Phishing and Pharming Pharming, and the threat of identity theft
May 31, 2006The pharmers and phishers are after your precious financial infor-mation. We’ll show you how to protect your interests.
more »Safer Surfing Staying ahead of Internet snoopers and con men
May 31, 2006Do you know enough to surf free of the liars and spies? We’ll show you how to stay ahead of the traps.
more »Tor and Privoxy Anonymous surfing with Tor and Privoxy
May 31, 2006Internet users typically reveal their IP addresses, and this lets companies compile a profile of your Internet activities. Tor and Privoxy can help protect your privacy.
more »Nmap Methods Understanding Nmap analysis techniques
Dec 31, 2005How does the popular Nmap scanner identify holes in network security? In this article, we examine some Nmap analysis techniques.
more »Amavisd-new Filtering spam and viruses at the mail server with Amavisd-new
Dec 31, 2005Sometimes the best time to stop bad mail is before it arrives. AmavisdNew is an Open Source interface for integrating spam and virus filtering with your mail server.
more »Virus Checkers Virus protection tools for the Linux environment
Dec 31, 2005So you want a virus checker? We’ll show you what we found when we toured some of the top scanners for the Linux environment.
more »Secure Programming Studies in secure programming for admins
Oct 31, 2005Like a poison apple, a Web program that is tasty on the surface may contain a highly dangerous core. Admins who do their own programming need to follow secure programming practices to avoid the bitter taste of insecurity.
more »Squid proxy server Implementing a home proxy server with Squid
Oct 31, 2005A proxy server provides safer and more efficient surfing. Although commercial proxy solutions are available, all you really need is Linux and an old PC in the attic.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
If market share is your thing, you'll be happy to know that Linux is on the rise in two areas that, if they keep climbing, could have serious meaning for Linux's future.
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
With the official release of Fedora 40 coming in April, it's almost time to download the beta and see what's new.
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
SnoopGod is now available for your testing needs
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Juno Computers Launches Another Linux Laptop
If you're looking for a powerhouse laptop that runs Ubuntu, the Juno Computers Neptune 17 v6 should be on your radar.
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ZorinOS 17.1 Released, Includes Improved Windows App Support
If you need or desire to run Windows applications on Linux, there's one distribution intent on making that easier for you and its new release further improves that feature.