{{tag>projects cloud club computing virtualization machines VMs AWS Azure GCP}}


[[cloud_club|About the Club]]

==== Cloud Club Topics - Computer security ====

==== Questions ====
  - What is computer security?
  - Is anything really secure?
  - How do we measure security?

==== Understanding Security ====
  - Users
  - Groups
  - File permissions
  - SELinux
  - understanding viruses and anti-virus software
    - Clam-AV
    - AVG
    - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_antivirus_software|Compare options]]
  - System firewalls
  - Network firewalls

==== Intrusion Detection System ( IDS ) ===
  - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system#Detection_method|Understanding IDS]]
  - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Intrusion_detection_systems|Compare IDS solutions]]

==== Intrusion Prevention System ( IPS ) ====
  - [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intrusion_detection_system#Intrusion_prevention|Understanding IPS]]
  - [[https://www.checkpoint.com/cyber-hub/network-security/what-is-an-intrusion-detection-system-ids/ids-vs-ips/|IDS vs IPS]]

==== Hands-on Security ====
  - User and file security
    - Create groups
    - Create users and assign groups
    - Create directories and files to share
    - Login as different users ( different terminals open )
    - Attemp to access files in your group directory
    - Attempt to access files not in your group directory
  - Anti-virus security
    - Install Clam-AV
    - Scan files
      - [[https://www.eicar.org/download-anti-malware-testfile/|EICAR test files]]
      - [[https://www.fortiguard.com/sample-files|FortiNet test files]]
  - Firewalls
    - Manage local firewall
    - Manage network firewall