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informIT: Mitigating the Security Risks of SSH

Written By
JT
John Tränkenschuh
Aug 27, 2006

“This article is a follow-up to my earlier article on SSH
security considerations, in which I discussed some very real risks
with SSH—risks created by how SSH is rolled out in many
organizations. Large organizations with many production platforms
are especially at risk. Slashdot featured some excellent discussion
about that article, along with other responses that convinced me of
the need for a follow-up. In this article, we’ll consider
mitigations (security controls) that you can apply to the SSH
rollout at your organization…”

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John Tränkenschuh

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