Command Line – Bastille Linux Learning the basics of architectural security
Feb 22, 2013Security applications like antivirus protectors respond to events, rather than preventing them from happening, but the best security in Linux is architectural – that is, in its configuration.
more »Grsecurity Airtight system security with Grsecurity
Feb 22, 2013Security-conscious people dig a deep moat with crocodiles around their homes, hide their furniture in back rooms, and only let visitors into the bathroom if they know the secret password. Grsecurity follows a similarly extreme principle.
more »FIDO Alliance Formed to “Revolutionize” Online Authentication
Feb 15, 2013Forget passwords – several Internet companies have formed the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, which they say will replace passwords with safer and easier to use authentication methods.
more »Security Lessons – Hash Maps Security with data structures
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Dec 19, 2012- OpenShift for data centers and clouds
- MariaDB non-profit foundation launched
- Fedora 18 to include Mate desktop
- Oracle repository for kernel changes
- NVidia GeForce R310
- Android OS leads the smartphone market
- Microsoft contemplating yearly major release cycle
- HP writes off US$ 8.8 million on Autonomy
- Stallman alleges “surveillance code” in Unity
Security Lessons: Secure Backup Back up your systems securely
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more »IPv6 Penetration Testing Pen testing on IPv6 networks: In Through the Back Door
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more »Tails Secure Distro Amnesiac Incognito
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