Hacks/Cracks

Researchers have discovered a dangerous strain of Linux...
Researchers Uncover Stealthy Linux Malware That Went Undetected for 3 Years

Embedded Linux devices are everywhere these days, and s...
Camera hack peels back layers of embedded Linux

A new malicious package targeting NodeJS developers usi...
New Linux, macOS malware hidden in fake Browserify NPM package

The maintainers of the PHP programming language have is...
PHP Maintainers Shared Update On PHP Source Code Compromise

Linux servers are being targeted with sophisticated mal...
Chinese hackers target Linux systems with RedXOR backdoor

Both Linux and Windows servers are being targeted by th...
Windows and Linux servers targeted by new WatchDog botnet for almost two years

Russian digital espionage group Fancy Bear has incorpor...
Malware: Group Targeting Embassies Adds ‘Drovorub’ Campaign

Kobalos - A devious new Linux malware - targe...
A New Linux Malware Targeting High-Performance Computing Clusters

The evasive new Pro-Ocean cryptojacking malware is side...
New Cryptojacking Malware Targeting Apache, Oracle, Redis Servers

The Dovecat Monero-mining malware doesn't steal data, b...
QNAP urges users to secure against Dovecat crypto-mining malware

Government

Here we go again - Senate Republicans push a new bill t...
New Republican bill latest in long line to force encryption backdoors

Hackers are crawling all over the US Department of Defe...
Ethical hackers swarm Pentagon websites

If Sen. Lindsey Graham gets his way, the federal govern...
Lindsey Graham’s new bill would end the internet as we know it

Europe’s data protection laws are some of the strictest...
A new senate bill would create a US data protection agency

In what may prove to be the biggest migration from Wind...
South Korea's government explores move from Windows to Linux desktop

Opinion: It was incompetence, not politics, that led to...
How the Iowa caucus app went wrong and how open source could have helped

Following in the footsteps of their West Coast neighbor...
Washington State Lawmakers Introduce Legislation Regulating Data Privacy, Facial Recognition

The US government is increasingly using open-source sof...
US military loves Linux

As Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham has ...
Defense Department To Congress: 'No, Wait, Encryption Is Actually Good; Don't Break It'

There is a lot to like about U.S. Sen. Cantwell’s newCo...
Sen. Cantwell Leads With New Consumer Data Privacy Bill

Privacy

Rust developers have repeatedly raised concerned about ...
Most loved programming language Rust sparks privacy concerns

New research highlights that cheap baby monitor and sec...
Cheap baby monitors and security cameras – widespread flaw allows remote viewing

Security advisor Luca Bongiorni spun up an Ubuntu ...
Microsoft Azure and Canonical Ubuntu Linux have a user privacy problem

Until now, users on the same Ubuntu system could access...
The Home Directory Will be Private in Ubuntu 21.04, What Does it Mean?

Protect your privacy and defend yourself against networ...
Tor Browser 10.0.5

Dell is adding code into Linux to support its h...
Dell enables Linux hardware privacy controls

Google has added support for Wireguard - a VPN that use...
Google quietly adds revolutionary VPN protocol to next Android OS

As tensions between the U.S. and China heighten over da...
China presents ‘global standard for data security’

You're probably aware of the privacy concerns associate...
FBI warned of how Ring doorbell surveillance can be used against police officers

Are you a privacy advocate? Have you heard that global ...
Global Privacy Regulators Probe Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI

Security Projects

The upcoming Linux kernel 5.13 release will support App...
Linux Kernel 'Linux 5.13' Will Support Apple M1 System-on-Chip | Now Available for Public Testing

The Tails amnesic incognito live system (a.k.a. anonymo...
Tails 4.18 Anonymous OS Released with Tor Browser 10.0.16, Updated Intel Firmware

A majority of the open source codebases found in commer...
How open source security flaws pose a threat to organizations

The first patches for Rust support in the Linux kernel ...
Rust support in Linux may be possible by 5.14 release: Torvalds

Google's Android Team is backing an effort to introduce...
Google backs effort to bring Rust to the Linux kernel

Thanks to Asahi Linux, the Linux kernel will soon ...
Linux kernel will soon have initial support for Apple’s M1 chipset

Google is now paying developers more money to work on s...
Google’s Vested Interest in Linux Security

In an effort to improve security, Linux Mint has announ...
Linux Mint will inform users about important security updates but not enforce them

Learn how to install SpiderFoot - an excellent ope...
How to Install SpiderFoot Security Scanner on Ubuntu 20.04

Clem Lefebvre, head of the Linux Mint project, has writ...
Linux Mint outlines better, unobtrusive update notifications

Vendors/Products

Microsoft is bringing its Threat and Vulnerability Mana...
Microsoft brings Threat and Vulnerability Management capability to Linux

