[StuCo 98008] GNU/Linux for Beginners

By the end of this lecture you will know

BIG WARNING

Multiple Levels of Security and their associated risks

Physical Access Attacks

Local Attacks

Privilege Escalation

Resource Starvation

Password Cracking

Network Attacks

Denial of Service (DoS attacks)

Port Scanning

Application Vulnerabilities

Eavesdropping (packet sniffing)

Packet Sniffers and Paraphernalia

Keeping Your Computer Secure

netfilter : a stateful firewall

Lessons Learned