Fedora Announces Innovative Crytography Policy System
Mar 18, 2014New crypto policy system will offer easier configuration and more uniform security.
more »Dark Alliance Reinvents Email Security
Nov 05, 2013New mail protocol will shut out the NSA and prevent snooping on metadata.
more »Communication in the Post-PRISM World PRISM Break: Part 1
Aug 12, 2013Linux users didn’t need the recent NSA eavesdropping scandal to convince them that securing communication was a good idea. For years, free software developers have been creating secure tools that offer similar functionalities to all of those popular but very leaky services with ridiculous names.
more »OpenSSL with Bash Using the OpenSSL toolkit with Bash
Dec 04, 2012Cryptography is an important part of IT security, and OpenSSL is a well-known cryptography toolkit for Linux. Experts depend on OpenSSL because it is free, it has huge capabilities, and it’s easy to use in Bash scripts.
more »Rescue Me
Nov 20, 2012When I was thinking about ways you could rescue your system with Linux, the thought occurred to me: Why not rescue your life? Because that’s what Linux can do for you.
more »Testing Password Quality Creating secure passwords and testing their quality
Oct 09, 2012Create secure passwords with the help of a password generator and check for quality at the same time.
more »Tech Tools
Jun 21, 2012Linux Mint Announces mintBox
ownCloud Introduces Version 4
Mozilla Updates Thunderbird
Obnam 1.0 Released
more »UEFI and Secure Boot No Free Boots
Jun 20, 2012The imminent Windows 8 implementation of UEFI with Secure Boot adds an extra layer of complexity for some Linux users. We look at the problem and two solutions from Fedora and Canonical.
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Heartbleed Bleeds On
According to a report, many potential victims of the Heartbleed attack have patched their systems, but few have cleaned up the crime scene to protect themselves from the effects of a previous intrusion.
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Drone Brain Goes Open Source
DARPA and NICTA release the code for the ultra-secure microkernel system used in aerial drones.
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Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
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New Raspberry Pi Adds Two USB Ports
New B+ board lets you build cool things without the complication of a powered USB hub.
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Microsoft Grabs No-IP.com Domains
Redmond rushes in to root out alleged malware haven.
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Firefox Steps into 3D
New initiative will bring futuristic virtual reality effects to the web surfing experience.
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New Trojan Targets Online Banking
Dyreza malware launches a man-in-the-middle attack that compromises SSL.
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HP Rolls Out Massive Cloud Network
New cloud combines worldwide access with local attention to data security.
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New Attack Targets Wireless Logins
A first cousin of the recent Heartbleed attack affects EAP-based wireless and peer-to-peer authentication.
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Geeks Petition for Free Lenovo BIOS
FOSS community acts to protect freedom of choice for laptop devices.