The Security Powerhouse: Exploring Linuxs Robust Defense Mechanisms

has been quite secure, especially compared to other operating systems such as MacOS or Windows. Even so, it's good to build on that, starting with these tools. Unlike windows where everyone can be an admin, Linux restrict root access through user privilege model. The Linux kernel has got an array of security defenses that provide the highest level of security. A major security feature of Linux is has got a firewall. By default, Linux ships with a firewall tool called iptables . However, since i...