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TITLE : How to Cheat at Securing Linux (Paperback)
AUTHOR : by James Stanger (Author)
PUBLISHER : Syngress publisher
ISBN : 1597492078
EDITION : 1st
PUB DATE : September 30, 2007
LANGUAGE : English

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

URL: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1597492078/