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Managing Security Accountability in Virtualization Environments

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As network boundaries blur and longstanding design paradigms fall by the wayside, how do we assign accountability for security? It's a pressing question: Because virtualization gives us so much power and flexibility, we're moving ahead at a breakneck pace, often without looking closely at whether security-assurance levels remain as the services delivery model morphs.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 22, 2011

EC2 Security Concerns: Unauthorized Access And Malware Risks

Using Amazon's EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) can pose a security threat to organizations and individuals alike, though Amazon's not to blame, according to researchers from Eurecom, Northeastern University, and SecludIT.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 10, 2011

Assessing Security Risks and Strategies for Remote Access Solutions

A data-breach-investigations report issued by Verizon earlier this year found 71 percent of all hacking attacks on business take place using remote access or desktop service.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 14, 2011

November 2023 Cyber Risk Assessment for Security Incidents

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 07, 2011

OS X Lion Enhancements: ASLR Security And Disk Encryption Features

With Wednesday's release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple has definitively leapfrogged its rivals by offering an operating system with state-of-the-art security protections that make it more resistant to malware exploits and other hack attacks, two researchers say.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 21, 2011

Agnitio V2.0 Launch Preparations: Reflections and Future Steps

As the days count down until I jet off to Las Vegas and release v2.0 of Agnitio I

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2011

Enhance Data Protection With Advanced Linux Security Measures

People who are familiar with me know that there are two things I

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2011

Effective Hashing Techniques For User Password Protection

News about intrusions into the servers of online stores, games vendors and other internet services can now be read on an almost daily basis. Often, the intruders obtain customers' login data including their passwords. As many people use the same password in multiple places, criminals can use the passwords to obtain unauthorised access to further services.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 21, 2011

Examining Security Differences: Linux Vs. Windows in Cyber Landscape

Common wisdom has held for years that Linux is superior to Windows when it comes to security issues. But now that open source is growing in popularity both on the consumer side (think Android phones) and the enterprise side (Linux runs the 10 fastest supercomputers in the world, for example, according to Wikipedia), it's time to push past the adage and look again at the whole "which is safer" issue.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 15, 2011

Exploring Linux Security Benefits Against Windows in Home Networks

"NSA recommending Vista for home security is merely a reflection of the reality of monopoly in the retail space," said blogger Robert Pogson. "In the USA probably as few as 2 to 3 percent of users use GNU/Linux, so a recommendation is almost useless." Those who are serious about security "are already aware of SELinux, a product of the NSA. The NSA is merely recommending that folks move on from XP, a poor OS poorly supported by M$."

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 13, 2011

Sony PlayStation Network Attack: Lessons For Database Security

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LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 12, 2011

NSA Report Highlights the Neglect of Linux Security in Home Networks

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 10, 2011

Cyber-Ark Survey Reveals Insider Breach Risks Among IT Professionals

Last issue we talked about the recent survey of IT managers concerning risk management in their enterprises conducted for Courion. Today we'll look at another recent survey which included IT managers -- and more.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 20, 2011

Comprehensive Guide to System Hardening Strategies and Practices

Primarily a Windows article, but good general security ideas as well. "Glenn Phillips, president of Pelham, Ala.-based Fort

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 18, 2011

Essential Strategies for Data Protection on World Backup Day

Hello, world! Today it's your Backup Day. World Backup Day is a new idea promoted by a small team of Redditors, and it's a good idea. You can never be too careful when it comes to backing up.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 01, 2011

Essential Security Improvements for Virtualized IT Infrastructure Systems

Here you are, adding yet another server to your virtualized environment that went from beta to production in the data center equivalent of zero to 60 in 4.5 seconds. That speed means the security policies and processes you routinely applied to physical servers probably went out the window over the past few years.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 09, 2011

Key Lessons from the HBGary Cyber Attack and How to Protect Systems

Thanks to Ars Technica and H-online.com, we now have intimate details of the Anonymous attack against security research company HBGary. There are no surprises in how the attacks where carried out, but we can draw many morals from the story, even if we've heard them time and time before.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 08, 2011

Ubuntu 10.04 Critical Advisory: Major Security Flaws and Threats

Oh my God! There are security holes in Ubuntu 10.04! The sky is falling! Bill Gates is the maker of the one true operating system; forgive us Bill for we have worshiped at the feet of false Penguin idols. Oh please, give me a break!

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 07, 2011

Safeguarding Web Applications Against Mobile Malware Threats and Risks

According to the RSA 2011 Cybercrime Trends Report, the number one trend this year will be mobile device malware and the associated exploitation of mobile smart devices to commit fraud. The explosive growth of mobile smart devices as general purpose

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 23, 2011

ShmooCon Analysis: Linux USB Exploit Demonstration and Security Insights

At the ShmooCon hacker conference, security expert Jon Larimer from IBM's X-Force team demonstrated that Linux is far from immune from attacks via USB storage devices: during his presentation, the expert obtained access to a locked Linux system using a specially crafted USB flash drive, ...

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 09, 2011

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