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Security Tips for Linux Servers

April 13, 2016 LinuxAdmin Comments 0 Comment

1. Physical System Security Configure the BIOS to disable booting from CD/DVD, External Devices, Floppy Drive in BIOS. Next, enable BIOS password & also protect GRUB with password to restrict physical access of your system. 2. Disk Partitions It’s important to have different partitions to obtain higher data security in case if any disaster happens. By creating different partitions, data can be separated and grouped. When an unexpected accident occurs, only data of that partition will be damaged, while the…

Linux: Security Tips for New Users

March 24, 2016 LinuxAdmin Comments 0 Comment

Root: Don’t run as root.There are some tasks you must do as the root user. However, make sure you always type “exit” when you are done — or take advantage of sudo, which will automatically require you to re-authenticate as root after a timeout period. Do any and all of your normal tasks as a normal, nonadministrative user. If you don’t already have a regular user account (which should be nearly impossible with most distributions), stop whatever you are doing…