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HOW TO SET UP AIDE – ADVANCED INTRUSION DETECTION ENVIRONMENT Date Posted: 13/03/2019 Introduction Aide also called as Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment is an open source host based file and directory integrity checker. It is very usefull when someone placing a backdoor on your web site and make changes that… Continue Reading HOW TO SET UP AIDE – ADVANCED INTRUSION DETECTION ENVIRONMENT

SETTING MAX PASSWORD LOGIN ATTEMPTS PER SESSION In CENTOS -7 Date Posted : 27/02/2019 Introduction For every session, it is essential to set a max password login attempt. This helps to ensure that unauthorized users are prevented from attempting a brute force attack on the server. In most cases, you… Continue Reading SETTING MAX PASSWORD LOGIN ATTEMPTS PER SESSION In CENTOS -7

HOW TO SECURE A SERVER USING AUDITD SERVICE DATE POSTED: 24/02/2019 Introduction on Auditd service Auditd is a key component which plays major role in Linux Auditing System. It is responsible for writing audit records to disk. You can configure audit rules, view logs and customize it based on your… Continue Reading HOW TO SECURE A SERVER USING AUDITD SERVICE

Introduction Linux server hardening is the process of securing a Linux operating system by minimizing its attack surface and reducing vulnerabilities. Older operating systems such as CentOS 5 and CentOS 6.2 are no longer supported, making them especially vulnerable to modern cyber threats. Although upgrading to a supported operating system… Continue Reading Hardening the linux server or cenos 5/6.2