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Today’s newsletter highlights our two most recent feature articles: Securing A Linux Web Server: Preventing Information Leakage and RavenDB: Pioneering Data Management with an Innovative Open-Source Approach. We also examine various topics including the release of Linux 5.9 with several notable changes for the Arm, MIPS, and RISC-V architectures and how to improve the security of your work-from-home network. Happy Monday - and happy reading!

Securing A Linux Web Server: Preventing Information Leakage - Information leakage is a serious threat to the security of a Linux server, and can result in a host of severe consequences including significant downtime and the compromise of sensitive data. Luckily, server administrators can mitigate the risk of information leakage through a series of configuration changes.

RavenDB: Pioneering Data Management with an Innovative Open-Source Approach - When it comes to using a NoSQL document database to store, manage and retrieve documents, reliability, privacy, efficiency and ease-of-use are essential in optimizing productivity and ensuring data security. However, the unfortunate reality is that many NoSQL document databases fail to embody these important characteristics, leaving users frustrated - and often at risk. 

  Securing A Linux Web Server: Preventing Information Leakage (Oct 11)
 

Information leakage is a serious threat to the security of a Linux server, and can result in a host of severe consequences including significant downtime and the compromise of sensitive data. Luckily, server administrators can mitigate the risk of information leakage through a series of configuration changes.
  Tails 4.11 Anonymous OS Released with Tor Browser 10, Extended Persistent Storage (Oct 5)
 

Tails 4.11 - the latest version of the "Anonymous OS" - is now available for download, offering a selection of improvements, updated components and security fixes.
  Crypto-mining malware adds Linux password stealing capability (Oct 6)
 

The TeamTNT threat group has updated Black-T - its crypto-mining worm - with Linux password-stealing capabilities and with an additional network scanner to help facilitate its spread to other vulnerable devices.
  Unix vs Linux – Key Differences You Need To Know (Oct 9)
 

Unix and Linux are two operating systems that have many significant overlapping features and, yet, continue to be unique in their own ways. Both Unix- and Linux-based OSes offer a high level of security due to their lack of root access and quick updates.
  Setup Passwordless SSH Login for Multiple Remote Servers Using Script (Oct 8)
 

Learn how to setup passwordless SSH key-based authentication for multiple remote Linux servers simultaneously using a shell script in this TecMint tutorial. 
  Rescue and Emergency Modes in Linux Mint 20 and Ubuntu 20.04 (Oct 7)
 

Rescue and emergency modes enable Linux admins to troubleshoot and fix problems, usually making it possible to boot in standard mode afterwards. This tutorial explains how to use rescue and emergency modes in Linux Mint 20 and Ubuntu 20.04.
  8 tips to tighten up your work‑from‑home network (Oct 9)
 

Learn how to secure your work-from-home network and protect your privacy in eight simple steps.
  Linux 5.9 Release – Main Changes, Arm, MIPS & RISC-V Architectures (Oct 12)
 

Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 5.9 on  lkml : "Ok, so Ill be honest " I had hoped for quite a bit fewer changes this last week, but at the same time there doesnt really seem to be anything particularly scary in here. Its just more commits and more lines changed than I would have wished for."