This guide covers the basics of hardening a new Linux virtual machine when you'd rather be doing something else.

It scratches the surface of the most obvious stuff. I’d only add running apps in isolation (docker or adduser) and maybe fail2ban.

  •  F5XS   ( @f5xs_bhw0a@beehaw.org ) English
    4•11 months ago

    I also want to know, being a beginner sysadmin myself. If you think that his advice is bad and you’re not elaborating, I’ll be taking his advice because his sounds sane so far.