basic LAMP security 101

[Stephen]

I have rebuilt my server as an Ubuntu server, and am exposing parts of
same said server to the outside world. Anyone have a decent reference
on security i can read, there is quite a bit out there, but its a
muddy mess to know who is talking out their collective backside and
who actually is giving you something useful. I do know we have some
very good security geeks here and hope to borrow (beg) some pearls of
wisdom.

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rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen