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more »Security Lessons: Hacking Hardware Don’t forget your hardware
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more »Bash Tips: Passing Passwords
Mar 26, 2012Bash offers any number of simplifications, especially when it comes to pesky individual steps in installation routines for larger software packages. Some caution is advisable, though, if you need to handle database and application passwords, which can easily be compromised.
more »Linux Foundation Grows by Four
Mar 22, 2012Fluendo, Lineo Solutions, Mocana, and NVidia join the Linux Foundation and see the benefits of Linux in the future of computing.
more »Better Bash Shell scripts from hell: Shebang
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more »Security Lessons: Password Storage Storing your passwords properly
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more »Security Lessons: JTAG Hacking Owning your own stuff
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