Comments on: 9 Ways to Make Linux More Secure

By: Mark Sanborn

Mark Sanborn — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:41:14 +0000

@Yang,

Oh yeah, I wouldn’t put snort on a small VPS. They don’t have much memory.

By: Yang

Yang — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:22:13 +0000

I tried to install Snort and turned out it consumed way too much resources. I have to turn it off because it alone used up like 40% of my RAM.

It may be a good idea for large dedicated servers but not for small slices of VPS.

By: Shaj Miah

Shaj Miah — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:14:49 +0000

use rsyslogd– i recommend that you parse all logs from your systems to a centralized server to keep records for forensic purpose.

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By: Slacker 12.2

Slacker 12.2 — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:27:13 +0000

the most secure way is to disconnect your computer from the internet! ^__^ then just concentrate on the hardware securities.

By: bumm

bumm — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:26:19 +0000

use grsec/pax kernel patches

keep up the good work!

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Fri, 22 May 2009 03:17:57 +0000

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By: Mark Sanborn

Mark Sanborn — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:40:09 +0000

Good tips… Keep them coming guys!

By: permalac

permalac — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:05:04 +0000

Change the default port for each daemon you use, I use to add 7000 to the default, so ssh it’s on 7022.
And don’t let the daemons show it’s fingerprint as long as you can.