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Tip of the Trade: Bastille Linux (ServerWatch)

Tip of the Trade: Bastille Linux (ServerWatch)
[Press] Posted Sep 12, 2006 19:50 UTC (Tue) by ris

ServerWatch looks at using Bastille Linux for hardening a Linux system. "Every wise old system and network administrator knows that security is a multilayer process. You have your firewalls and other border security, perhaps some internal network segmentation, and application and operating system security. However, locking down the operating system is probably the most crucial link in this chain. An excellent utility to help you probe, assess, and harden your Linux system is Bastille Linux."

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