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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Cyber extortion, A very real threat
06 June 2006
Criminal gangs are increasingly using the internet as a tool to extort money from businesses. Thousa
General Security
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Security Without Firewalls: Sensible Or Silly?
06 June 2006
For years, infosec experts have called the firewall a critical ingredient to security, whether it's
Firewalls
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Open source consortium addresses security
05 June 2006
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) has announced the availability of a process guide
General Security
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Spyware infections spreading, security expert says
05 June 2006
Spyware programs are increasing in number and growing in sophistication to avoid detection, making i
General Security
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A Comparison of SNMP v1, v2 and v3
05 June 2006
During its development history, the communities of researchers, developers, implementers and users o
Documentation
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May's Security Streams
05 June 2006
Here's May's summary of all the security streams during the month. This is perhaps among the few pos
Security Sources
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Abandon E-mail!
05 June 2006
Back in 1972, by some accounts, a new form of communication known as e-mail was born. It was a pract
Forums
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Disaster Practice
04 June 2006
When the British government wanted to test the resiliency of its financial institutions, it commissi
Security Sources
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Security Spending Shifts
03 June 2006
Lingering concern about the overall state of the economy has many CIOs forecasting a slowdown in IT
General Security
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The Games Hackers Play
02 June 2006
This clash has nothing to do with the simulated battles on Gindis, Eternal Duel, Mobstar or any of t
Network Security
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Fed plan for cybersecurity R&D released
02 June 2006
The government has outlined its first steps for coordinating and expanding federal research and deve
Government
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Cybersecurity Contests go National
01 June 2006
It has all the makings of a B-movie plot: A corporate network targeted by hackers and a half dozen h
Organizations/Events