The developers of the free bug tracking system, Bugzilla, advise users of older versions to update for security reasons.

Linux distributor Red Hat has discovered a vulnerability in the GNU "tar" program that could allow attackers to overwrite files.

Classic Shell Scripting

Ending Spam

Hardening Linux

Linux Quick Fix Notebook

The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense

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Even if you do not have a mail server of your own, SpamAssassin can help you filter out unsolicited junk mail. This article describes how SpamAssassin collaborates with Evolution and KMail. Thunderbird, on the other hand, has its own simple spam-detection feature.

Don’t look now, but your mailbox is full of junk, and a snooper is live on a distant server, reading your opinions of your boss. Remember when email used to be easy? To restore some sanity to your correspondence, you’ll need the right tools.

The Simple Security Policy Editor (SSPE) helps you organize your network and keep track of security policies across multiple firewalls. You can reference a central policy to generate rulesets for packet filters and VPN gateways.

Most users have become so accustomed to networking that they never stop to ask if anyone may be listening. We a......
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