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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Painful patching: How to lock down networked devices
27 April 2005
Given the fact that almost all networks are connected to the Internet nowadays, your one hope of sta
Network Security
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Host-Based Intrusion Prevention
26 April 2005
Layered security is a widely accepted principle of computer and network security. The basic premise
Host Security
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Security for the Paranoid
26 April 2005
Something strange happened to me recently: a friend told me I was too paranoid when it comes to secu
General Security
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New Virus Count Nearly Triples
26 April 2005
The number of new viruses has almost tripled in the last six months, an anti-virus vendor said Tuesd
General Security
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Fortinet settles GPL violation suit
26 April 2005
Security vendor Fortinet has agreed to make some of its source code available, following accusations
General Security
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Web defacements and server hacks on the rise
25 April 2005
Hackers carried out almost 500,000 more attacks on Web sites and servers last year than in 2003, acc
General Security
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Detecting suspicious network traffic with psad
25 April 2005
Have you ever wondered how many people are scanning your server looking for weaknesses? One way to f
Intrusion Detection
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Hotspot Hacking And How To Fight It
25 April 2005
Use of public wireless hotspots is increasing, giving mobile workers and others access to essential
Wireless Security
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Viruses 'a thing of the past'
25 April 2005
No longer are antivirus experts as concerned with attention-grabbing viruses and worms causing mass
General Security
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DDoS: don't get stuck in denial
25 April 2005
Forward-looking companies have long realized the great business opportunities that the Internet offe
Network Security
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Can this man save the Net?
22 April 2005
VeriSign is the world's largest digital certificate authority and is steward of the A and J root ser
Network Security
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Ameritrade Shows Peril of Backup Tapes
21 April 2005
For the second time this year, a high-profile financial company has lost a backup tape containing cu
General Security