You Should Be Scared, AKA How To Secure Your Linux Server

Server security is something everyone knows they should be doing, but few people have the experience and the knowledge to do it well. This talk is aimed at the intermediate-level developers and systems administrators, who already know their way around the Linux terminal and key applications, and would like to get into some specifics on how to harden and secure Linux servers.

What will I get out of this?

• examples of what can go wrong
• basic principles of hardening Linux
• typical attack vectors
• planning and executing on security
• some typical implementation techniques
• what to do if the worst happens