Title: Hacking Linux exposed
Description: Tighten holes and maintain security on your Linux system!
From one of the authors of the international best-seller, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, comes a must-have security handbook for anyone running Linux. This cutting-edge volume shows you how to think like a Linux hacker in order to beat the Linux hacker. You'll get detailed information on Linux-specific hacks, both internal and external, and how to stop them.

From the publisher who brought you the international best-seller, Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions. . .

Learn how to think like a hacker in order to secure your Linux network In the ever-changing world of global data communications, inexpensive Internet connections, and fast-paced software development, security is constantly being compromised. Linux has always been considered the digital playground for hackers. Many hacks, exploits, and network security tools are written on Linux because it's readily available. Hacking Linux Exposed: Linux Security Secrets & Solutions shows you, step-by-step, how to defend against the latest Linux attacks by understanding the hacker's methods and sinister thought processes. You'll learn how your adversaries gather information, acquire targets, escalate privilege, gain control, plant back doors, and cover their tracks. Each chapter is divided into bite-sized chunks, covering highly publicized and little-known break-ins, tips on why they occurred, and detailed countermeasures that no Linux professional can afford to be without.
Subjects: Computer security, Linux, Hacking, Linux (Computer file), Computer networks, security measures, Linux (computer operating system)