My article in Security Insider Kompendium: IT Security for small and medium companies

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Kompendium IT-Sicherheit für den Mittelstand

 

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Article: Zahlt sich kostenlose Sicherheit wirklich aus? Freeware, Open Source und unentgeltliche Cloud-Dienste

Malware, Hacking-Attacken, Software-Schwachstellen: Ist es angesichts der ausufernden Bedrohungslandschaft überhaupt möglich, sich mit Security-Tools für lau umfassend abzusichern? In diesem Beitrag gehen wir dieser Frage auf den Grund.

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This article appeared also here: http://www.sorinmustaca.com/2013/07/05/security-for-free-die-deutsche-edition/

 

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