🏆 Top 8 Picks for 2026
Best Linux Security Books 2026
Discover the 8 best Linux Security books for 2026. Expert-curated and ranked by popularity and reader ratings.
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Top 8 Linux Security Books Ranked
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Linux Intrusion Detection with OSSEC & Wazuh
Deploy and manage OSSEC and Wazuh on Linux. Implement host-based intrusion detection, file integrity monitoring, active response, SIEM integration, and scalable security monitoring.
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Linux Security Auditing
A practical Linux security auditing guide covering system baselines, auditd, permissions, SELinux, AppArmor, firewall audits, automation, and compliance verification.
3
Linux Firewall Configuration
Practical Linux firewall guide covering iptables, nftables, and firewalld. Learn secure rule design, hardening strategies, logging, cloud use cases, automation, and troubleshooting in real environments.
4
SELinux & AppArmor Guide
Master SELinux and AppArmor with practical, real-world examples. Learn mandatory access control, policy creation, troubleshooting, service hardening, containers, and production security best practices.
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Firewall Configuration: The Complete Guide
Master Linux firewalls with iptables, firewalld, nftables, and UFW. Learn practical firewall rules for servers, workstations, cloud, Docker, Kubernetes, and real-world security scenarios.
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Linux Security Essentials
Learn essential Linux security fundamentals. Secure users, permissions, authentication, services, firewalls, SELinux, logging, intrusion detection, updates, backups, and containers with practical examples.
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Linux Security Hardening
Harden Linux systems for production use. Learn kernel security, access control, SELinux, AppArmor, firewalling, logging, intrusion detection, automation, and incident response with practical examples.
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Linux System Hardening
Secure Linux systems step by step. Harden SSH, users, permissions, services, networking, logging, auditing, intrusion detection, containers, kernel settings, encryption, and compliance across major distributions.
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