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The End of the Road for Linux 6.11: A Call to Upgrade to Kernel 6.12

The Linux kernel community recently issued an EOL announcement regarding the 6.11 kernel series, urging sysadmins to upgrade quickly to 6.12. This announcement has significant ramifications for secure Linux system administration, ...
Dec 06, 2024
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Exploring Arch Linux 2024.12.01: Security Implications & Notable Enhancements for Linux Admins

The Arch Linux 2024.12.01 ISO release marks&n...
Dec 03, 2024
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19.Laptop Bed Esm H115

Deck the Halls with Enhanced Security: Linux Kernel 6.13's Top Features & Improvements

As Linux admins and infosec professionals prepare for t...
Dec 02, 2024
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1.Penguin Landscape Esm H115

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Former Hacker Pablos Holman

Former Hacker Pablos Holman

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He was once one of the world's top hackers, but now Pablos Holman is using his powers for good. He was in town for Chicago Ideas Week and joined us with some tips for protecting yourself online.

Four ways to improve security on your WordPress site

Four ways to improve security on your WordPress site

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In recent months, the web world was hit with a code exploit that affected many users across various web development platforms, from custom systems to Drupal and WordPress.org. This hack exploited a security vulnerability in the popular TimThumb image resizing PHP script, which allowed the hacker full access to any website running the older version of this script.

Kernel Developers Share Security Tips

Kernel Developers Share Security Tips

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As most folks know by now, a security breach affecting kernel.org was discovered in September. While that didn't affect kernel sources, it did get Linux kernel developers to thinking about their personal system security--and it might not be a bad idea for others to do the same.

When Is A Web Hacker Good For My Business?

When Is A Web Hacker Good For My Business?

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When you ask for it. A new trend in business is to enhance ones sense of security for their website and/or confidential business data. An emerging trend to ensure your website, business server or database is secure is to hire a professional hacker and have them target you for an evaluation. Sounds crazy!

Defending Against the Apache Killer

Defending Against the Apache Killer

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Apache, the open-source Web server, is the most popular Web server on the planet. It's also as safe as safe can be. Well, usually it is. An old, unfixed security hole has come back to haunt the Apache webmasters in the form of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack tool: Apache Killer.

Linux Hardening - Quick Wins

Linux Hardening - Quick Wins

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The best way to ensure that your Linux server is secure is to build it from scratch with a minimum amount of code that can be exploited by a hacker -- a custom compiled kernel and the bare minimum of packages needed for the server to do its intended job.

Wi-Fi, Phone Hacking Plane is Terrifying, Inspiring

Wi-Fi, Phone Hacking Plane is Terrifying, Inspiring

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There are some people for whom being told that something is impossible is all the motivation they need. That seems to be the case for Richard Perkins and Mike Tassey, who were told that an in-flight hacking platform was impossible. In response, the pair plan on showing off their off their Wi-Fi hacking, phone-snooping, home-made UAV at the Black Hat and Defcon hackerfests in Las Vegas. They call their creation the Wireless Aerial Surveillance Platform, or WASP.

DoD Debuts a Brand-New Linux for Telecommuters

DoD Debuts a Brand-New Linux for Telecommuters

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With all the hundreds of Linux distributions already available for practically every niche and purpose, users of the open source operating system are accustomed to having a wealth of choices. Recently, however, the set of options got even bigger thanks to a brand-new, security-focused Linux distribution from none other than the U.S. Department of Defense.

Best free alternatives to top-selling software

Best free alternatives to top-selling software

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Later this month I'll be canceling my subscription to a leading security suite that runs on two of my home-office PCs. I'll replace it with Microsoft's free Security Essentials, which I've been using on my notebook since I bought it two years ago. I realized several months ago that I simply no longer needed to spend money for the convenience of an all-in-one security app.

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