Syngress How to Cheat at Securing Linux Sep 2007 eBook BBL

How to Cheat at Securing Linux (c) by Syngress

The type of the release is: eBook

In the PDF format with ISBN: 1597492078 and Pub Date: September 30, 2007

The size of the release is: 03 disks x 2.88mb

And released on: 11/28/2007

Linux servers now account for 33% of all networks servers running

worldwide (Source: IDC). The top 3 market share holders in the network

server space (IBM, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell) all use Linux as their

standard operating system for the majority of their servers designed for

medium to large size businesses. As with any technologies, increased

usage results in increased attention from malicious hackers. For years a

myth existed that Windows was inherently less secure than Linux, because

there were significantly more attacks against Windows machines than

Linux. But this was a fallacy. There were more attacks against Windows

machines because there were simply so many more Windows machines to

attack. Now, the numbers tell the exact OPPOSITE story. Linux servers

account for 1/3 of all servers worldwide, but in 2005 there were 3 times

as many high-severity security vulnerabilities discovered on Linux

servers. 2005: Linux Server market share 24% (Source: IDC)

2005: Number of published Linux Security books: 25 2005-2007: Linux

Server market share increases to 33% (Source: IDC)

2005-2007: Number of new books published on Linux Security: 0 The

Perfect Reference for the Multitasked SysAdmin

* Discover Why "Measure Twice, Cut Once" Applies to Securing Linux

* Complete Coverage of Hardening the Operating System, Implementing an

Intrusion Detection System, and Defending Databases

* Short on Theory, History, and Technical Data that Is Not Helpful in

Performing Your Job

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