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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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security advisorypublic safetyemergency responseU.S. Raises Terror Alert to Orange: Operation Liberty Shield
On the brink of an almost certain U.S. attack on Iraq, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has ordered America's terrorist alert raised to orange and increased security at ports and land borders, airports, critical infrastructures and across the Internet. . .. On the brink of an almost certain U.S. attack on Iraq, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has ordered America's terrorist alert raised to orange and increased security at ports and land borders, airports, critical infrastructures and across the Internet . Known as Operation Liberty Shield, Ridge said the Homeland Security Department is ratcheting up security, increasing public health preparedness and making sure that the federal response can be deployed quickly. It has assigned one emergency response team to the nation's capital in the event of a terrorist attack. "The intelligence community believes that terrorists will attempt multiple attacks against U.S. and coalition targets worldwide in the event of a U.S.-led military campaign against Saddam Hussein," Ridge said in a statement March 17, moments after President Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to get out of Iraq or face certain attack by the United States. The link for this article located at FCW is no longer available. . On the brink of an almost certain U.S. attack on Iraq, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has ord. brink, almost, certain, attack, homeland, security, secretary, ridge. . Anthony Pell
Mar 18, 2003
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security advisorycounterterrorismemergency responseBarak Advocates Global Intelligence Database For Terrorism Prevention
Intelligence agencies worldwide must create a global database to share information with each other about threats and attacks by terrorist organizations and "rogue despots like Saddam Hussein. . .. Intelligence agencies worldwide must create a global database to share information with each other about threats and attacks by terrorist organizations and "rogue despots like Saddam Hussein ," former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak said here Monday at the opening general session of the BioSecurity Summit, which is running concurrently with the Comdex trade show. Some steps have been taken to create such a database, but it is not complete, Barak said during his sobering address aimed at health-care professionals, emergency crews and government agency representatives attending the summit. Intelligence agencies naturally want to protect their own databases and make certain that when they share information their databases remain protected, he said. However, cooperation is vitally important in a world where terrorists are active and able to exploit weaknesses in security, at times using technology for ill gain, Barak said, touching on chemical, biological and nuclear threats. The global shipping industry is particularly vulnerable, he emphasized numerous times during a speech in which he often said that he couldn't say much more because of the sensitive nature of the information he possesses about threats and how the Israeli government in particular responds to those. What he would say is that terrorists could use containers on ships to launch coordinated attacks with GPS (Global Positioning System) technology and digital radios to, for instance, release biological or chemical agents into the air. "It's frightening to think how easy launching an attack might be, not necessarily through the air, but through shipping in containers," Barak said, adding that he has some discomfort saying that publicly, but the possibility of "major, simultaneous attacks of a biological nature by terrorist groups," is real. Beyond that,he said, it's important for world leaders to help prepare the people of their nations psychologically for such terrorist acts. Civilian preparation is key, he said. In Israel, for instance, "we practically equipped the whole population" with protection like gas masks against the threat of chemical warfare, especially for children and people who are not mobile, Barak said. His nation also has accumulated a "sizable" amount of antibiotics to fight anthrax and is vaccinating "first responders" such as emergency crews against smallpox. Israel has found "the need to try to predict what should be done not just as far as the need for vaccines, but with training and education of staff and first responders," as well as the public, he said. More money is needed to effectively provide federal security in the U.S. and in other countries, he said, noting that creation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will help in that regard. Otherwise, Barak also advocated at least one armed air marshal on airplanes, secure cockpit doors and the right of pilots to decide how threatening passengers should be dealt with, including the possibility of shooting them. "It's just the beginning," he said of the battle against terrorism. "We should approach terrorism as our forefathers approached piracy on the high seas" so that countries agree there will be no assistance of any kind to nations that support terrorism. When that agreement is violated, he said, the nation that is responsible for the breach should be ostracized. It took 20 years to make the seas safer from pirates, Barak said, and it will also take time to fight terrorist organizations. During his speech, Barak referred several times to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and during a question-and-answer session at the end of his talk, he said he supports the approach of U.S. President George W. Bush, who has pledged a military campaign if Hussein does not voluntarily comply with U.N. weapons inspections and disarm his nation. Hussein and terrorists must be dealt withdecisively, Barak said, adding that in his opinion Bush is acting with "moral and strategic clarity" and the international debate about the wisdom of military action against Iraq will not dilute that clarity. A military campaign against Hussein will be "decisively won," Barak said, and will further send an important message to Iran that the U.S. is willing twice in 12 years to wage war. In the only moment of levity during his remarks, Barak was asked his views about particle filtering systems for airplanes, schools and other enclosed spaces known to have poor air quality and which therefore could be particularly vulnerable to a biological or chemical attack. Barak gestured and said "or gambling palaces," referring to the myriad Las Vegas casinos with their pumped-in air that is often already filled with cigarette smoke. Such efforts may be too focused on air travel than is necessary, to the detriment of particle filtering in other areas. He stressed that in general, officials are "far behind" the ability to sense the presence of biological agents in real time. Unlike the security checks, including metal detectors, before the Bill Gates opening keynote speech Sunday night at the MGM Grand hotel, there was no discernible security presence for the Barak talk save for one dark-suited man who stood, hands clasped in front of him, to the side as the former Israeli prime minister spoke and who then followed closely behind as Barak exited the stage. The BioSecurity summit continues through Thursday at the MGM Grand conference center. The summit Web site is http://www.biosecuritysummit.com The link for this article located at InfoWorld is no longer available. . Intelligence agencies must collaborate to establish a global database for effective information sharing on terrorism and threats.. Global Database, Intelligence Sharing, Counterterrorism, Security Cooperation, Threat Information. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 18, 2002
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legislationcyber lawhacking crimeLife Sentences Approved for Hacking Crimes by House Judiciary Panel
A House panel voted unanimously late Tuesday to expand the types of hacking crimes that would be punished by life imprisonment. Citing the possibility of terrorists wreaking havoc electronically, the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime voted 8-0 to rewrite the . . . . A House panel voted unanimously late Tuesday to expand the types of hacking crimes that would be punished by life imprisonment. Citing the possibility of terrorists wreaking havoc electronically, the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime voted 8-0 to rewrite the Cyber Security Enhancement Act and forward a more Draconian version to the full committee. "Until we secure our cyber infrastructure, a few keystrokes and an Internet connection is all one needs to disable the economy and endanger lives," said CSEA sponsor Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the subcommittee's chairman. "A mouse can be just as dangerous as a bullet or a bomb." Smith said: "Just as a physical attack can cause injury, a cyber attack can substantially harm our economy and endanger public health and safety." The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . A House panel voted unanimously late Tuesday to expand the types of hacking crimes that would be pun. house, panel, voted, unanimously, tuesday, expand, types, hacking, crimes, would. . Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2002
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