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Can You Trust Trusted Parties?

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One of the most difficult decisions in any given enviroment is the distribution of trust. Who can you trust and with how much access? If you have a Systems Administrator on-site then they probably have super user access . . .

Future denial of service attacks

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Denial of service attacks are a part of life on the Internet. They are generally speaking the easiest attacks to commit since they require minimal skill, only a minimum of knowledge about your intended victim's network, and can be done . . .

Improve Security At the Kernel Level

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Many Linux administrators often think about securing their systems from the top down (or perhaps the outside in). Significant focus is placed on Firewalls, packet filtering, limiting or denying dangerous services and controlling available programs and local permissions. . . .