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How To Install and Secure Memcached on CentOS 7 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Install and Secure Memcached on CentOS 7

Memory object caching systems like Memcached can optimize backend database performance by temporarily storing information in memory, retaining frequently or recently requested records. In this guide, we will cover how to protect your Memcached server by binding your installation to a local or private network interface and creating an authorized user for your Memcached instance.

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How to Install Linux Socket Monitor (LSM) on CentOS 6.4 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How to Install Linux Socket Monitor (LSM) on CentOS 6.4

In this article we will be looking at enhancing system security by increasing the level of monitoring performed. We are going to set up Linux Socket Monitor (LSM) which sends out alerts when a new socket / port is created, which is a potential signal of an intrusion by an unknown application taking over its host.

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