Linux Server Security

Book Description

Learn how to attack and defend the world’s most popular web server platform

Linux Server Security: Hack and Defend presents a detailed guide for experienced admins, aspiring hackers and other IT professionals seeking a more advanced understanding of Linux security. Written by a 20-year veteran of Linux server deployment this book provides the insight of experience along with highly practical instruction.

The topics range from the theory of past, current, and future attacks, to the mitigation of a variety of online attacks, all the way to empowering you to perform numerous malicious attacks yourself (in the hope that you will learn how to defend against them). By increasing your understanding of a hacker’s tools and mindset you’re less likely to be confronted by the all-too-common reality faced by many admins these days: someone else has control of your systems.

• Master hacking tools and launch sophisticated attacks: perform SQL injections, deploy multiple server exploits and crack complex passwords.
• Defend systems and networks: make your servers invisible, be confident of your security with penetration testing and repel unwelcome attackers.
• Increase your background knowledge of attacks on systems and networks and improve all-important practical skills required to secure any Linux server.

The techniques presented apply to almost all Linux distributions including the many Debian and Red Hat derivatives and some other Unix-type systems. Further your career with this intriguing, deeply insightful, must-have technical book. Diverse, broadly-applicable and hands-on practical, Linux Server Security: Hack and Defend is an essential resource which will sit proudly on any techie’s bookshelf.

中文：

书名：Linux服务器安全

了解如何攻击和防御世界上最流行的Web服务器平台

Linux服务器安全：黑客与防御为有经验的管理员、有抱负的黑客和其他寻求更深入了解Linux安全的IT专业人员提供了一份详细的指南。这本书由一位有20年Linux服务器部署经验的资深人士撰写，提供了经验的洞察力和高度实用的指导。

主题范围从过去、当前和未来攻击的理论，到各种在线攻击的缓解，一直到授权您自己执行大量恶意攻击(希望您将学习如何防御它们)。通过增加你对黑客工具和心态的了解，你不太可能面对如今许多管理员面临的非常普遍的现实：其他人控制了你的系统。

• 掌握黑客工具并发动复杂的攻击：执行SQL注入、部署多个服务器漏洞和破解复杂密码。
• 防御系统和网络：使您的服务器隐形，通过渗透测试对您的安全性充满信心，并击退不受欢迎的攻击者。
• 增加您对系统和网络攻击的背景知识，并提高保护任何Linux服务器所需的所有重要实践技能。

本文介绍的技术适用于几乎所有的Linux发行版，包括许多Debian和Red Hat衍生版以及其他一些Unix类型的系统。用这本耐人寻味、富有洞察力、必备的技术书籍进一步发展你的职业生涯。Linux服务器安全：黑客与防御是一种基本的资源，它种类繁多、适用范围广、实用性强，将自豪地放在任何技术人员的书架上。