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Which Linux Distros Are Most Focused On Privacy? - With over 200 distros to choose from, which one actually offers the most privacy-oriented experience?

What we Can Learn from the Recent VLC Security Vulnerability Fiasco: A Conversation with VideoLAN President Jean-Baptiste Kempf - About a week ago, the LinuxSecurity staff started tracking a security issue related to VLC , the popular open source media player. Security vulnerabilities are a regular part of the software development lifecycle. These vulnerabilities are identified, then a solution is created and distributed to its users. In this case, it wasnt completely clear whether thats what happened, though. We decided to find out.

  Major Security Flaw Found in Google Chrome, Patch Must Be Installed ASAP (Sep 2)
 

A security flaw in Google Chrome allows an attacker to eventually take control a vulnerable host, and Google recommends users to deploy a patch as soon as possible.All versions of the browser are affected, including Google Chrome for Linux. Learn more:
  How secure are your AI and machine learning projects? (Sep 2)
 

Does your company utilize AI or ML? Artificial intelligence and machine learning bring new vulnerabilities along with their benefits. Learn how several companies have minimized their risk in this informative CSO article:
  3 Major Internet Privacy Issues and How to Avoid Them (Sep 3)
 

Information mishandling, snooping and location tracking are often the ways in which users find their privacy violated online. Learn about these issues and how to avoid them in a great Security Today article:
  What is Wireguard? Secure, simple VPN still in development (Sep 3)
 

Are you familiar with Wireguard? The Wireguard VPN offers better performance and a simpler, effective approach to cryptography. Learn more in this interesting CSO article:
  Google open-sources tool for companies that aims to keep personal data private (Sep 6)
 

Google has open-sourced Differentially Private SQL, a tool for companies aiming to keep sensitive data private. Learn more:
  DEVOPS Stackrox Launches Kubernetes Security Platform Version 2.5 (Sep 4)
 

The new Kubernetes Security Platformcomes with enhanced capabilities for DevOps and security teams to protect their container and Kubernetes environments. Get the details:
  Kali Linux Ethical Hacking OS Switches to Linux 5.2 (Sep 5)
 

Offensive Security has announcedthe release and general availability of the Kali Linux 2019.03 operating system, a major update to the Kali Linux 2019 series that adds lots of new features, improvements, and updated hacking tools. Learn more in this great Softpedia News article:
  New Release: Tor Browser 9.0a6 (Sep 5)
 

Have you heard that Tor Browser9.0a6 has been released with important security updates to Firefox?
  Firefox 69 Now Blocks 3rd-Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptominers By Default (Sep 4)
 

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla has finally enabled the "Enhanced Tracking Protection" feature for all of its web browser users worldwide by default with the official launch of Firefox 69 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. Learn more:
  Thousands of servers infected with new Lilocked (Lilu) ransomware (Sep 6)
 

Researchers have identified a new strain of ransomware (Lilu) targeting Linux-based servers. Get the details in this article:
  Millions of Exim servers vulnerable to root-granting exploit (Sep 7)
 

Are you an Exim user? Have you heard that Exim has been impacted by its second major bug this summer? Learn more: