Spin up a fresh Linux VPS with default settings and check /var/log/auth.log ninety seconds later. There will already be failed login attempts — not dozens, hundreds, sometimes before the deployment script has even finished running.
If you’re running Gitea in a container, stop what you’re doing and check your versioning right now. We’re looking at a critical vulnerability—CVE-2026-20896—shipped directly in Gitea’s official Docker images. It’s a 9.8 CVSS-rated "open door" that le...
When you’re digging through an incident, your logs are the only thing you can actually trust. The problem is, attackers know that too. If someone gets root on your server, their first move is almost always to delete the evidence and cover their track...
When an attacker breaks into a Linux system, their work is rarely done. Usually, the real work starts after the initial exploit: hiding their tracks. If you’re a Linux admin or security analyst, there is nothing worse than logging in, running a few c...
One of the easiest mistakes to make in detection engineering is assuming a rule keeps working simply because nobody has touched it. Most of the time, nobody removes the rule. Nobody disables it. It just gets forgotten.
Docker makes containers feel like separate, lightweight virtual machines. They have their own hostnames, processes, and networking—but are they actually isolated? Many administrators assume they are without ever verifying the boundaries. If you’ve ev...
You’re staring at a service or a cron job that’s giving you a bad feeling. Stop. The most dangerous thing you can do right now is act on that gut feeling alone. Linux systems are inherently noisy—package managers, configuration management, and the oc...