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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
Jul 21, 2026
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
Jul 20, 2026
Server Securitydata privacy automation
data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
Jul 17, 2026
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data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
Jul 17, 2026
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
Jul 17, 2026
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image spamemail securitybandwidth controlImpact of Image Spam on Email Security and Bandwidth Management
Image spam is a serious and growing problem, not least because of its ability to circumvent traditional email spam filters to clog servers and inboxes. In just half a year, the problem of image spam has become general enough to be representative of 35 per cent of all junk mail. Not only this, but image spam is taking up 70 per cent of the bandwidth bulge on account of the large file sizes every single one represents. . The link for this article located at Net-Security.org - LogError is no longer available. . The link for this article located at Net-Security.org - LogError is no longer available.. image, serious, growing, problem, least, because, ability, circumvent, traditio. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 05, 2007
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traffic managementFreeBSDbandwidth controlFreeBSD: Efficient Bandwidth Control Using OS Filtering with pf
You manage a heterogeneous network and want to provide different Quality of Service agreements and network restrictions based on the client operating system. With pf and altq, you can now limit the amount of bandwidth available to users of different operating systems, or force outbound web traffic through a transparent filtering proxy. This article describes how to install pf, altq, and Squid on your FreeBSD router and web proxy to achieve these goals. . In an ideal environment, there would be no need for bandwidth shaping, OS fingerprint-based filtering, or even Quality of Service (QoS). Several factors in the real world require a change of game plan. Bandwidth is not free, and many ISPs charge customers based on bandwidth usage. Worms, viruses, and compromised systems can all lead to higher bandwidth costs. In the wake of the W32.Slammer worm, which saturated the connections of infected networks, many companies saw their monthly connectivity bills skyrocket due to the worm's traffic. Filtering your connections based on operating system can go partway to helping keep such situations from running away. While I will focus on filtering traffic from Windows systems, this process can equally apply to BSD, Linux, Mac OS, or a host of other operating systems listed in the pf.os file on your system. This may be especially useful to people running older versions of OSes that have not or cannot be patched but still require some network connectivity. . In an ideal environment, there would be no need for bandwidth shaping, OS fingerprint-based filterin. manage, heterogeneous, network, provide, different, quality, service, agreements. . Brittany Day
Feb 21, 2006
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security advisorynetwork managementFreeBSDRFID Adoption Strategies Amid Security Regulation Changes
You manage a heterogeneous network and want to provide different Quality of Service agreements and network restrictions based on the client operating system. With pf and altq, you can now limit the amount of bandwidth available to users of different operating systems, or force outbound web traffic through a transparent filtering proxy. This article describes how to install pf, altq, and Squid on your FreeBSD router and web proxy to achieve these goals. . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is drafting regulations, expected by August, that will define how to implement more-stringent security, required under the Real ID Act for state-issued driver's licenses and other ID cards. The rules, which go into effect in May 2008, may push some agencies toward chip-based cards. Indeed, Blair said, "any security features could become obsolete in two years." The link for this article located at Security Pipeline is no longer available. . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is drafting regulations, expected by August, that will defi. manage, heterogeneous, network, provide, different, quality, service, agreements. . Brittany Day
Feb 20, 2006
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network managementbandwidth controliptables firewallEffective Kazaa Traffic Blocking Using P2PWall on IPTables Firewalls
The "p2pwall" project has developed a GPL add-in for iptables based firewalls that allows blocking of traffic to and from "Fast-Track" software such as "Kazaa", Kazaa-lite, iMesh and grokster. The software is designed for use in "permissive" firewall configurations where . . . . The "p2pwall" project has developed a GPL add-in for iptables based firewalls that allows blocking of traffic to and from "Fast-Track" software such as "Kazaa", Kazaa-lite, iMesh and grokster. The software is designed for use in "permissive" firewall configurations where home-net hosts are permitted more or less unlimited access to the public internet, but are protected from in-bound connections. Ftwall adds logic to such systems to block all fast-track traffic, thus protecting precious network bandwidth and reducing the risk of legal action resulting from the downloading of copyright material by network users. The link for this article located at Lowth.com is no longer available. . The 'p2pblocker' initiative offers a free software extension for iptables designed to efficiently prevent LimeWire data flow.. P2Pwall Add-in, Iptables Firewall, Kazaa Traffic Blocking, Network Management. . Anthony Pell
Aug 29, 2003
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network managementwireless securityencryption protocolsAdvancements In Corporate Wi-Fi Management and Enhanced Security Protocols
Wi-Fi networks have, up until this point, been a bit like the Wild West: exciting, but difficult to control and keep safe. Now, a host of new management and security options are springing up as Wi-Fi penetrates corporate environments. Read on . . . . Wi-Fi networks have, up until this point, been a bit like the Wild West: exciting, but difficult to control and keep safe. Now, a host of new management and security options are springing up as Wi-Fi penetrates corporate environments. Read on to find out what's in store. As Wi-Fi hardware becomes a corporate standard, vendors are rolling out increasingly sophisticated management, security, and software development options. Some of the newer Wi-Fi products are designed to boost network management capabilities, offering features comparable to those for tried-and-true networking options like Ethernet. Vendors are offering software suites designed to hook wired networks into wireless networks seamlessly, integrating key wired functions into the Wi-Fi network and providing bandwidth-management and identity controls. Other next-generation enterprise Wi-Fi products are designed to quell ongoing security fears. Many vendors are moving away from the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) standard, whose static, shared encryption keys might linger long enough to be cracked by hostile outsiders, and toward the Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) protocol. The link for this article located at IBM is no longer available. . Wi-Fi networks have, up until this point, been a bit like the Wild West: exciting, but difficult to . wi-fi, networks, until, point, exciting, difficult. . Anthony Pell
Jun 24, 2003
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patch managementnetwork managementsystem administrationBigFix 3.0: New Tools for Patch Management and Bandwidth Control
Focusing on the near-Herculean task network executives face in keeping patches current on their Microsoft, Macintosh and Linux software, BigFix last week introduced tools to help with the heavy lifting. With Version 3.0 of its Patch Manager, the company has . . . . Focusing on the near-Herculean task network executives face in keeping patches current on their Microsoft, Macintosh and Linux software, BigFix last week introduced tools to help with the heavy lifting. With Version 3.0 of its Patch Manager, the company has added integration with Active Directory, controls to ensure proper downloads and throttle bandwidth consumption, and the ability to assign responsibility for certain machines to individual administrators. The link for this article located at Network World Fusion is no longer available. . Explore the revolutionary features of BigFix's latest Patch Manager solutions that simplify the challenge of keeping software current across diverse systems.. Patch Management Software, Bandwidth Control, System Administration. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 10, 2003
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