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Free eBook: Secure File Transfer Project Examples

IT and cybersecurity teams frequently envision, create, and implement innovative uses for their secure file transfer software. These unique applications allow them to solve critical industry and organizational needs without using a secondary solution or tool! In this informational ebook, you'll discover countless ways your peers use managed file transfer (MFT) in their organizations. We share...
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The Shared Responsibility of Cloud Security

The agreement that cloud security is a shared responsibility between cloud providers and cloud users has now firmly taken hold. How those responsibilities shake out, however, is an ongoing conversation.
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Is Antivirus Really Necessary for Linux?

As evidenced by XBash and Kodi add-on malware, the myth that Linux is immune to viruses could not be further from the truth. In reality, Linux is becoming a lucrative target.
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A SIEM that Speaks IBM i

Organizations of all sizes can benefit from capturing, logging, and responding to security events in real time, but one important operating system is often overlooked: IBM i.
Guide

Download the EMA Radar™ Report for Workload Automation

Analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) has released its latest Radar™ report for Workload Automation. The Radar report delivers an in-depth analysis of industry-leading vendors and vendor products, including their overall market position in comparison with other vendors. In this Radar report, Automate from Fortra has once again been named a Value Leader in workload automation. Fill...
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How Spectre and Meltdown Affect Power Systems Servers

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities do affect Power Systems servers. Fortra security expert explains what we know so far and how you can stay up-to-date on patches released by IBM.
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Download "Childhood's End: Attackers Increasingly Take Aim at Linux Systems"

Like the wide-eyed humans who mistakenly trust their benevolent alien overlords in Arthur C. Clarke’s science-fiction classic, Linux users the world over are beginning to awaken to the reality that their malware- free utopian childhood is rapidly coming to an end. A startling increase in malware, ransomware and malicious code targeting Linux systems of all shapes and sizes since 2015 means the...
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NIST’s Surprising New Password Recommendation

For a computer user, few things are more annoying than the requirement to use a password to access servers, applications, and websites. Find out how NIST's new recommendations are making passwords easier to create and maintain.
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Hidden Dangers of the Lesser-Known IBM i Special Authorities

Everyone’s aware of the dangers of *ALLOBJ, *SECADM, and *SPLCTL special authorities. But what about the rest? Fortra security expert explains the issues you should be aware of when assigning the other special authorities.