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TOP & ATOP
Logging interval To change ATOP's logging interval edit the below file: vim /usr/share/atop/ato...
IPS (Intrusion Prevention Systems)
Fail2Ban Fail2Ban is a an IPS system that can be configured to monitor basically any serv...
Netfilter & nftables
Netfilter (nftables) is an iptables replacement commonly found on modern Debian systems by default.
firewalld
firewalld at its core is essentially a wrapper for iptables, but it does include some extra featu...
iptables
iptables iptables is a Linux Firewall utility that's used to configure rules on the kernel netfi...
UFW(Uncomplicated Firewall)
UFW is just a wrapper for iptables. UFW Service Check UFW status ufw status Enable UFW ufw...
Clearing Command Line History
There's a few options here, also see the history man page for more info. 1. Remove the command f...
SSH Configuration
What is SSH? SSH, or Secure Shell, is a cryptographic network protocol used for secure communica...
PAM
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) PAM is essentially an authentication system that allows f...
Disk Encryption (LUKS)
On Linux systems, a relatively common practice amongst high-security systems is to use a disk or ...
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