First step to becoming a hacker: Linux!
If you’re contemplating a career in cybersecurity and haven’t come up to speed on Linux, now’s the time to get ramped up […]
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How ASLR protects Linux systems from buffer overflow attacks
Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) is a memory-protection process for operating systems that guards against buffer-overflow attacks. It helps to ensure that […]
Cisco unearths 13 ‘High Impact’ IOS vulnerabilities you need to patch now
Cisco today exposed 13 vulnerabilities in its IOS and IOS XE switch and router operating software that the company said should be […]
Linux: Linus Torvalds si prende una pausa
Linus Torvalds, il padre di Linux, afferma l’intenzione di abbandonare temporaneamente l’impegno sulla propria creatura per lavorare su se stesso. The post […]
How the L1 Terminal Fault vulnerability affects Linux systems
Announced just yesterday in security advisories from Intel, Microsoft and Red Hat, a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Intel processors (and, thus, Linux) […]
The aftermath of the Gentoo GitHub hack
Gentoo GitHub hack: What happened? Late last month (June 28), the Gentoo GitHub repository was attacked after someone gained control of an […]
22 essential security commands for Linux
There are many aspects to security on Linux systems – from setting up accounts to ensuring that legitimate users have no more […]
22 essential Linux security commands
There are many aspects to security on Linux systems – from setting up accounts to ensuring that legitimate users have no more […]
This Linux tool could improve the security of IoT devices
The first rule of building a secure and feature-rich ecosystem is software management — push and pull software updates and software discovery through […]
True random numbers are here — what that means for data centers
For many decades, the term “random numbers” meant “pseudo-random numbers” to anyone who thought much about the issue and understood that computers […]