USBFILTER: Packet-level firewall for blocking USB-based threats
The problem of planted malicious USB devices is compounded by the fact that, no matter what, users will rarely stop to think and ultimately choose not to insert them because …
Ubuntu Forums hacked again, 2 million users exposed
Canonical’s Ubuntu Forums have been hacked, and the attacker has managed to access and download part of the Forums database, containing usernames, email addresses and …
Review: Linux Server Security
About the author Chris Binnie is a Technical Consultant with 20 years of experience working with Linux systems, and a writer for Linux Magazine and Admin Magazine. He built an …
Exploit for GNU wget RCE flaw revealed
Technical details about a serious vulnerability affecting all but the latest version of the GNU wget software have been released online, along with PoC exploit scenarios. …
Companies are hungry for professional open source talent
Recruiting open source talent is a top priority for hiring managers focused on recruiting technology talent, and recruiters are increasingly looking for more professional …
Free badge program helps determine the security of open source software
The Core Infrastructure Initiative (CII), a project managed by The Linux Foundation that aims to improve the security of critical open source projects, issued its first round …
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS introduces “snaps” for new robust, secure app format
Canonical released Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, featuring the new “snap” package format and LXD pure-container hypervisor. An Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) release is …
Linux security isn’t enough to stop data breaches
There is a difference between the security of an operating system and the security of the data created, which is edited and manipulated by people and saved on the operating …
Lynis 2.2.0: New features, tests, and enhancements
Lynis is a popular open source security auditing tool, used to evaluate the security defenses of their Linux/Unix-based systems. It runs on the host itself, so it performs …
Endpoint Protector: Fight data leakage on Linux workstations
At RSA Conference 2016 in San Francisco, CoSoSys released Endpoint Protector DLP for Linux in Private Beta, enabling protection against data leakages for confidential data on …
Protecting enterprise data centers from threats that target Linux servers
Today’s internet is largely powered by Linux servers, many of which have become the target of attackers looking to utilize this vast pool of resources for much larger and more …
Linux Mint hack: Backdoored ISOs, stolen forums database
The web properties of the project developing Linux Mint have been compromised, and the attacker managed to put up a backdoored version of the distro for download for a little …