MacMillan USA Moves To Secure Linux

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http://www.ecommercetimes.com/news/articles/991022-7.shtml

October 25, 1999

MacMillan USA Moves To Secure Linux
By Matthew W. Beale
E-Commerce Times
October 22, 1999

MacMillan Publishing USA has entered into a strategic alliance with
[22]SecurityPortal.com to bring online security technologies to users of
the Linux operating system (OS).

The new product, Maximum Security Linux, will be jointly-released to
provide administrators who run Linux with security-related capabilities
such as intrusion detection, system auditing and monitoring along with
virus protection.

The package suite will bundle a wide range of security software made
available through the GNU General Public License (GPL), and will provide
access to "best practices" FAQs, policy guides and various security tips.

"MacMillan's retail distribution and SecurityPortal's security knowledge
makes for a great partnership," commented Steve Schafer, Sr., title
manager for Macmillan's Linux software. "Getting this knowledge and these
tools into the hands of the Linux user is essential to help ensure the
security of the many personal and corporate Linux systems being installed
every day."

Rising Security Threats

Jim Reavis, SecurityPortal.com Webmaster, designed the product in response
to "the ever increasing size and complexity of networked software,
combined with the sophistication of today's hackers." He added that
Internet professionals need to more seriously consider securing their
operations, pointing out that "we are more exposed to security threats
than at any other time."

There are some 12 million Linux users worldwide, according to
International Data Corp. (IDC). Those numbers alone, say industry
analysts, should serve as incentive for companies to move into the
relatively quiet Linux security solutions market.

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