Issue #77 / Apr 2007
Cover Theme: Detecting Intruders
DVD: Knoppix 5.1.1
DVD Inlay
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NEWS: MEETING THE PANEL
Dear Linux Magazine Reader, I attended a conference the other day that was quite different from an ordinary IT even......NEWS: LINUX WORLD NEWS
GROUNDED PENGUIN FOCUS ON OSS IN HEALTH CARE LET’S MEET IN BERLIN! KERALA AND TAMIL NADU EMBRACE LINUX...NEWS: ZACK'S KERNEL NEWS
Code Removal New Features Rooting Out Spam At vger, Sort Of Maintainership ...SERVICE: WRITE ACCESS
Nokia Snafu Requests ...COVER STORY: Detecting Intruders Intro
Looking for signs of a network attackIf you think your systems are too obscure for an attacker to worry about, think again. Today’s intruders are happy for any victim.
COVER STORY: Backdoors
Techniques for building a hidden backdoorBackdoors give attackers unrestricted access to a zombie system. If you plan to stop the bad guys from settling in, you’ll be interested in this analysis of the tools they might use for building a private entrance.
COVER STORY: Isof
Looking for intruders with lsofTrack down and expose intruders with the versatile admin tool lsof.
COVER STORY: iWatch
Monitoring directories with iWatchWhy wait for cron? iWatch monitors critical files and directories in realtime. This handy Perl script then notifies the user or runs a configurable command when change occurs.
COVER STORY: BackTrack
Looking for security holes with BackTrackThe BackTrack live distribution lets you act like an intruder to test your network’s security.
REVIEWS: Books
Mastering Regular Expressions, Third Edition See MIPS Run: Linux, Second Edition...Direct Download
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Google and NASA Partner in Quantum Computing Project
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Mageia Project Announces Mageia 3 Linux
Many package updates and Steam integration highlight the latest from the Mandriva-based community Linux.
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FSF Outs the World Wide Web Consortium over DRM Proposal
Richard Stallman calls for the W3C to remain independent of vendor interests.
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Debian 7.0 Debuts
The new release supports nine architectures, 73 human languages, and zero non-Free components.
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Alpha Version of Fedora 19 Released
Fedora developers release the first alpha version of Fedora 19, known as Schrödinger’s Cat, for general testing. The final release is expected in July 2013.
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ack 2.0 Released
ack is a grep-like, command-line tool that has been optimized for programmers to search large trees of source code.
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SUSE Studio 1.3 Released
New features in SUSE Studio 1.3 include enhanced cloud integration, VM platform support, and lifecycle management.
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Xen To Become Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
The Linux Foundation recently announced that the Xen Project is becoming a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project.
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RunRev Releases Open Source Version of LiveCode
Open source version of LiveCode is now available for developing apps, games, and utilities for all major platforms.
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OpenDaylight Project Formed
OpenDaylight is an open source software-defined networking project committed to furthering adoption of SDN and accelerating innovation in a vendor-neutral and open environment.