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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Businesses Back New Professional Body to Raise IT Security Standards
27 February 2006
A new professional body for information security professionals launched today (Monday 27 February) w
Organizations/Events
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Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type
27 February 2006
Most people who use e-mail now know enough to be on guard against "phishing" messages that pretend t
Host Security
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Better fingerprint biometrics
26 February 2006
University of Buffalo researchers say they have put their fingers on a way to improve security of wi
General Security
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Legendary Hacker Mitnick Turns Legit
26 February 2006
As he kneeled down and fumbled around in one of his two computer bags in search of extra business ca
General Security
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Is Your Cell Phone Due For An Antivirus Shot?
25 February 2006
Programs that fight viruses have become a necessary evil on Windows PCs. Now the antivirus industry
Wireless Security
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Biometric Science Not Up To Fighting Terrorists
24 February 2006
The science of biometric security “is filled with promise
General Security
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Security Wars: Novell SELinux Killer Rattles Red Hat
24 February 2006
Novell Inc. of Provo, Utah, has released the source code for its recently acquired open-source Linux
SELinux
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Time To Send A Consistent Message On Security
23 February 2006
One of the great things about the Internet is anonymity. Assuming that you block cookies, you can go
General Security
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Domain Name Service as an IDS
23 February 2006
How DNS can be used for detecting and monitoring badware in a network.
Intrusion Detection
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John the Ripper 1.7, by Solar Designer
23 February 2006
Federico Biancuzzi interviews Solar Designer, creator of the popular John the Ripper password cracke
Security Sources
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New Bots Spearhead 2005 Malware Offensive
22 February 2006
There was a “significant increase
General Security
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Dismantle Piece
22 February 2006
Since my first reading of last month's cautionary CSO Undercover column, 'To Convergence (and Back),
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