Basic Network Security Measures Part 2

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Acceptable Use Statement and Usage Guidelines
A computer is a flexible device. It can be used for many things beyond the tasks that are needed by the ordinary worker during a normal workday. Although some might be concerned with the time that can be lost due to a user accessing a computer for non—work-related tasks, there […]

Other System-Level Attacks to Monitor

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You want to monitor several other events on your system, whether the result is successful or not:

Attempts to write, link, or delete in the system directories by a non- privileged AUID
Attempts to modify resources such as the system time, /dev/kmem, or /dev/mem
Attempts to modify the audit subsystem configuration
Attempts to stop the audit subsystem
Attempts to run […]

E-mail campaign management capabilities

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At a simple level, there are four main requirements or tasks involved with managing e-mail campaigns and e-newsletters:

Creating the content
Managing the list
Broadcasting the message
Tracking and reporting the results.

You should assess potential e-mail management systems against detailed criteria in these four areas.
1. Creating the content
Producing creative requires software to construct the HTML and text versions of […]

E-mail style and tone

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We need to define the overall tone and style of the e-mail, and this will affect each creative element. Farris and Langendorf (1999) noted that since a message is likely to be interpreted literally, you should generally keep it straight — that is, adopt a professional tone. E-mail is an informal medium, lying somewhere between […]