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Most security teams are locked into a perimeter-first mindset. They obsess over north-south traffic—the data hitting the edge—while ignoring the reality of the modern data center. Once an attacker gets a foothold, they don't stay at the edge. They pivot. They move laterally. That's the east-west traffic problem: the internal chatter between servers, microservices, and databases that we treat as "trusted" simply because it’s inside the fence. . Using Suricata for east-west monitoring isn't...
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More than 4,300 internet-facing devices have been pulled into a newly documented router malware campaign called AryStinger. The infected systems are mostly not enterprise servers. They are older routers, NAS appliances, and embedded Linux devices that stayed online long after anyone was likely checking them. . QiAnXin XLab researchers found that the campaign is leaning on known vulnerabilities, including flaws that have been public for years. That is the important part. AryStinger does not...
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If more than 12 million enterprise systems can be exposed by flaws in a security control designed to harden Linux, it's probably worth asking whether Linux gives people a false sense of security. That's a question that has come up repeatedly throughout 2026. . This year alone, researchers have disclosed privilege-escalation vulnerabilities, root-level kernel flaws, and multiple supply-chain compromises affecting Linux environments. That doesn't mean Linux suddenly became insecure. It means...
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A Linux server gets cleaned up after an intrusion. The suspicious process is terminated, credentials are rotated, and the system is rebooted during maintenance. Everything seems secure. A few hours later, the same outbound connection appears again. . Situations like that point to persistence . The attacker no longer needs the original exploit because something on the host continues restoring access behind the scenes. Finding that mechanism is often more important than understanding how the...
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Building a SIEM is easier than scaling one. Most open-source deployments start as a simple "all-in-one" server. It is easy to set up, but that design rarely survives the transition from a lab to a production workload. . A SIEM watching 20 endpoints is not doing the same job as one watching 500. More endpoints mean more logs; more logs require more storage; more storage makes search heavier. Eventually, the very architecture that made your lab easy to deploy becomes the reason your production...
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LinuxSecurity User Survey Findings: Trends in Distribution and Security

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. . Wondering how you compare to other LinuxSecurity users? Want to get to know your fellow community members better? If so, be sure to check out the summary of our User Survey results below. Please continue to frequent our site and follow us on social media for more of the content you love - and don’t hesitate to contact us or reach out to us on Twitter or Facebook with questions, feedback, or suggestions - or simply to chat about our shared passion for open-source security! Yours in Open Source, Brittany Day Content Editor, LinuxSecurity.com Notable Survey Results 81% of respondents have been using Linux for more than five years. According to this survey, the majority of LinuxSecurity users are either Linux hobbyists, admins, or security professionals. When asked about their level of experience with Linux, nearly half of all survey respondents report managing multiple systems, and over one quarter say they are comfortable with the command line. 81% of respondents use multiple distros, with Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Red Hat and Linux Mint being among the most popular. We track distribution security advisories for many of these distros, and if you aren’t already subscribed to our weekly Linux Advisory Watch newsletter , doing so is an easy, convenient way to stay up-to-date on the latest advisories issued by your distro(s). According to this survey, network security , firewalls , intrusion detection , privacy and encryption are the Linux security topics of greatest interest to LinuxSecurity users. Do any of the above results surprise you? How do you compare? We want to get to know each of our users and hear his or her story. Let’s chat! Connect with us on social media: Twitter | Facebook . Examine the findings of the recent LinuxSecurity user poll and see how your experiences align with others in the community.. Linux User Survey, Open Source Participation, Community Insights, Distribution Preferences, User Experience. . Brittany Day

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