FUNCTIONS OF A PROXY SERVER A proxy server has a large variety of potential purposes‚ including: • To keep machines behind it anonymous (mainly for security). • To speed up access to resources (using caching). Web proxies are commonly used to cache web pages from a web server. • To apply access policy to network services or content‚ e.g. to block undesired sites. • To log / audit usage‚ i.e. to provide company employee Internet usage reporting. • To bypass security/ parental controls. • To
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Practice Volume 9‚ 2010 Database Security: What Students Need to Know Meg Coffin Murray Kennesaw State University‚ Kennesaw‚ GA‚ USA mcmurray@kennesaw.edu Executive Summary Database security is a growing concern evidenced by an increase in the number of reported incidents of loss of or unauthorized exposure to sensitive data. As the amount of data collected‚ retained and shared electronically expands‚ so does the need to understand database security. The Defense Information Systems Agency
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Mike Arboscello Chapter 6 review 1. Which of the following file systems is supported by Windows Server 2008? (Choose all that apply.) a. FAT b. EXT2 c. NTFS d. Reiser 2. Which of the following is true about the FAT32 file system? (Choose all that apply.) a. Supports a maximum partition size of 2 GB b. Supports a maximum file size of 4 GB c. Was not available until Windows 98 d. Does not support file permissions 3. An image file of a full DVD can be stored on a FAT32 volume
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and Maintaining Network Security This lab contains the following exercises and activities: Exercise 12.1 Installing Internet Information Server Exercise 12.2 Testing IIS Connectivity Exercise 12.3 Allowing a Program Through the Firewall Lab Challenge Creating Windows Firewall Rules Exercise 12.1 Installing Internet Information Server Overview Because this is only a test deployment‚ you will be using a Windows 8 computer to function as the web server. In this exercise‚ you will
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net Extending Netsparker® Netsparker is the first false-positive free scanner. This document explains Netsparker’s user extensibility features‚ including step-by-step tutorials that show you how to build your own extensions to achieve a variety of common goals. Mavituna Security Ltd. Finance House‚ 522A Uxbridge Rd. Pinner. HA5 3PU / UK +44 845 686 3001 +44 845 686 5001 If you need additional help extending Netsparker‚ please contact us at support@mavitunasecurity.com. 2
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1. Most security plans start with infrastructure. If you were going to develop a Security plan from scratch‚ where would you start? Explain your answer. To develop a security plan from scratch‚ there are three steps which I would consider to implement first in the plan. a) Business impact analysis (BIA) and risk assessment The first question is to understand the impact of a loss or reduction of business functionality. I would first understand most critical assets and threats of the organization
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of Coventry Security Solutions‚ with whom you recently made contact with to request a security audit of your computer systems. Firstly‚ I would like to congratulate you on a very wise choice in deciding to have a security audit take place of your company. Last year 87% of small businesses had a security breach‚ which is up from 76% in 2012. The median number of these breaches suffered rested at 17 in 2013‚ which is up from 6 in 2012 (PWC‚ 2013). This goes to show that cyber-security is becoming
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File Server - Database Server - Transaction Server – Groupware Server - Object Server – Middleware - Building Blocks. Client Server Operating System: Anatomy of server program - Server needs from OS - Server Scalability - Client Anatomy - Client need from OS - Client OS trends - Server OS trends. Basic Concepts of Client/ Server Computing Client–server computing: Client–server computing is a distributed computing model in which client applications request services from server processes
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UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique UNIX‚ Linux‚ and Windows Server Critique Administration Windows Server Advantages There are many administration advantages for Windows Servers. One aspect is domain operations which are an important resource available on the network through Window Server. Making Window Server a domain controller adds security and the ability to add local and group policies to the network (Garza‚ 2010). If Window Server is not promoted to the status
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Campus Security Guidelines Recommended Operational Policies for Local and Campus Law Enforcement Agencies A project of William J. Bratton‚ Chief of Police‚ Los Angeles President‚ Major Cities Chiefs Association In partnership with Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice Director James H. Burch‚ II Bureau of Justice Assistance‚ Office of Justice Programs‚ U.S. Department of Justice Staff support provided by Lafayette Group This project was supported by Grant
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