Linux Essentials for Cybersecurity

Gain hands-on expertise on the Linux cybersecurity principles with the Linux Essentials for Cybersecurity course and lab to gain the hands-on expertise required to understand the Linux cybersecurity principles. The lab is cloud-based, device-enabled, and can easily be integrated with an LMS. The Linux training course and lab provide knowledge and skills in managing local storage, group, and user accounts; working on the command line, editing files, developing a storage security policy, and more.

Lessons

37+ Lessons | 216+ Quizzes | 288+ Flashcards | 290+ Glossary of terms

TestPrep

100+ Pre Assessment Questions | 101+ Post Assessment Questions |

Hand on lab

70+ LiveLab | 70+ Video tutorials | 02:34+ Hours

Video Lessons

216+ Videos | 12:52+ Hours

Lessons 1: Introduction

Lessons 2: Distributions and Key Components

• Introducing Linux
• Linux Distributions
• Installing Linux
• Summary

Lessons 3: Working on the Command Line

• File Management
• Shell Features
• Advanced Commands
• Summary

Lessons 4: Getting Help

• Man Pages
• Command Help Options
• The help Command
• The info Command
• The /usr/share/doc Directory
• Internet Resources
• Summary

Lessons 5: Editing Files

• The vi Editor
• Additional Editors
• Summary

Lessons 6: When Things Go Wrong

• The Science of Troubleshooting
• Notifying Users
• Summary

Lessons 7: Managing Group Accounts

• What Are Groups Used For?
• Managing Groups
• Summary

Lessons 8: Managing User Accounts

• The Importance of User Accounts
• Managing Users
• Network-Based User Accounts
• Using su and sudo
• Restricting User Accounts
• Summary

Lessons 9: Develop an Account Security Policy

• Introducing Kali Linux
• Security Principles
• Creating a Security Policy
• Securing Accounts
• Security Tools
• Summary

Lessons 10: File Permissions

• Standard Permissions
• Default Permissions
• Special Permissions
• Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Changing Ownership
• File Attributes
• Introduction to SELinux
• Summary

Lessons 11: Manage Local Storage: Essentials

• Filesystem Essentials
• Filesystem Types
• Additional Filesystem Tools
• Mounting Filesystems
• Summary

Lessons 12: Manage Local Storage: Advanced Features

• Encrypted Filesystems
• Managing autofs
• Logical Volume Manager
• Disk Quotas
• Hard and Soft Links
• Summary

Lessons 13: Manage Network Storage

• Samba
• Network File System
• Summary

Lessons 14: Develop a Storage Security Policy

• Developing the Plan
• Backing Up Data
• Summary

Lessons 15: crontab and at

• Using crontab
• Using at
• Summary

Lessons 16: Scripting

• Linux Programming
• Basics of BASH Scripting
• Flow Control Statements
• User Interaction
• Using Command Substitution
• Additional Information
• Summary

Lessons 17: Common Automation Tasks

• Exploring Scripts that Already Exist on Your System
• Creating Your Own Automation Scripts
• Summary

Lessons 18: Develop an Automation Security Policy

• Securing crontab and at
• Securing BASH Scripts
• Summary

Lessons 19: Networking Basics

• Network Terminology
• IPv4 Versus IPv6
• IPv4 Addresses
• Common Protocol Suites
• Network Ports
• Summary

Lessons 20: Network Configuration

• Ethernet Network Interfaces
• Persistent Network Configurations
• Network Troubleshooting Commands
• Access to Wireless Networks
• Summary

Lessons 21: Network Service Configuration: Essential Services

• DNS Servers
• Zone Files
• Securing BIND
• DHCP Server
• Email Servers
• Managing Local Email Delivery
• Remote Email Delivery
• Summary

Lessons 22: Network Service Configuration: Web Services

• Apache Web Server
• Basic Apache Web Server Configuration
• Apache Web Server Security
• Virtual Hosts
• HTTPS
• SSL and Apache
• Proxy Servers
• Summary

Lessons 23: Connecting to Remote Systems

• LDAP
• FTP Servers
• Secure Shell
• Summary

Lessons 24: Develop a Network Security Policy

• Kernel Parameters
• TCP Wrappers
• Network Time Protocol
• Summary

Lessons 25: Process Control

• Viewing Processes
• Running Processes
• Killing Process
• The nohup Command
• Process Priority
• Summary

Lessons 26: System Logging

• Syslog
• The logrotate Command
• The journalctl Command
• Summary

Lessons 27: Red Hat–Based Software Management

• Red Hat Packages
• Using the rpm Command
• The yum Command
• Additional Tools
• Summary

Lessons 28: Debian-Based Software Management

• Managing Packages with dpkg
• Managing Packages with APT
• Listing Package Information with APT Commands
• Summary

Lessons 29: System Booting

• Phases of the Boot Process
• GRUB
• Kernel Components
• The init Phase
• Summary

Lessons 30: Develop a Software Management Security Policy

• Ensuring Software Security
• xinetd
• Summary

Lessons 31: Footprinting

• Understanding Footprinting
• Common Footprinting Tools
• Kali Linux Utilities
• Summary

Lessons 32: Firewalls

• Introduction to Firewalls
• Essentials of the iptables Command
• Using iptables to Filter Incoming Packets
• Using iptables to Filter Outgoing Packets
• Implementing NAT
• Summary

Lessons 33: Intrusion Detection

• Introduction to Intrusion Detection Tools
• Intrusion Detection Network Tools
• Intrusion Detection File Tools
• Additional Intrusion Detection Tools
• Summary

Lessons 34: Additional Security Tasks

• The fail2ban Service
• OpenVPN
• gpg
• Security Alert Services
• Summary

Appendix A: Resource Guide

• Resources by Lesson

Lessons 36: CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 and LPIC-1 (Exam 101)

Lessons 37: CompTIA Linux+ LX0-103 and LPIC-1 (Exam 102)