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Is Antivirus Really Necessary for Linux?

By Bob Erdman on Tue, 10/23/2018
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.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Press Release
Press Release

Weak Internal Security Causes Weak External Security

Long-time security expert, Pat Botz, recently joined Fortra. Botz goes way back in the computer industry. He wrote the Basic compiler and CAD tools for Control Data supercomputers and then lead the development of CAD tools for its AIX workstation line three decades ago. He eventually became a lead security architect for the IBM i platform, and left Big Blue a number of years ago to start his own security firm, Botz & Associates. Dan sat down to have a chat with Chris Heim, chief executive officer of Fortra, and John Vanderwall, vice president and business unit manager for security services at the company, as well as Botz, who now has a senior security services consultant position at the company.
Guide
Guide

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...
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Data Protection
Vulnerability Management
Getting started with NIST 800-171 compliance
Blog
Blog

NIST’s Surprising New Password Recommendation

By Robin Tatam on Fri, 01/05/2018
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.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Blog
Blog

Hidden Dangers of the Lesser-Known IBM i Special Authorities

Fri, 01/05/2018
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.
Infrastructure and Data Protection
Hacker leading to the start of security for IBM i
On-Demand Webinar
On-Demand Webinar

Lessons from 2017’s Top Security Threats

By Robin Tatam
This year of record-breaking breaches forces the rest of us to determine what we can learn from a series of unfortunate events that allowed hackers and attackers to slink away with our data.
Infrastructure and Data Protection