Tajinder Kalsi - Practical Linux Security Cookbook

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Tajinder Kalsi has more than 9 years of working experience in the field of IT. He has conducted seminars all across India, on topics such as information security and Android application development at more than 120 colleges, teaching more than 10,000 students. Apart from training, he has also worked on VAPT projects for various clients. When talking about certifications, Tajinder is an ISO 2700 LA and also IBM certified analyst.

Prior to this course, Tajinder authored Practical Linux Security Cookbook, published by Packt Publishing. He has also authored three video courses with Packt: Getting Started with Pentensing, Finding and Exploiting Hidden Vulnerabilities, and Pentesting Web Applications.

Vinod Gupta is a Cyber Security Consultant with over 9 years of experience with multiple verticals of the industry. He is the CEO of Indicrypt Systems, a Cybersecurity firm that he founded in 2012. Nurtured by the principles of ideating while working with IBM, he believes in continuous innovation through learning and research. Continuous research in the fields of cybersecurity, cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, machine learning, and more has helped him succeed as a consultant as well as a training instructor. He also mentors students to conceive new ideas and to incubate them to develop entrepreneurial skills.

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When setting up a Linux system, security is supposed to be an important part of all stages. A good knowledge of the fundamentals of Linux is essential to implementing a good security policy on the machine.

Linux, as it ships, is not completely secure, and it is the responsibility of the administrator to configure the machine in a way such that it becomes more secure. Practical Linux Security Cookbook will work as a practical guide for administrators and help them configure a more secure machine.

If you want to learn about Kernel configuration, filesystem security, secure authentication, network security, and various security tools for Linux, this book is for you.

Linux security is a massive subject and not everything can be covered in just one book. Still, Practical Linux Security Cookbook will give you a lot of recipes to help you secure your machine.

Practical Linux Security Cookbook is intended for all those Linux users who already have knowledge of Linux filesystems and administration. You should be familiar with basic Linux commands. Understanding information security and its risks to a Linux system is also help you in understand the recipes more easily.

However, even if you are unfamiliar with information security, you will be able to easily follow and understand the recipes discussed.

Since Practical Linux Security Cookbook follows a practical approach, following the steps is very easy.