The Document Foundation has announced the general avail...
LibreOffice 7.1.3 Office Suite Released with More Than 100 Bug Fixes

Looking for a reliable and secure Linux server distribu...
The 10 Best Linux Server Distributions

Mint users: Linux Mint 18.x has reached end o...
Linux Mint 18.x reaches end of life, upgrade now

Red Hat has announced new features that users can look ...
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 to focus on driving edge adoption

The KDE Project has released KDE Gear 21.04 as the new ...
KDE Gear 21.04 Software Suite Officially Released with Many Improved KDE Apps

Parrot OS Security edition is a is a Linux desktop dist...
Parrot OS Security edition is a Linux desktop distribution geared for security admins

Microsoft has launched support for graphical ...
Graphical Linux apps are coming to Windows Subsystem for Linux

Looking for a replacement for CentOS, the free-to-use d...
Looking for a CentOS Replacement? Start Here

Google Chrome 90 has arrived with new privacy features ...
Google releases Chrome 90 with HTTPS by default and security fixes

Server Security

Learn about the selection of excellent - and free! - se...
5 Best free to use Linux Server distributions for 2021

Three years after the first malware attacks targeting D...
Docker malware is now common, so devs need to take Docker security seriously

Learn about SELinux types that improve container securi...
SELinux changes for KVM-separated (Kata) containers

Another dangerous strain of malware targeting Linux ser...
New Kaiji malware targets IoT devices via SSH brute-force attacks

Thanks to my buddy Duane Dunston, MS, Assistant Profe...
Unix Test Lab Guide Project

I think most of us probably noticed Yahoo.com being dow...

Many Linux administrators often think about securing th...

A cybercrime group is enslaving Linux servers running v...
New Roboto botnet emerges targeting Linux servers running Webmin

Researchers have identified a new strain of ransomware ...
Thousands of servers infected with new Lilocked (Lilu) ransomware

Learn about the critical role that VPNs can play in con...
Do VPNs Have a Place in Container Security?

Firewalls

Are you familiar with IPFire - the Linux firewall distr...
IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Improves Its Intrusion Prevention System

When if comes to maintaining a network with mulitiple h...

The tiny ATtiny85 chip doesn’t look like the next big c...
Soldering spy chips inside firewalls is now a cheap hack, shows researcher

Raluca Ada Popa found a fix for one of cybersecurity’s ...
Raluca Ada Popa: Her computer security method could make firewalls a thing of the past

DNS protection could prevent approximately one-third of...
DNS Firewalls Could Prevent Billions in Losses to Cybercrime

Security researchers have uncovered a swathe of serious...
CUJO Smart Firewall vulnerabilities exposed home networks to critical attacks

A firewall is a set of rules. When a data packet moves ...

It will take a dramatic reimagining of security to dedi...

On April 21, Michael Tremer announced that a new mainte...

Late last year, CSO Online reported on a vulnerability...

Cryptography

Google Chrome for Linux is getting DNS-over-HTTPS, but ...
Google Chrome for Linux is getting DNS-over-HTTPS, but there's a catch

OpenSSL has patched two high-severity crypto bugs. Upgr...
Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes two high-severity crypto bugs

SSH keys play a critical role in server and network sec...
SSH Attack Vector: Dormant & Forgotten Keys

"Modern challenges require modern security approaches."...
The What, Why & How of SSH Protocol

Are you using full-disk encryption to protect your data...
The Case Against Full-Disk Encryption

Here's a link to an OpenBSD page that describes wha...

Cartesi has announced the launch of their Descartes SDK...
Cartesi Launches 'Descartes' SDK Portal - Future of DApps

HTTP/3 brings improved performance and reliability, as ...
6 ways HTTP/3 benefits security (and 7 serious concerns)

IBM's new toolkit, which will soon be available for Lin...
IBM releases toolkit aimed at keeping data encrypted even while in use

Could Wireguard be the open-source answer to VPN shortf...
Wireguard – the open-source answer to VPN shortfalls?

Cloud Security

Microsoft has bought Flatcar Linux distro maker Ki...
Microsoft buys Linux distribution maker Kinvolk to boost Azure cloud services

Looking for a versatile virtual Linux desktop or server...
Shells makes using Linux in the cloud incredibly easy

How much do you know about cloud security? Companies th...
5 cloud security basics and best practices

Very few companies are securing the majority of their c...
Secure DevOps Practices Expected to Increase for Cloud Apps

Cloud computing has the potential to greatly improve an...
How Cloud-Based Automation Can Keep Business Operations Secure

Find and eliminate vulnerabilities in the data you stor...
4 open source cloud security tools

Among the complications: traditional security tools wor...
Moving on Up: Ready to Climb to the Cloud?

Have you heard that the University of Texas at San Anto...
UTSA launches open source security software to protect users on AWS

Desktop Security