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Virtualized or Container (Remote) Based Browser Isolation is more secure?

There obvious costs differences between them but I am not sure from a security perspective which of them considered to be more secure.
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Access from external network safely to raspberry

I am implementing a home alarm system with raspberry and I need to access it from the external network. The initial idea was to use cascade VPN and ssh (in my university to connect to the cluster I had to first connect to the University network and…
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IIS password protected website

I have a website built upon windows IIS and to use password to protect the website and disable anonymous logon to that website, the ONLY way is to disable the anonymous logon in IIS and use a windows login account as website logon account. However…
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Remote server questions

I apologize for the lengthy questions and my lack of knowledge on this issue. I work from home using my own computer and connect to a remote server. I know my employer monitors my work when connected to the server. My concern is if anyone from our…
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How secure is it to use ODBC Driver with SSL

When Connecting from clients (such as Windows) to remote databases such as (MS-SQL Server), it is usually advised that this connection be via a service that runs on the database server. It is possible to establish such connection without a service…
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How to remote access a server behind firewall?

I have a server with defined IP address (it is for my own usage). I would like to use it from remote access. The server is behind a firewall. Is there a way to access it from remote computer? Is TeamViewer going to do the work? Is there any other…
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Remote administration methods

There is a requirement for users to remotely access one of my corporate servers from internet. Policy wise, i would want them to at least use 2FA for communication,eg VPN Tokens, password+SMS etc. However, i also recognized that some users may not…
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User-friendly public/private manual authentication protocol

I have a remote service which allows users to SSH login to the machine and they're automatically sent to the (command line) application (without access to a bash prompt, for instance). In the course of using the application, I would like to request…
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Only allow access to specific service running on computer in Demilitarized Zone over internet

If a computer (running different services such as ftp and ssh) is placed on a Demilitarized Zone, will all of its services automatically be accessed by anyone on the internet? If the answer is yes, then is it possible to only allow a specific…
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Remote Desktop over VPN to access other VPN

My current situation is: Site 2 can connect to site 1 via VPN. I'm on site 3. IT at site 1 doesn't allow creating a new VPN to site 1. I'm thinking of using a Remote Desktop via VPN from site 3 to site 2, and the remote PC (in site 2) will connect…
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Protecting the remote database against tampering in a mobile app

This is the first time I face a mobile app deployment at big scale. This app needs to connect to a remote server where to store and retrieve data. I discarded connecting directly to the MySQL database as it would be a very bad idea, so I put some…
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Secure installation of KVM VPS?

This question has also been asked on Server Fault, but was not taken seriously. I hope this is a better place for it I'm going to install Debian Wheezy on a KVM VPS. VNC access to console is enabled, and by sniffing network traffic when connecting,…
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Protecting MYSQL with Fail2Ban?

I have a bunch Raspberry Pis collecting data from behind client firewalls. I want to start sending this data to MYSQL server. Because the Raspberry Pis do not have static IP addresses, I obviously feel vulnerable opening up my database to the…
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What's recommended for performance & security : Server as PC or Server as HDD

we are trying to find a file server for us. we look for the best practices of the establishment of an efficient and secure server. Therefore, my question is: What is recommended: server as a PC or server as a hard drive disk.
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Denial Of Service attack in asynchronous communication

Is Low rate DOS attack (unintended) possible through asynchronous communication? Consider this scenario: I have a client server application were there is a WAN communication between the client and server. Client makes synchronous calls to the…
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