Linux Security References

[George Tenney]

Linux Security HOWTO

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/HOWTO/Security-HOWTO/

 

Linux Security Homepage

http://www.linuxsecurity.com

 

Rootshell.com - Latest hacking news & exploits

http://www.rootshell.com

 

Bastille Linux - attempts to "harden" your Linux system.  I believe this was mentioned before but I thought I would put it up.

http://bastille-linux.sourceforge.net/

 

Setting up (and securing) Samba

http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html

 

 

 

Some Linux Journal articles on security

http://www2.linuxjournal.com/articles/linux_review/0040.html - Book review on Real World Linux Security

http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue56/3062.html - Linux Security for Beginners

 

 

 

SSH - Secure Shell Homepage (Commercial Version)

http://www.ssh.com/

 

The OpenSSH home page (Open Source/Free Version)

http://www.openssh.org/

 

 

 

Some hacking/hack-proofing books available at Thinkgeek.com

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/3837.html - Hack Attacks Denied

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/3835.html - Hack Attacks Revealed

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/3680.html - Hacking Exposed, 2nd Ed.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/things/3685.html - Hack Proofing Your Network

 

A list of Security books at Fatbrain.com

http://www1.fatbrain.com/catalogs/computing/subjects.asp?VM=c&SubjectCode=NSE

 

O'Reilly - simply the best in computer books.  General comp stuff with some Linux and some Security.

http://www.orielly.com/catalog/

 

 

A quick search at Amazon for "Linux security" turns up a few good books too...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dbooks%26field-keywords%3Dlinux%20security

 

 

Hope this helps, and again if anyone has any questions please feel free to post them to the List and Jon, Jeff, or I (or others) will take a whack at it.

 

    George