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Beyond Passwords: 5 Ways To Prevent Unauthorized Logins
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Beyond Passwords: 5 Ways To Prevent Unauthorized Logins

Hard-to-guess passwords are important to securing your network from intrusion. But think about it from the perspective of someone (or their robot app) trying to break in. They need to also pick the right user name and point of entry, and have enough opportunity and patience to repetitively guess until

Paul Saletan Jul 11, 2013 • 5 min read
RSSH: A More Secure Way To Share Files
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RSSH: A More Secure Way To Share Files

You've set up a server and your users are happily transferring files with apps like Filezilla or Cyberduck. You know that plain FTP is not secure, so you're requiring secure FTP (SFTP). Very nice so far -- no FTP server required. Only problem is, your users also have SSH access,

Paul Saletan Jun 26, 2013 • 3 min read
pfSense: A Router That Stands Up To Traffic
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pfSense: A Router That Stands Up To Traffic

I've gone through hardware routers at the rate of about one a year, primarily cheap brands like D-Link and Airlink. They were inexpensive in dollars yet costly in terms of the time I spent wrestling with their limitations. They rarely locked up but were often a bottleneck. Streaming a TV

Paul Saletan Aug 18, 2010 • 5 min read
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