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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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New Years Resolutions - Technology Style!

CIO Musings

Security - Let face it folks, it is time to get serious about information security. Remember, the bad guys already have your information, they stole it from someplace else like the federal government, Yahoo, HomeDepot Target or any one of a thousand other places. Get it to the most recent operating system release.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: How To Get Paid To Hack

ForAllSecure

And the rest, they say is this as a reporter, I was in a position to learn as I wrote about information security. Here's the crazy thing: prior to 2017 Prior to attending DEF CON 25 Stoke never tried his hand at bug bounty. Probably my most interesting targets would be like operating system kernels.

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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.

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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.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach. The allegations hold that Equifax's failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network led to a data breach in 2017 that affected approximately 147 million people. states and territories.

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The CyberWire Daily Podcast EP. 389 With Guest Speaker David Brumley

ForAllSecure

Federal Trade Commission announced today that Equifax will pay $575 million in its settlement over the credit bureau's 2017 breach. The allegations hold that Equifax's failure to take reasonable steps to secure its network led to a data breach in 2017 that affected approximately 147 million people. states and territories.