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Techworld: Linux Can Secure Entire Network–Official

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 3, 2005

“An IBM report that tested the suitability of Linux software to
secure an network its entirety has come to light months after it
was originally published.

“Tested over three months at IBM’s Linux Test Integration Center
(LTIC) by a seven-person team, the 87-page report titled ‘Linux
Security: exploring open source security for a Linux server
environment’ set out to test a wide range of open-source Linux
products supported by IBM to see whether they could adequately
protect a middleware environment. Only open source products were
used…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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