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 […]
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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 […]
Unix: How random is random?
On Unix systems, random numbers are generated in a number of ways and random data can serve many purposes. From simple commands […]
Dealing with NIST’s about-face on password complexity
In the last few years, we’ve been seeing some significant changes in the suggestions that security experts are making for password security. […]
The complexity of password complexity
Deploying password quality checking on your Debian-base Linux servers can help to ensure that your users assign reasonable passwords on their accounts, […]
Book Review: Practical Packet Analysis: Using Wireshark to Solve Real-World Network Problems
The overall equation is pretty simple: If you want to understand network traffic, you really should install Wireshark. And, if you really […]