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Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Linux Desktop Security 2017

Galido

Having Linux as your operating system is one of the better decisions you can make concerning your computer’s security. Having this OS on your desktop allows you to relax a little bit when it comes to many forms of security breaches, which would probably inflict serious damage to less security-oriented systems.

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How to Choose the Best Vulnerability Scanning Tool for Your Business

Galido

As the name clearly suggests, a vulnerability scanner scans systems and networks to identify and report back on open ports, active IP addresses and log-ons, software, OSs (Operating Systems) etc. After all, it’s all for the security of your business! You could also integrate them with other existing scanners.

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What Does It Take To Become a Computer Security Specialist

Galido

This is where the computer security specialist comes in. What Does a Computer Security Specialist Do? A computer security specialist helps these businesses by performing security tests on data processing systems, adds software to security files, and keeps virus protection up to date.

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Browser Isolation: The Missing Piece in Your Security Puzzle

SecureWorld News

This forces IT and information security specialists to constantly enhance protection to effectively counter information security incidents related to malware distribution through rogue websites, links, and email attachments. At the same time, attackers constantly devise new methods and variants of online threats.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

Furthermore, if the operating system pattern is Linux Oracle Enterprise, the architect would use that pattern first in its design unless technical constraints made the consumption of this pattern suboptimal to accomplish the solution’s goal. Claire LaVelle is a principal consultant QSA for Verizon Cyber Security Consulting group.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Here’s Mike Ahmadi to explain.