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Linux Security

Learn Linux Security by doing — one task at a time.

Harden Linux servers: permissions, SSH, auditing and patching done right

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18

Lessons

36

Practice tasks

Medium

Level

~3 weeks

Duration

Included

Certificate

Learning roadmap

A guided path from your first task to a portfolio-ready project.

  1. Linux Security Foundations

    3 lessons
    • Understanding Linux Threat Landscape
    • Core Security Principles for Linux
    • Security Terminology and Models

  2. File System Hardening

    3 lessons
    • Permissions and Ownership Best Practices
    • Securing Critical System Directories
    • Implementing ACLs and SELinux Basics

  3. Secure SSH Configuration

    3 lessons
    • SSH Protocol Overview and Risks
    • Hardening sshd.conf Settings
    • Key Management and Two‑Factor Authentication

  4. User and Service Management

    3 lessons
    • Least‑Privilege User Account Policies
    • Managing Sudo and Privilege Escalation
    • Hardening Daemons and Service Isolation

  5. Auditing and Logging

    3 lessons
    • Configuring System Auditing with auditd
    • Centralized Log Management Strategies
    • Detecting Anomalies with Logwatch and SIEM

  6. Patch Management & Capstone

    3 lessons
    • Automated Patch Deployment Techniques
    • Kernel Hardening and Security Modules
    • Capstone: Secure a Production‑Like Server

What do students say of us?

4.7★average rating · 27,008 students enrolled

“Short lessons, then a real task right away. I finally stopped watching tutorials and started doing.”

Sofia R.

Career switcher

“The auto-checked tasks kept me honest. I could feel the progress every single day.”

Daniel K.

Junior developer

“I did one module per evening after work. Six weeks later I was using it on the job.”

Amira B.

Analyst

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