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How to retain changes in Backtrack 4 installed on USB
Sep 19th
In this article we will describe how we can create a bootable Backtrack 4 USB Drive that will save all the changes we make on the USB itself. In this scenario we will use 2 USB Drives. One USB drive of 1GB and the 2GB USB drive which will hold our changes.
Firstly we need to create a bootable USB Drive on the 1GB USB Drive and boot our machine (A DVD Drive can be used also)
Instructions on how to do this can be found on the following link: http://www.itsolutionskb.com/2009/04/how-to-make-backtrack-4-boot-from-usb/
Secondly we will need to to prepare our 2GB USB Drive with More >
7 ways to boost your Linux Security
Mar 27th
Ask a network administrator in any large organisation to compare Linux with network operating systems like Windows NT or Novell Open Enterprise Server, and chances are he’ll admit that Linux is an inherently more stable and scalable solution. Chances are he’ll also admit that when it comes to securing the system from outside attack, Linux is possibly the most difficult of the three to work with.
This perception is not an uncommon one — many network administrators new to Linux find it hard to transition from a point-and-click security configuration interface to one based on editing complicated and hard-to-locate text files. More >
