Linux: System Security (LPIC-2)
Course info
Course info
Description
When larger corporations and government bodies struggle with security on their computer systems you start to realize the gravity of the situation. In this course, Linux System Security LPIC-2, you will learn the foundational knowledge of securing your Linux server, giving you the opportunity to block threats before they turn into attacks. First, you will learn how to create and manage routers and route tables on your network, isolating servers from internet threats. Next, you will discover the skills behind firewalling your networks, allowing clients access with NAT, and access to servers using port forwarding. Finally, you will explore how to asses weaknesses in your OS with OpenVAS and detect intruders with the Snort IDS. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of security needed to protect your networks and Linux servers.
About the author
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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Course Overview
Hi everyone, and welcome. My name is Andrew Mallett, but you may also know me as The Urban Penguin. We look today at extending LPIC level 2 courses we have by adding in Topic 212, security services, and enrolling you as one of the men in black. Linux does not need securing. We all know that. Well, think again. Security of an operating system is all about the deployment and the ongoing monitoring, not so much its particular flavor. We will teach you what you need to know to manage security in Linux and how to protect your valuable IT assets. During this course, we're going to show you, among other topics, how you can create networks and routing tables, helping you isolate servers and services from threats. You'll be looking at firewall in Linux, blocking access to services, and providing internet access through to your clients using NAT. You'll also be looking at how we can access services from the internet using port forwarding. Finally, we're going to move on to assessing vulnerabilities on our system using OpenVAS, as well as using Snort to detect intruders on our system. By the end of this course, you will have gathered the knowledge required for Topic 212 of the Linux Professional Institute exam 202-450 along with the skills required to secure Linux servers on your network. In order to complete this course, you will need good Linux command- line skills and the ability to install Ubuntu 16. 04 Server.