Hi George, Not a white paper but a couple of things I would normally do on servers I'm responsible for would be: Configure ssh access by IP Disable root access over ssh Specify accounts and IPs for AllowUsers in sshd_config Change the default ssh port Set up iptables rules restricting access by port and machine/subnet Set up tcp wrappers Set up logwatch Set up an IDS like Tripwire Ronan On 24 Mar 2015 14:57, "George" <georgelza@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi guys > > Does anyone have a good white paper that covers how/what to change to > harder a Linux OS. > > G > > -- > You have the obligation to inform one honestly of the risk, and as a person > you are committed to educate yourself to the total risk in any activity! > > Once informed & totally aware of the risk, > every fool has the right to kill or injure themselves as they see fit! >