The book covers the following main elements: Users, Groups, and Security Files; User and Group Security; Files and Permissions; SUID and SGID Settings; File System Layout; The/proc Filesystem; Boot up Process; Physical Security and Console Attacks; Network Primer; Common Services; inetd and inetd.conf Services; Vulnerable Services and Protocols; DOS Attacks and How they Work; Mitigating the... (read more)