Linux Security Basics and Beyond: Unit 4

Overview

This course is designed for IT professionals who are eager to enhance their skills in safeguarding data, ensuring system reliability, and maintaining robust security protocols. In this course, you'll delve into the intricacies of storage drive fault tolerance, file permissions, process management, and vigilant logging. Learn to implement RAID systems, master file encryption, and leverage powerful tools like Nmap and Wireshark to fortify your Linux environment. By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to protect critical data, optimize system performance, and respond proactively to security threats.

Syllabus

Linux File Security and Security Tools

This module covers data security. You'll learn about storage drive fault tolerance and backup through discussion and demos of RAID systems, ZFS, and backup options related to Linux servers. You'll learn about working with files in Linux, in particular, about file permissions, file ownership, and data encryption. Next you'll learn about working with processes, how to view, analyze, and terminate processes with commands in Linux and with tools. Finally, you'll learn about logging, auditing, and tooling, and you'll gain experience with tools such as Nmap, Wireshark, and others.