Linux Hardening Made Easy

Automate Security with Ansible and OpenSCAP – A Beginner's Guide

De: Ghada Atef

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

🔐 Linux Hardening Made Easy: Automate Security with Ansible and OpenSCAP – A Beginner’s Guide

Are you ready to secure your Linux systems like a pro—even if you’re just getting started?

Linux Hardening Made Easy is your hands-on, beginner-friendly guide to mastering Linux security using modern automation tools like Ansible and OpenSCAP. Whether you’re a student, junior sysadmin, or aspiring DevOps engineer, this book demystifies the hardening process with practical, step-by-step guidance.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why Linux hardening matters and how to reduce your system’s attack surface

• How to secure user accounts, SSH access, file systems, and kernel settings

• How to configure firewalls, implement intrusion detection, and secure network services

• The essentials of logging, auditing, and patch management

• How to protect your systems against malware, rootkits, and ransomware

• Strategies to harden Docker containers and web servers (Apache/Nginx)

• Real-world automation with Ansible playbooks and OpenSCAP security compliance

✅ Who This Book Is For:

• Beginners who want a solid foundation in Linux security

• IT students preparing for hands-on security projects

• Linux system administrators managing production systems

• DevOps engineers integrating security into CI/CD workflows

🎯 Why This Book?

Unlike academic texts or fragmented tutorials, this guide delivers:

• Actionable techniques you can apply immediately

• Security checklists, real-world examples, and automation scripts

• Coverage aligned with modern Linux distributions like RHEL, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, and AlmaLinux

• Focus on practical defense over theoretical concepts

Secure smarter, not harder.
Grab your copy now and turn your Linux systems into hardened, high-resilience platforms.