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What Is Patch Management and Why Is It Important?

SecureWorld News

Patch management, much like other cyber defense strategies such as vulnerability scanning, incident response, risk assessments, or penetration testing (pen-testing) , mustn't be viewed as a siloed exercise. IT teams have extensive stacks of hardware and software to maintain. It optimizes resource usage.

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Enhance Your Security Posture: Doing Four Things Can Reduce Unauthorized Penetrations by 85%

CTOvision

Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. href="[link] Control 3: Secure Configurations for Hardware and Software on Mobile Devices, Laptops, Workstations, and Servers. Penetration Tests and Red Team Exercises. Inventory of Authorized and Unauthorized Software.

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Technology Short Take 170

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware I must admit that I always wanted to have a Sun workstation, and I’ve had an interest in SunOS/Solaris for years (check out this link if you don’t believe me). As detailed in this article , it turns out BitLocker can be bypassed—assuming physical access to the hardware—with a cheap logic analyzer.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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Chelsea curse has infected the Three Network

Dataconomy

While the exact cause of the outage may vary, it is often related to disruptions in the network infrastructure , software glitches , or hardware failures. Update your device software : Make sure your smartphone’s operating system is up-to-date. Network Automation 101: What is there to automate, and how is it done?

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Shielding Your Intellectual Property: The Role of DRM in Content Protection

Kitaboo

Control Over Content Distribution DRM allows content creators and copyright holders to exercise control over the distribution of their works. They range from software-based solutions to hardware-based implementations, catering to different types of content and platforms.

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Why is the most anticipated AAA game of 2023 not working for some?

Dataconomy

Exercise caution when terminating processes and ensure that you are not closing any critical system processes. By closing unnecessary background processes, you can free up system resources and potentially improve the performance of resource-demanding programs.

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