Cybersecurity for Small Networks

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Getting Started with a Base Linux System and Network Map

This chapter presents two fundamental projects: setting up a basic Ubuntu system that you’ll use throughout the book and creating a network map. You’ll use this system as a base on top of which you will install and run various security tools, and the network map will provide a visual overview of all the devices in your network and how they interrelate and communicate.

We’ll start with a definition and overview of common Linux operating systems and then go through the steps to install a version of Linux (specifically, Ubuntu) in a virtual machine (VM), on a physical computer, and in ...