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LFCS Additional Networking Topics

Securing your Linux server on the network and understanding network routing is a great skill to have. This course will teach you how to secure your system with a firewall and configure networking and network address translation (NAT).

Intermediate
2h 15m
(4)

Created by Andrew Mallett

Last Updated Dec 07, 2023

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LFCS Additional Networking Topics

Securing your Linux server on the network and understanding network routing is a great skill to have. This course will teach you how to secure your system with a firewall and configure networking and network address translation (NAT).

Intermediate
2h 15m
(4)

Created by Andrew Mallett

Last Updated Dec 07, 2023

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Protecting your servers from the internet and obscuring your client systems from the internet are huge cyber security mitigations. In this course, LFCS Additional Networking Topics, you’ll learn to implement network security mitigations. First, you’ll explore raw packet filtering techniques. Next, you’ll discover how scripted applications like firewalld and UFW can simplify the firewall management. Finally, you’ll learn how to combine raw packet filtering into your simplified management to ensure all aspects are available. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Linux networking needed to secure network access.

LFCS Additional Networking Topics
Intermediate
2h 15m
(4)
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Andrew Mallett - Pluralsight course - LFCS Additional Networking Topics
Andrew Mallett
88 courses 4.6 author rating 4193 ratings

Andrew is a committed evangelist of the Linux Operating System and the concept of community and freedom that it provides. He has worked as a technical trainer since 1995 and has taught throughout the world, including Australia, the US, Germany and Eastern Europe. Andrew started teaching Linux in 2004 when Novell acquired SUSE and has been a long time supporter of Novell and provides SYSOP support the the Certifed Novell Instructor community on Linux. Andrew founded theurbanpenguin and has been submitting video training material to his YouTube channel since 2009 and currently has over 8,500 subscribers and 1.6 Million views. Andrew has had two publications with Packt: Citrix Access Gateway VPX Essentials (2012) and Citrix XenApp (2013).

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