If you're new to the UNIX operating system, especially if you're familiar with Windows, you'll find that the file access control mechanisms might not be exactly what you expect. File permissions and ...

ServiceNow has published guidance for its customers related to Access Control List (ACL) misconfigurations after an AppOmni security report found that 70% of the instances they tested had the issue.

After decades in the industry, Mercury Security in the past year has embarked on a mission to transform traditional access ...

Security end-users tend to approach hardware-based solutions like key cabinets and asset management lockers as singular ...

In the digital age, securing files and controlling access to them is paramount. File permissions play a crucial role in maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of data. This article delves into ...

You can check user groups in Linux with commands like groups, id, getent, and /etc/group to manage permissions easily.

Role-based access control, or RBAC, is an approach for restricting access to digital resources based on a user’s role in an organization. For instance, under RBAC, a company’s accountant should be ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

A new vulnerability in ServiceNow, dubbed Count(er) Strike, allows low-privileged users to extract sensitive data from tables to which they should not have access. ServiceNow is a cloud-based platform ...

A system of access control that assigns security labels or classifications to system resources and allows access only to entities (people, processes, devices) with distinct levels of authorization or ...