of securing a Linux distribution. It will also link to Linux security-related news and articles.
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