Lock Down Strategies for Linux Servers

Locking Down Linux: Strategies Most of the security defenses on Linux, are based on the earlier performed hardening activities. By locking down components on the system, the chance of a full compromise is lowered. This step-by-step locking down is a time consuming process. Time to review some of the strategies which can be applied when you want to secure your systems. Strategy 1: Locking down processes The first area to lock down are system processes. After all, each system needs […]

How to deal with a compromised Linux system

One day your web hoster or yourself may discover that your Linux system is slow. Upon logging in, you see a high load consumed by a suspicious process name or maybe just the Apache web server. Is your system compromised? How do you know it is? Let’s have a look at how to deal with security breaches and incident response. Recognizing a security breach Not all security breaches are directly visible. Attackers may have compromised your system a while ago […]