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    Linux Advisory Watch: March 5th, 2021
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    croc Is A Tool For Resumable, Encrypted File And Folder Transfers Between Computers (Command Line)
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    Get started with CrowdSec v.1.0.X
    Get started with CrowdSec v.1.0.X
    Date 01 Mar 2021
    Best Secure Linux Distros for Enhanced Privacy & Security
    Best Secure Linux Distros for Enhanced Privacy & Security
    Date 01 Mar 2021
    Introducing Crowdsec: A Modernized, Collaborative Massively Multiplayer Firewall for Linux
    Introducing Crowdsec: A Modernized, Collaborative Massively Multiplayer Firewall for Linux
    Date 20 Feb 2021
    Member Profile: My Expedition Through nmap Lab How to get through the NMAP room in Tryhackme
    Member Profile: My Expedition Through nmap Lab How to get through the NMAP room in Tryhackme
    Date 16 Feb 2021

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    croc Is A Tool For Resumable, Encrypted File And Folder Transfers Between Computers (Command Line)
    croc Is A Tool For Resumable, Encrypted File And Folder Transfers Between Computers (Command Line)
    Date 05 Mar 2021
    Category Security Projects
    Author Posted By Brittany Day

    croc is a free and open-source command line tool for secure file transfers between computers. It uses relay-assi ...

    5 Linux Distros You Can Install in Windows Subsystem for Linux
    5 Linux Distros You Can Install in Windows Subsystem for Linux
    Date 05 Mar 2021
    Category Vendors/Products
    Author Posted By Brittany Day

    Want to run Linux on Windows? Check out these five great Linux distros available from the Microsoft Store for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

    High severity Linux network security holes found, fixed
    High severity Linux network security holes found, fixed
    Date 04 Mar 2021
    Category Security Vulnerabilities
    Author Posted By Brittany Day

    Five high severity Linux network security vulnerabiities have been found and fixed. Patch your systems immediately to protect your servers against DoS attacks!

    Multiple New Security Issues Hit GRUB Bootloader Around Secure Boot
    Multiple New Security Issues Hit GRUB Bootloader Around Secure Boot
    Date 03 Mar 2021
    Category Security Vulnerabilities
    Author Posted By Brittany Day

    Last summer, the GRUB bootloader was impacted by "BootHole" with security issues hitting it ...

    Why it's time to stop setting SELinux to Permissive or Disabled
    Why it's time to stop setting SELinux to Permissive or Disabled
    Date 03 Mar 2021
    Category Security Trends
    Author Posted By Brittany Day

    Too many admins disable SELinux or set it to Permissive on their data center systems, as opposed to spending the necessary time to make the projects they're working on work with SELinu ...

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    HOWTOs

    The Ultimate Guide to Secure,...
    The Ultimate Guide to Secure,...
    Date 04 Mar 2021
    How to Update Ubuntu, Linux Mint,...
    How to Update Ubuntu, Linux Mint,...
    Date 26 Feb 2021
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    How to install PHP 8 on Ubuntu...
    Date 19 Feb 2021
    Use WPScan to scan WordPress for...
    Use WPScan to scan WordPress for...
    Date 18 Feb 2021
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    How To Login With A USB Flash...
    Date 17 Feb 2021
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    How to Add Fingerprint Login in...
    Date 11 Feb 2021
    How to use Red Hat Insights to...
    How to use Red Hat Insights to...
    Date 10 Feb 2021
    Enumerating a new network with Nmap
    Enumerating a new network with Nmap
    Date 09 Feb 2021

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    Advisories

    Fedora 33: nagios 2021-5689072a7e
    Date 07 Mar 2021 @ 03:53
    Fedora 32: nagios 2021-b5e897a2e5
    Date 07 Mar 2021 @ 03:53
    Debian LTS: DLA-2584-1: libcaca security update
    Date 07 Mar 2021 @ 01:34
    openSUSE: 2021:0389-1 moderate: nodejs8
    Date 05 Mar 2021 @ 23:17

    LinuxSecurity Poll

    Which is the best secure Linux distro for pentesting?

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