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email security Linux server You've probably trained your team to look for red flags. Odd sender names, urgent language, mismatched links. But a well-crafted spoofed email won't trip any of those wires. It looks legitimate, sounds legitimate, and often comes from a domain that passes every automated check you throw at it. . Attackers know exactly how humans scan an inbox. They design around it. This guide walks you through the techniques attackers use to slip a spoofed email past both your filters and your users and what...
Jul 25, 2026
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cisa kev vulnerability prioritization Most Linux teams don't struggle to find vulnerabilities anymore. They struggle to decide which ones deserve attention first. Between daily scanner results, vendor advisories, and hundreds of new CVEs each month, the challenge isn't visibility—it's prioritization. . To solve this, organizations typically lean on the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. But these aren’t competing lists. They answer two entirely different questions. While the...
Jul 22, 2026
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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
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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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cyber lawinternet regulationsuser privacyVietnam's New Cyber Law Affects Free Speech and Data Control
The Vietnamese government has passed a sweeping new cybersecurity law which critics claim will help the one-party state continue to crack down on free speech.. The law will force internet companies like Facebook and Google to open offices in the country, store data on users locally and allow access to that data at the request of the authorities. The link for this article located at InfoSecurity is no longer available. . The law will force internet companies like Facebook and Google to open offices in the country, store. vietnamese, government, passed, sweeping, cybersecurity, which, critics, claim. . Brittany Day
Jan 02, 2019
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cyber lawnational securitywhistleblowerBradley Manning Conviction: Implications for National Security and Secrecy
US Army private Bradley Manning was convicted on 19 counts, including charges under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for leaking approximately 700,000 government documents to WikiLeaks.. While it was a relief that he was not convicted of the worst charge, "aiding the enemy", the verdict remains deeply troubling and could potentially result in a sentence of life in prison. The link for this article located at New Scientist is no longer available. . While it was a relief that he was not convicted of the worst charge, 'aiding the enemy', the verdict. private, bradley, manning, convicted, counts, charges, under, espionage. . Dave Wreski
Aug 02, 2013
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legislationconsumer protectioncyber lawUS Government Proposes Legislation to Enhance IT Security and Protection
The US government has proposed a legislative package that is designed to improve the country's and its citizens' IT security. The proposal is to substantially update and revise the existing legislation in such fields as data protection and infrastructure security as well as the sanctioning of offenders. . It aims to improve the protection of consumer and government administration systems, and enhance infrastructure security, which is particularly important for the country's industry. With these measures, US President Barack Obama is fulfilling the promise he made a year ago to make cyber space security a top priority. A fact sheetPDF on the legislative package states that members of both parties in Congress have introduced approximately 50 cyber security bills in the last session of Congress. According to the fact sheet, these bills are a response to repeated intrusions into important systems and to a dramatic increase in cyber crime over the last decade. After reviewing the existing legislation, the US government reportedly identified a need to update this legislation in order to improve system protection. The new legislative proposal is to provide these improvements. The link for this article located at H Security is no longer available. . It aims to improve the protection of consumer and government administration systems, and enhance inf. government, proposed, legislative, package, designed, improve, country's. . Dave Wreski
May 16, 2011
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extraditioncyber lawhackerGary McKinnon Extradition Case: Legal Implications for Asperger Individuals
Scots computer hacker Gary McKinnon is set to avoid extradition and be tried in Britain, the Scottish Sunday Express can reveal. The 43-year-old. Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger. Mr McKinnon, who has Asperger. scots, computer, hacker, mckinnon, avoid, extradition, tried, britain, scottis. . Alex
May 18, 2010
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security advisorydenial of servicecyber lawUK Computer Misuse Act Prohibits Denial of Service Attacks in Cybersecurity
