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Currently, we are working on a Malware detection project specifically Ransomware detection. We are monitoring specific files, and we want to identify file handles and which processes are opening the files.
Our Environment co… Continue reading How to check for file handle for files and which process is modifying the file in real time using python on Windows?
The premise: on a Linux workstation I regularly download and use various software, let’s say Perl or Nodejs modules. When I use them they run on the machine with me as the owner and can do whatever I can in my home directory,… Continue reading Can script steal sensitive data in home directory on Linux and is SELinux optimal way/tool to prevent it
The people I work with have the tendency to set the access mode in numerical notation to 777 every time they face access right problems.
The mess is caused by using many users.
The creator of files (user: john),
The php … Continue reading Preferred access mode for a directory with PHP scripts and the PHP script itself
My issue is more towards blocking a specific application/program (In this case, the Epic Games Launcher) from accessing my files. I know the best answer is just to remove that software. The reason that isn’t an option is because the Unreal… Continue reading How to prevent a specific program from reading my files?
There are lots of answers to “How can I save files to local disk within a web browser?” type of questions where nearly all of them explains why it would be a great security breach.
A couple of hours of thinking led me to thi… Continue reading Why is letting a browser access to local disk a security threat? [on hold]
I have several directories on my Mac, two most popular examples are:
~/.aws
~/.ssh
They can be read by any script file or third-party app in system.
I do not see a way to protect them in macOS (and in Linux). Mechanisms… Continue reading How to protect certain macOS user directory from unauthorized access?
Might be a duplicate of (Are file permissions set in Unix/Linux effective in Windows or Any other OS?) but…
Let’s assume we have a file (preferably in Linux/Unix OS but I believe this applies to windows as well).
I unders… Continue reading File permissions mechanism on OS level [migrated]
There more than 300 computers and more than 400 users are available. We face two incidents recently when critical users(who has critical data) leave from company.We have deleted their data when they return their laptop or des… Continue reading How to protect company sensitive data from being deleted by a user when data is on their computer?
What is the best practice to test security?
In my case, I have a site with a database. Salesforce provides good data security of its users.
So, in my Org, I have records (contacts, contact information, contact files and etc…. Continue reading How do I test the security of the Salesforce site?
How to keep data protected from unauthorized persons without setting up a windows password. I want to setup protection on my personal files and i can’t set windows password because my family members use my computer.
My per… Continue reading How to keep data protected from unauthorized persons? [on hold]