1. © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications Lesson 15 Best Practices and Emerging Technologies

2. Page 2 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Learning Objective and Key Concepts Learning Objective  Describe best practices for keeping Linux up to date and future changes to Linux security. Key Concepts  Best practices for keeping Linux software up to date  Corporate and community support  Future changes in Linux security

3. Page 3 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. DISCOVER: CONCEPTS

4. Page 4 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Gold Baselines

5. Page 5 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. DISCOVER: PROCESS

6. Page 6 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Security Best Practices

7. Page 7 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Security Best Practices (Continued)

8. Page 8 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. DISCOVER: ROLES

9. Page 9 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Support Options

10. Page 10 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. DISCOVER: CONTEXTS

11. Page 11 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Future Trends  Nftables Will replace iptables  More mandatory access controls AppArmor SELinux  Penetration testing tools  Single sign-on

12. Page 12 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. DISCOVER: RATIONALE

13. Page 13 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Which Support Community?  The group behind the application  The developers of the distribution  The group behind a graphical user interface (GUI) desktop environment

14. Page 14 Security Strategies in Linux Platforms and Applications © 2013 Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC, an Ascend Learning Company www.jblearning.com All rights reserved. Summary  Best practices for keeping Linux software up to date  Corporate and community support  Future changes in Linux security