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Are file permissions set in Unix/Linux effective in Windows or Any other OS?
Consider some files and folder in Unix/Linux OS which are configured for only read access by root, if the hard drive stolen, and used in Windows Environment, are these permissions are still effective?
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How effective is something like Deep Freeze against boot sector infections?
I work for an embedded system manufacturer and on our older generation systems, which are powered by Windows Embedded, a number of customers have been experiencing virus infections. Due to the real ...
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Is there any asymmetrically encrypted file system?
Is there a file system providing a directory where everybody can write, but only the directory owner can read the files? In theory it could be done by encrypting using the public key while writing, ...
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Secure mount options + partitioning on Ubuntu
What is the best solution for mount options/partitioning when having e.g.: an Ubuntu minimal install (11.04) for Desktop use? e.g.: put /tmp on different partition to give it mount options like: ...
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Monitoring a specific application for creation or modification of files
I don't know if I'm looking for a file integrity monitoring software here.
Basically let's say we have firefox or chromium, let's say the user is watching a youtube video, then we'll find that video ...
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Windows mandatory access control: How to remove “mandatory level” label from the file?
1) How to remove "mandatory level" label from the file?
I have two files, for first icalcs return
Mandatory Label\Medium Mandatory Level:(NW)
for second icalcs doesn't return anything (that means ...
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Prevent acccess to the C drive on Windows systems
Is it possible to prevent regular users from accessing the C drive via Windows Explorer? they should be allowed to execute certain programs. This is to ensure that employees cannot steal or copy out ...
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What prevents this exploit from working (unix SUID)?
If I have a user on a unix system where Im allowed to create new files, what prevents me from downloading an executable file onto that system which is already SUID'ed to root on a different system?
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