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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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2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors

2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors

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The 2011 CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors is a list of the most widespread and critical errors that can lead to serious vulnerabilities in software. They are often easy to find, and easy to exploit. They are dangerous because they will frequently allow attackers to completely take over the software, steal data, or prevent the software from working at all.

Key questions to ask your service provider about security

Key questions to ask your service provider about security

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Back in March, IT services provider Avanade Inc. conducted a global study of 573 business leaders, asking them about their primary IT focus areas for the next 12 months. It comes as no surprise that cloud computing, security and IT consolidation topped the charts. While 60% of the companies surveyed said cloud computing is a top IT priority for the next year, 75% of the C-level executives in those companies place it at the top of the priority list.

libssh 0.5.0 released with asynchronous support

libssh 0.5.0 released with asynchronous support

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The developers of the multi-platform LGPLv2.1-licensed C library libssh, which implements SSHv2 (and SSHv1) on client and server side, have announced the release of version 0.5.0. According to the developers, there has been a rewrite of "huge parts of the libssh internals" to allow the library to be completely asynchronous in the future.

Make your mark by stopping hackers

Make your mark by stopping hackers

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I remember being excited when I was asked to use a sledgehammer to tear down a covered garage that wasn't approved by the city. It had been standing beside my girlfriend's house for years. You could tell it was built intelligently and with love. The supporting beams were twice as thick as required by code, and every nail and screw was driven straight. The lumber itself was top shelf, not a knot or bend in it.

Its the human threat, stupid

It's the human threat, stupid

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Eric O'Neill, the former FBI operative who played a crucial role in the arrest and conviction of FBI agent Robert Hanssen for spying against the U.S. for the former Soviet Union and Russia, says security can't rely on tech alone.

Securing Google Apps: A CIO Q&A

Securing Google Apps: A CIO Q&A

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Boston-based Bay Cove Human Services is a non-profit organization that offers assistance and service to 4,000 people and families in Massachusetts. CIO Hilary Croach has several technology challenges to contend with. For starters, the agency has its hands in a number of service areas, including helping individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, drug and alcohol addiction, and those who need support with aging.

How to be an effective security buyer

How to be an effective security buyer

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In previous columns I have repeatedly emphasized the importance of interoperability and the danger of security fragmentation. Security is so fragmented that it is often hard to discern between hype and reality. Large security vendors try to draw you into a single-vendor closed integration package.

Security fragmentation needs to end

Security fragmentation needs to end

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A new week, a new rash of attacks against security vendors, email marketers and banks. It would be easy to point fingers and laugh at the irony, especially in the case of security vendors, but that would be both petty and shortsighted.

7 free security tools for Linux

7 free security tools for Linux

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One of the big advantages of using Linux is that its security tends to be so much better than that of the competing alternatives. That's due in large part to the way Linux assigns permissions, but it's also certainly true that the open source operating system is targeted by malware writers far less frequently than Windows is, in particular, simply because it's less widely used and so much more diverse.

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