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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

This included installing operating system updates, NTP servers, DNS servers, static IPs, audit log options, anti-virus, etc. Ansible can help automate the backup, and you can learn more in this month’s how-to video that covers using Ansible to back up a Cisco ASA firewall. How do we do this kind of monitoring?

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Defeating Worms And Viruses

Galido

A virus is a self- replicating, malicious application that can easily penetrate an operating system with the sole purpose of spreading harmful programming codes. They can also utilize the errors in a network configuration as well as the loopholes of the security application and operating systems.

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How Can Educational Institutions Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats in Education?

Kitaboo

Therefore, educational institutions should invest in firewalls, intrusion detection, and virus and malware protection systems. Update Systems Regularly. You should always ensure that your browsers, applications, and operating systems are running the latest version. Backup Your Data.

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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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Website Server Planning Tips

Galido

Redudancy and Backups. Do you plan on doing your own backups? Does the webhost provide automated backups and how often? How much storage for backups do they provide? As websites are commonly hacked and breached, backups, in addition to security, are an important element for deciding on which host to go with.

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The Cyber Resilience Blueprint: A Proactive GRC Framework

SecureWorld News

This might involve technological solutions, like firewalls or encryption, or policy-based solutions, such as enhanced training and stricter access controls. This safeguard makes it much harder for unauthorized users to gain access to systems.

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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

This can show "good faith" from the ransomware group by allowing targeting and recovery of just sensitive files and not having to rebuild the entire server if the Operating System files are encrypted as well. What is North Korea up to?