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Using Secure Configurations | Standardize Your Security

Linux Academy

This week, we’re discussing secure configurations, and why they matter. Our friends at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) listed “Secure Configurations” as the No. 5 most important security control on this year’s Top 20 hit list. Of course, I need to securely configure my devices.

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Vulnerability Scanning – Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

As we continue down the path to successfully securing our infrastructure, we come to vulnerability scanning. A vulnerability scan simply scans for security flaws in systems and devices known as vulnerabilities and reports them. For internal vulnerability scanning, you can set up an OpenVAS server running on Linux.

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Regulatory Compliance and Red Hat Security

Linux Academy

In today’s interconnected world, data security has never been more important. By training your IT staff to keep your systems secure, you can prevent harmful or costly data breaches. If your organization handles either of these sensitive data types, you must follow guidelines to keep your systems secure. Security policies.

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User Account Review | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

One of the topics you may not often think of as being all that important to security is user accounts on systems. We spend so much time on other things — like managing firewall rules, system patching , analyzing report data, etc. that user accounts are often a neglected topic. Identifying unused accounts. It’s fairly simple.

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Is Information Security the Right Profession for Me?

Linux Academy

Wondering if information security is the right profession for you? I’ve been working in information security for many years and have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. In this post, I’ll fill you in about some of the available jobs in information security and what it takes to succeed in each one.

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Self-Audits | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

However, in information security, I believe we should embrace audits and advocate for them. Now, before you think I’m crazy — hear me out, because it’s important and here’s why: Security Audits Find Red Flags. Security audits are the same thing. Regulatory Information Security Audit Requirements.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

In the fast-evolving world of finance, data security is of paramount importance. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a crucial framework to which financial institutions must adhere. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a crucial framework to which financial institutions must adhere.

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