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HNS Book Contest - Want some knowledge?


What do I have to do?
You have to write an article related to computer security. The article can be based on any operating system and/or software title and has to be at least 4000 characters long, more is welcome!
After you're done just drop the article in TXT, HTML or PDF format to articles@net-security.org. There is no limit on the amount of articles a partecipant can send. Please include your full name and address with the submission.
The contest is open until May 21st 00:00 CET.
This contest is open to everyone, however the article has to be written in English. We will not take into consideration materials written in other languages.
By sending the article to us you declare that the article is your original work and you grant us the permission to publish it in our Articles section upon the end of the contest.
What do I win?
The authors of the best 3 articles will each get 1 copy of:
- Red Hat Linux 8 Bible
- Hack Attacks Testing: How to Conduct Your Own Security Audit
- Hack Attacks Revealed: A Complete Reference for UNIX, Windows, and Linux with Custom Security Toolkit 2/e
- The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
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