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Ip6tables Firewall Recommended Configuration on Ubuntu Linux

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Ip6tables is a firewall utility that uses policy chains to allow or block traffic.  It can configure IPv6 tables, chains or rules provided by the Linux kernel firewall. Some key things to consider: 1. Installation: (When...

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Iptables Firewall Recommended Configuration on Ubuntu Linux

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Iptables is a firewall utility that uses policy chains to allow or block traffic.  It can configure IPv4 tables, chains or rules provided by the Linux kernel firewall. Some key things to consider: 1. Installation: apt install...

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Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) Recommended Configuration on Ubuntu Linux

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Uncomplicated Firewall (UFW) -frontend for iptables and is a program for managing a netfilter firewall. Some key things to consider: 1. Installation: apt install ufw 2. Verify if ufw is enabled: systemctl is-enabled ufw 3...

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Top 20 Recommended SSH Configuration on Ubuntu Linux

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Secure Shell or SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used to securely log or access to remote systems. The most popular tool is the OpenSSH which provides a large suite of secure tunneling capabilities and different...

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Auditd Recommended Configuration on Ubuntu Linux for System Auditing

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Here’s how to install the program “auditd” and best security practice and  recommended settings for system auditing. 1.Install the auditd a. Verify if the package is installed or not, using the dpkg...

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Ubuntu Security Recommendation on Logging

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A. Install and configure Rsyslog Rsyslog is the recommended syslog server on Linux, and has replaced the “syslogd” program. It is has better features and improvements such as TCP log transmission, encryption and can...

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Securing Ubuntu Linux with Sysctl

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Sysctl is a tool to configure or modify kernel parameters at runtime. It is a way to fine tune the kernel, of course without the need to rebuild the kernel. Sample Options: Write variable from the command line (instead of editing...

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Top 6 Service Clients to remove for Securing Ubuntu Linux

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As part of Best Security Practices, it is recommended to remove service clients that are not required for normal operation to reduce local attack. Here are the following programs or clients that need to remove. (Not in particular...

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Top 15 Services to Remove for Securing Ubuntu Linux

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As part of the Best Security Practices, it is recommended to disable all services that are not required for normal operation to prevent the vulnerabilities exploitation of these services. These are the following services that...

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Quick Tip: Screenfetch Installation in CentOS Linux

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If you haven’t install screenfetch, you will normally see a command not found error message something like this below: [root@CentOS-Server ~]# screenfetch bash: screenfetch: command not found… Steps in Installing...

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