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SearchEnterpriseLinux: Linux Security: The Seven Deadly Sins

[ Thanks to Michael
S. Mimoso
for this link. ]

“‘No firewall can keep all hackers out.’ With these words,
security consultant Bob Toxen began his sermon, or workshop, on the
‘seven deadly sins’ of Linux security. Any IT manager who commits
one of these sins will ‘get nailed sooner or later,’ he said.

“Toxen–author of ‘Real World Linux Security’ from Pearson
Education–conducted the workshop at Jupitermedia Corp.’s
Enterprise Linux Forum Wednesday.

“Toxen’s admonitions were sweetened with advice on how to avoid
the path to security sinfulness. Here’s his list of ‘deadly sins’
and heavenly best practices…”


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