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Dangerous Linux Configurations You Must Avoid for Secure Systems (Deep Dive)

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Hey team!

We all know Linux gives us superpowers, but with great power comes… well, catastrophic failure if you mess up. 😅
Today, I want to dive deeper into misconfigurations that can silently wreak havoc.

These pitfalls are sneakier — dependencies, SSH settings, disk management, encryption, and library management — the kind of things you don’t realize are dangerous until you’re troubleshooting at 4 AM.

Let’s walk through these pitfalls together and sprinkle in some humor to keep us awake!

  1. Giving Everyone Root Access
  2. Disabling the Firewall? Please Don’t!
  3. Improper Library and Dependency Management
  4. Dangerous SSH Configurations
  5. Running Services as Root (The “No-No” of All No-Nos)
  6. Poor Disk Management Practices
  7. Skipping Encryption for Sensitive Data
  8. Ignoring Kernel and Security Updates
  9. Not Monitoring Processes and Services
  10. Incorrectly Editing the /etc/fstab File

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