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Installing the MySQL database server securely
Learn how to install the MySQL database securely with these essential steps and guidance. Assess your security risk level, prevent attacks and monitor your system effectively with this tip. Tip
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Hardening SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in eight steps
With this SLES hardening guide, a secure server is only eight steps away. Follow along with our expert, who shows how to lock down a server from installation to logging events. Tip
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Reducing Windows desktop total cost of ownership
IT managers who make the Windows desktop environment a high priority can grow the business -- instead of making it a cost center. Tip
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Chapter 2, Hardening the operating system, from "How to Cheat at Securing Linux"
Secure your Linux sever, starting with the operating system. Get the essential how-to information from this excerpt from "How to Cheat at Securing Linux" by James Stanger. Tip
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How to use SSH Public/Private keys in PuTTY
In this article, you'll learn how to make communication between Linux Server and PuTTY more secure by using SSH public/private keys. Tip
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Identity management and single sign-on (SSO)
Learn about the challenges of identity management and how deploying single sign-on (SSO) can solve some of those issues, using popular programs like Kerberos, JA-SIG CAS and LDAP. Tip
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Platform and application security: Linux distributions, AppArmor and more
Is AppArmor as good as SELinux? Which Linux distribution is the safest? An expert takes on these issues and more. Tip
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Higgins Project: Seeking identity management without Microsoft restrictions
The Higgins Project is an open source effort to create a standard for managing and defining digital identity. Here, a security expert discusses the challenges involved in integrating Higgins with Microsoft's proprietary CardSpace. Tip
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SUSE security: Forgotten passwords, AppArmor
A security expert describes how to harden your openSUSE 10.2 installation and talks about open source security tools. Tip
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Filling in app security gaps
Matt Fisher, senior security engineer for SPI Dynamics, discusses challenges IT managers face when dealing with application security and gives advice on how to reduce security risks. Tip