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The Risks Inherent in Including Security Modules At Kernel Level: Lessons From CrowdStrike Incident

Balancing strong security measures while minimizing operational risks is a constant juggling act in cybersecurity. The recent global outage caused by that bad CrowdStrike update underscores the risks of relying on kernel-level modules for security. ...
Jul 21, 2024
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Open Source Vulnerability Assessment Tools & Scanners

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Navigating the Cybersecurity Maze: Advanced Linux Security Practices for Professionals

As cyber threats rapidly advance, Linux administrators ...
Jul 20, 2024
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Complete Guide to Installing Security Updates in Debian & Ubuntu

Complete Guide to Installing Security Updates in Debian & Ubuntu

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Whether you are a DevSecOps engineer responsible for managing your organization’s application infrastructure or you have your own personal Linux server that you use at home, the importance of keeping your systems safe and secure against malicious attacks by bad actors cannot be over emphasized.

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Open Source Utilization in Email Security Demystified

Open Source Utilization in Email Security Demystified

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Open Source is currently being recognized by more organizations than ever before for its ability to give rise to flexible, cost-effective and exceptionally secure software and technologies. Over 75% of organizations worldwide are now contributing to and consuming open-source software and products.

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Secure Linux Hosting for Businesses

Secure Linux Hosting for Businesses

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Linux prevails as the most popular OS among hosting providers - and for good reason. Linux is secure by design, cost-efficient, compatible with the majority of key programming languages used worldwide and offers high levels of customization. 

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What Is Threat Intelligence?

What Is Threat Intelligence?

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Thank you to Oyelakin Timilehin Valentina and Duane Dunston for contributing this article. Threat intelligence (or threat intell) is information used to understand past, present, and future threats targeting an organization. It is evidence-based knowledge about a previous, existing or emerging threat to organizational assets. Threat intelligence also includes settings, implications, mechanisms, context, and even action-oriented advice on the threat. Context mentioned here includes who the attackers are, what their motivation is, what their capabilities are, and what indicators of compromise are in your system. An Indicator of compromise (IOC) is forensic data in a system log file, for example, which identifies malicious activities on a system or network.

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Bidens New Executive Cybersecurity Order Highlights the Power of Open-Source Security

Biden's New Executive Cybersecurity Order Highlights the Power of Open-Source Security

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On Wednesday, May 12th, in the wake of the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that shut down one of the largest US pipelines for nearly a week, President Biden signed an executive order placing strict new standards on the cybersecurity of all software sold to the federal government. This order is part of a broad, multi-layered initiative to improve national security by incentivizing private companies to practice better cybersecurity or risk being locked out of federal contracts. 

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21Nails: Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Exim Mail Server - Patch Now!

21Nails: Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Exim Mail Server - Patch Now!

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The Qualys Research Team has discovered multiple critical vulnerabilities in the popular Exim mail server, which they have named 21Nails. Some of these flaws can be chained together to obtain full remote unauthenticated code execution and gain root privileges. With 60 percent of the world’s public email servers worldwide running on Exim, this set of flaws represents a serious threat to many organizations.

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Protect Your WordPress Sites with CrowdSec

Protect Your WordPress Sites with CrowdSec

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The CrowdSec team is expanding the capabilities of their open-source and free security solution by finalizing the release of its brand new application bouncer on the WordPress marketplace. This new bouncer is compatible for versions 1.0.x and beyond. Given that the vast majority of websites in the world are hosted on WordPress, this addition will improve CrowdSec's defense arsenal in its mission to defend the greatest number. 

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Can Linux Be Used To Offer More Security In A WFH World (On And Offline)?

Can Linux Be Used To Offer More Security In A WFH World (On And Offline)?

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Operational security at least seemed so much easier back when traditional 9-to-5 office life was still dominant. Talk of professionals taking their work home with them was largely metaphorical, with only occasional instances of C-suite types dragging their laptops everywhere they went. Business hardware and systems would be shielded through physical security and isolated networks. One office (or office complex), one place to guard: entirely straightforward.

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How To Encrypt Files on Linux

How To Encrypt Files on Linux

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In our increasingly digital society, protecting the privacy of sensitive data and our behavior online is a universal concern. Many users switch to Linux for its superior privacy features and the excellent selection of privacy-focused distros that it offers.

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LinuxSecurity User Survey Results: How Do You Compare?

LinuxSecurity User Survey Results: How Do You Compare?

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Greetings fellow Linux users! Thank you to everyone who took part in our LinuxSecurity User Survey. As you may be aware of, LinuxSecurity.com is currently in the final stages of a major redesign in an effort to enhance user experience on the site, and your input is invaluable in the remainder of this process. It’s because of active, insightful community members like you that we have been able to remain the Linux community’s central resource for security news, advisories and HOWTOs for over two decades. 

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Have You Taken Our LinuxSecurity User Survey?

Have You Taken Our LinuxSecurity User Survey?

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Greetings fellow Linux security enthusiasts! We’re rebuilding our site and need your help! LinuxSecurity is currently undergoing a major overhaul and we would like your input. Got a new feature idea? See something about the current site you don’t like?

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Get started with CrowdSec v.1.0.X

Get started with CrowdSec v.1.0.X

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Thank you to the Crowdsec project for contributing this article. The official release of CrowdSec v.1.0.X introduces several improvements to the previous version, including a major architectural change: the introduction of a local REST API.

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