Matthew Garrett Argues for Better Security in 2014 | Linux Today

Matthew Garrett Argues for Better Security in 2014

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 13, 2014

2013 was a big year for security in the PC industry, characterized by the mass implementation of UEFI Secure Boot, the Snowden revelations, and the openSSL website security breach, said Garrett, who works for cloud computing company Nebula and implemented UEFI Secure Boot for Fedora. Each event has changed the way the software industry views security and each provides its own lessons for Linux developers and sysadmins.

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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