LinuxSecurity Contributor - Brittany Day
Brittany Day
Brittany is a passionate, committed content creator and editor for LinuxSecurity. Brittany aims to write and promote content that provides value to everyone, regardless of their career or familiarity with Linux, raising awareness of the many advantages of Open Source. Brittany earned a BS in General Science at the University of Oregon. Aside from writing, Brittany's passions include spending time with family, bodybuilding, and gardening.
Education: BS in General Science, University of Oregon
Experience: LinuxSecurity Senior Content Editor, 2018 - present
Citizenship: USA
Articles From Brittany Day
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Intrusion Detection Systems in Hospitals: What, Why, and Where
20 July 2006
As information systems in hospitals continue to advance and evolve, so do the threats to those syste
Intrusion Detection
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Network Security: Protecting the Patient's Electronic Medical Data in the Health Care Organization
20 July 2006
Today there is a growing concern for the security of confidential electronic patient health informat
Network Security
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Security Validation of OpenSSL Encryption Tool uncertain
20 July 2006
A joint U.S. and Canadian organization that certifies encryption tools for use by federal government
General Security
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Seven ways to succeed in your first year as a network security officer
19 July 2006
Alstom Transport is not exactly a household name. But its products are well-known, particularly amon
General Security
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Breach Rules Toughened For Federal Agencies
19 July 2006
The White House's Office of Management and Budget instructed U.S. federal agencies to alert the US-C
Government
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Researcher posts Google-based malware search tool
19 July 2006
A well-known security researcher has released code that can be used to mine Google Inc.'s database f
General Security
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Open Source encryption module loses FIPS certification
18 July 2006
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has revoked certification of the open-source encr
Organizations/Events
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IRS: Lack of fraud detection system cost nearly $300M
18 July 2006
The lack of an automated refund fraud detection system that would have allowed the U.S. Internal Rev
Government
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Phishers Edge past banks' strong authentication
17 July 2006
Scammers have found a way around new token-based authentication systems that have been adopted by so
General Security
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CSI survey: Data breaches still being swept under the rug
16 July 2006
On the surface, the results of the 11th annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey are positi
Government
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Daily flaws ratchet up disclosure debate
15 July 2006
As the creator of the Metasploit Project, an open-source tool for automating the exploitation of vul
General Security
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Spim, Splog on the rise
15 July 2006
Spammers are increasingly turning to mobile text-messaging, Web-based instant messaging, blogs and s
General Security