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Protect Your Linux Web Apps and Meet Compliance Standards

Security is vital for your Linux web apps, but keeping up with the latest exploits and meeting compliance standards can quickly become overwhelming. ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Strategies for Improving Linux Security Through Cross-Browser Compatibility Testing

In the dynamic landscape of web development, ensuring t...
Apr 10, 2024
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Security Risks of Open-Source Software & Mitigations to Overcome Them

Open-source software, or OSS, has completely changed th...
Apr 04, 2024
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Linux: An OS Capable of Effectively Meeting the US Government’s Security Needs Heading into 2020

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As Open Source has become increasingly mainstream and widely accepted for its numerous benefits, the use of Linux as a flexible, transparent and highly secure operating system has also increasingly become a prominent choice among corporations, educational institutions and government sectors alike. With national security concerns at an all time high heading into 2020, it appears that the implementation of Linux could effectively meet the United States government’s critical security needs for application development and installations.

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Linux Kernel Security in a Nutshell: How to Secure Your Linux System

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The Linux kernel is the core component of the Linux operating system, maintaining complete control over everything in the system. It is the interface between applications and data processing at the hardware level, connecting the system hardware to the application software. The kernel manages input/output requests from software, memory, processes, peripherals and security, among other hefty responsibilities. Needless to say, the Linux kernel is pretty important. 

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Servers Running Linux May Get Riskier for Enterprises Next Year

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The LinuxSecurity team thanks Horacio Zambrano for contributing this article. Enterprises using Linux for their cloud or data center servers may be faced with a larger threat from advanced security attackers in the near future. Based on the Linux Foundation’s estimates back in 2014, 75% of enterprises reported using Linux for the cloud and 79% for application deployments.

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NextCry Ransomware Targets NextCloud Linux Servers and Remains Undetected

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A new and particularly troublesome ransomware variant has been identified in the wild. Dubbed NextCry, this nasty strain of ransomware encrypts data on NextCloud Linux servers and has managed to evade the detection of public scanning platforms and antivirus engines. To make matters worse, there is currently no free decryption tool available for victims.

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Emerging Technology and Privacy: What You Need to Know

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As technology evolves and the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning becomes increasingly mainstream, consumers are more concerned than ever before about protecting their privacy. Awareness surrounding how activities are being tracked and how personal information is being accessed and used is growing. The world’s biggest companies are frequently being challenged on the ways that they collect and utilize people’s data.

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An Open-Source Success Story: Apache SpamAssassin Celebrates 18 Years of Effectively Combating Spam Email

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Apache SpamAssassin celebrates its 18th birthday this year, a huge accomplishment for everyone who has contributed to the open-source project for nearly the past two decades. SpamAssassin, a renowned and respected open-source anti-spam platform, provides a secure, reliable framework upon which companies can build highly effective spam filtering and email security solutions.

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A Critical Exim Vulnerability, Lilocked Ransomware on the Rise, but Linux Not to Blame

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Exim may be the Internet’s most popular email server, but the MTA’s recent history with security vulnerabilities is concerning to say the least. This past Friday, the Exim team warned about a critical flaw in its software, affecting all Exim servers running version 4.92.1 and before. When exploited, the bug enables attackers to run malicious code with root privileges. Exim released version 4.92.2 on Friday, September 6, to address the issue, and recommends that users running a prior version of Exim update immediately.

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What we Can Learn from the Recent VLC Security Vulnerability Fiasco: A Conversation with VideoLAN President Jean-Baptiste Kempf

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About a week ago, the LinuxSecurity staff started tracking a security issue related to VLC, the popular open source media player. Security vulnerabilities are a regular part of the software development lifecycle. These vulnerabilities are identified, then a solution is created and distributed to its users. In this case, it wasn’t completely clear whether that’s what happened, though. We decided to find out.

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LinuxSecurity.com Launches New site, Celebrates 20 Years of Following Open Source Security News and Resources

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LinuxSecurity.com, the open-source community’s go-to source for security news and information, has revealed a completely new site design and a renewed focus on providing timely, authoritative industry content. LinuxSecurity.com is a valuable resource for the open-source community, informing Linux users of the latest cyber security-related news, trends and advisories.

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IBM Closes its $34 Billion Acquisition of Red Hat: A Monumental Moment for Open Source

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In the tech giant’s largest deal ever and one of the biggest deals in US history, IBM closed its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat on Tuesday July 9, 2019. Red Hat will now be a unit of IBM’s hybrid cloud division and Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst will join IBM’s senior management team. This event has significant meaning that extends beyond is monetary value: it is a testament to the power of Open Source and the opportunity it offers businesses of all sizes across all industries.

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Why Your Current Approach to Email Security May Not Be Enough

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Is your solution doing enough to protect your users? This article helps you to decide. These days, the words “spam email” and “data breach” are commonplace. With an estimated 3.8 billion email users worldwide (Radicati Group), it is no surprise that scammers and cyber criminals frequently utilize email as a vector to carry out their attacks. Most email users are aware of this exploitation, and many have taken what they believe are the necessary measures to secure their email accounts.

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New & Improved LinuxSecurity Site Coming Soon!

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After many months of development by a dedicated team of programmers and beta testers, the new LinuxSecurity is almost ready! With an all new look & feel, organizational changes, security events, and additions to our staff, we hope to better serve the Linux and open source community. Although there are many aesthetic improvements, a major part of our development has focused on creating a content structure and backend system that is easy to update.

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LinuxSecurity Migration Announcement

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As Linux and security evolves, so has Linuxsecurity.com! Since 1996, Linuxsecurity.com has been the most comprehensive resource for all things in the world of security and open source. And as open source continues its rise in securing the world's information, we are continuing our pursuit in being at the forefront of this exciting growth. So we are unveiling the new look of Linux Security.

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