There had been concern that Britain's Computer Misuse Act, written in the days before the World Wide Web, allowed denial of service attacks to fall through a loophole. These are attacks in which a web or email server is deliberately flooded with information to the point of collapse. The 1990 legislation described an offence of doing anything with criminal intent "which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer"; the question was whether that covered denial of service attacks. When a court cleared teenager David Lennon in November 2005 on charges of sending five million emails to his former employer . The link for this article located at Out-Law.com is no longer available. . The link for this article located at Out-Law.com is no longer available.. there, concern, britain's, computer, misuse, written, world. . Benjamin D. Thomas
Nov 13, 2006
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extraditionIT professionalscyber lawIT Professionals Weigh In on Gary McKinnon Extradition Debate
A poll of over 500 IT professionals has found opinion is split over whether a British man should be extradited to the US for allegedly breaking into Pentagon and NASA computers. Gary McKinnon, a computer enthusiast from North London, is alleged to have hacked into computers belonging to the US Army, US Navy, US Air Force, Department of Defense and NASA. British Home Secretary, John Reid, signed the order approving the extradition on July 6th. In an online poll of 565 respondents conducted by online security firm Sophos, 52 per cent said McKinnon should not be extradited, while 48 per cent said it was correct for him to face a US court. . . A poll of over 500 IT professionals has found opinion is split over whether a British man should be . professionals, found, opinion, split, whether, british, should. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 13, 2006
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DoS attackcybersecuritycyber lawUK Court Rules Denial of Service Attacks Are Not Illegal
A judge has ruled that denial of service attacks are not illegal under the UK's outdated Computer Misuse Act. A teenager charged with launching a denial of service (DoS) attack against his former employer escaped punishment when the judge threw out the charge after his defence successfully argued that DoS attacks were not covered by the parts of the act he was charged under. . District judge Kenneth Grant, sitting at Wimbledon magistrates court, said that the youth, who can’t be named for legal reasons, had not broken the law under which he was charged. The link for this article located at ComputerWeekly.co.uk is no longer available. . District judge Kenneth Grant, sitting at Wimbledon magistrates court, said that the youth, who can. judge, ruled, denial, service, attacks, illegal, under, outdated, computer. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 04, 2005
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cyber lawcomputer misuse actnetwork attackUK Computer Misuse Act Revision: Ethical Hacking and Cybersecurity Laws
Here is what a liberal MP had to say: "If a successor to David Blunkett was going to introduce tough censorship laws on the use of the Internet in the UK, should someone be able to justify a hacking attack against the IT involved because they opposed that censorship?" This is a dangerous trend, folks. . . .. With Britain's Computer Misuse Act heading for a revision, some MPs want to explore whether ethical hacking should be allowed Should UK citizens ever should have the right to launch a hack attack against a computer or a network? A group of tech-savvy MPs are poised to consider this question, as the All-Party Internet Group (APIG) launches an investigation into Britain's cybercrime laws. APIG has recognised that the Computer Misuse Act (CMA), which came into law in 1990, needs to be updated to cover attacks upon the Internet and on other computer networks. Like many experts, the group is concerned that the existing legislation may not apply to denial-of-service attacks -- where a network is driven offline by a flood of Web traffic. "As it stands, the Computer Misuse Act suffers from a lack of a network focus. Today, the primary threat from hackers is to the network, rather than to individual computers, and if the network goes down we've got problems," said Richard Allan MP, joint vice-chairman of APIG. APIG has already received written evidence from interested parties, and is taking further oral evidence at a session in parliament on Thursday. The Home Office has said it is revising the CMA at present, and APIG wants to feed the views of the UK IT industry into this process. And while Allan is adamant that tough action is needed against denial of service attacks, he's also keen to examine whether ethical hacking should be protected in law. He cited the law on criminal damage, where a defendant can claim that they acted to avoid a worse event taking place. "If a successor to David Blunkett was going to introduce tough censorship laws on the use of the Internet in the UK, should someone be able to justify ahacking attack against the IT involved because they opposed that censorship," asked Allan, who is the liberal democrat MP for Sheffield Hallam. The link for this article located at zdnet.co.uk is no longer available. . As the evaluation of the UK's Computer Misuse Act progresses, lawmakers examine the framework surrounding ethical hacking in light of increasing cyber risks.. ethical hacking, cybercrime legislation, network security, UK policy. . Anthony Pell
Apr 27, 2004
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