Linux Top 5: Heads Up for the Linux Desktop LinuxPlanet: It's beginning to look a whole lot like 2012 will be the year of the Linux Desktop on the Linux Planet. Well, if not the year, then at least this past week, which saw tremendous activity on desktop efforts new and old. (Feb 1, 2012)
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SECURITY: Bouncing malware from Android Market (Feb 3, 2012, 21:02 UTC) (1913 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) LinuxBSDos.com: "The battle between malware writers and those trying to make their life miserable is a never ending one."
SECURITY: Sourcefire FireAMP Brings Big Data Analytics to Enterprise Security (Jan 30, 2012, 16:00 UTC) (1470 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Large data sets offer new ways to track malware across a network.
Webopedia Term of the Day: What is Koobface? (Jan 26, 2012, 10:02 UTC) (1977 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Webopedia: "The name given to a computer worm that uses Facebook's messaging system to infect PCs in an attempt to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers."
SECURITY: Did Linus Jump the Gun on a Kernel security fix? (Jan 25, 2012, 22:52 UTC) (10422 reads)
(3 talkbacks feedback ) InternetNews: From the 'Upstream First!' files
SECURITY: Linux vendors rush to patch privilege escalation flaw after root exploits emerge (Jan 25, 2012, 17:00 UTC) (3907 reads)
(4 talkbacks feedback ) ITWorld: Linux vendors are rushing to patch a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel that can be exploited by local attackers to gain root access on the system.
Pwn2Own 2012 Gets Serious About Security Vulnerabilities (Jan 24, 2012, 16:00 UTC) (1753 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: The HP-sponsored hacking challenge revises its rules in an effort to expose even more vulnerabilities.
SECURITY: BackBox Linux 2.01 review – turning heads in the pen testing scene (Jan 22, 2012, 06:00 UTC) (3461 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Linux User&Developer: A relative newcomer to the forensic and penetration testing live CD scene, Italian project BackBox is already turning heads as it hits version 2.01
SECURITY: U.S. DOJ: The Cloud Provides No Legal Cover for Criminals (Jan 21, 2012, 18:00 UTC) (3785 reads)
(4 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Crooks and their data cannot hide from the long arm of the law, even in the cloud.
SECURITY: Linux developers fix a homemade network problem (Jan 17, 2012, 18:00 UTC) (3125 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) The H: Linux kernels 3.0.17, 3.1.9 and 3.2.1 fix a problem with the handling of IGMP packets that was introduced with updates in Linux 2.6.36.
SECURITY: Protecting Against SQL Injection Attacks with Oracle Database Firewall (Jan 10, 2012, 15:00 UTC) (2212 reads)
(1 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: New release gains support for MySQL, helps shield enterprise databases from attack.
SECURITY: The Future of Firefox Security
(Jan 8, 2012, 12:50 UTC) (3667 reads)
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SECURITY: Exploit of Wi-Fi Protected Setup Flaw Poses Risks for Consumers, Not Enterprises (Jan 4, 2012, 18:00 UTC) (2951 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: WPS isn't safe.
SECURITY: Configuring CAS On Ubuntu For Two-Factor Authentication With WiKID (Jan 4, 2012, 14:00 UTC) (2084 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) HowToForge: Single sign-on is a great technology
Why Firefox 9 Is Not in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Dec 22, 2011, 22:00 UTC) (6763 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) InternetNews: From the 'Rapid Releases Aren't Good For Everyone' files..
SECURITY: A Silver Bullet for Application Security? (Dec 22, 2011, 10:00 UTC) (3995 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Research effort aims to make code more secure and it's starting with C on Linux.
SECURITY: Metasploit on Amazon Kindle (Dec 21, 2011, 14:00 UTC) (3178 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) k0st: Let me tell you immediately, no patches to Metasploit needed.
SECURITY: The Exploit That Didn't Happen (Dec 16, 2011, 00:29 UTC) (4444 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Is it becoming more difficult for hackers to exploit software vulnerabilities?
Review: Ubuntu Privacy Remix 10.04r2 (Dec 15, 2011, 16:00 UTC) (4023 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Review Linux: The goal of Ubuntu Privacy Remix is to provide an isolated working environment where sensitive data can be dealt with safely
SECURITY: 3 application-level firewalls for Linux distributions (Dec 12, 2011, 16:01 UTC) (3680 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) LinuxBSDos.com: "An application firewall, like a stateful packet filter, is not a one-shot security solution. It merely adds an extra layer of security to a system."
SECURITY: 3 application-level firewalls for Linux distributions
(Dec 8, 2011, 13:00 UTC) (3603 reads)
(1 talkbacks feedback ) LinuxBSDos: A packet filtering firewall, designed to regulate incoming and outgoing packets from a network or an operating system, is akin to security personnel guarding the entrance to a commercial or residential property.
SECURITY: DIY: Get top-quality open source security tools in one distro (Dec 8, 2011, 08:00 UTC) (3533 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) TechRepublic: Once you use the open source Network Security Toolkit distribution, Jack Wallen predicts you’ll wonder how you ever did without it.
SECURITY: Password CRacking with John the Ripper on Linux (Dec 4, 2011, 22:00 UTC) (5862 reads)
(3 talkbacks feedback ) Linux Career: For those of you who haven't yet heard about John the Ripper (hereby called John for brevity), it is a free password cracking tool written mostly in C.
SECURITY: Setting up a Password Cracking Server (Dec 1, 2011, 06:00 UTC) (3511 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) OpenSecurity: We've recently revamped our cracking server, here is some information about its specifications and configuration.
SECURITY: Apache Server Hit by Reverse Proxy Flaw (Nov 28, 2011, 21:00 UTC) (3910 reads)
(1 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Dangerous flaw puts internal Web servers at risk, but there is a fix in the works.
SECURITY: More Slick OpenSSL Tricks (Nov 24, 2011, 10:01 UTC) (4554 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Wazi: "With OpenSSL you can encrypt and decrypt files, verify file integrity, and see which encryption protocols and ciphers any server supports."
Open source biometrics technology for mobile devices, PCs and servers (Nov 21, 2011, 17:02 UTC) (2561 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Help Net Security: "DigitalPersona has open sourced its new MINEX-certified FingerJetFX fingerprint feature extraction technology."
Linux Kernel Vulnerability Affects Ubuntu 11.10 OMAP4 (Nov 21, 2011, 14:03 UTC) (4384 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Softpedia: "A Linux kernel security vulnerability was discovered in the Linux kernel for OMAP4 packages, affecting the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system."
SECURITY: Chrome Gets 2nd Critical Fix in a Week (Nov 18, 2011, 20:00 UTC) (2865 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: In a rare move, Google is updating Chrome for a single security fix.
SECURITY: A Simple OpenBSD Router For Your Virtual Machines (Nov 18, 2011, 12:00 UTC) (3584 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) theHelpfulHacker: I have come up with a very basic OpenBSD setup that allows me to adapt the router/firewall to the virtual machine rather then make modifications to the image.
SECURITY: Protect And Audit Your Web Server With ModSecurity (Nov 17, 2011, 22:00 UTC) (3061 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Wazi: ModSecurity is a free, open source Apache module that acts as web application firewall.
Fingerprint recognition firmware released, including an open source 'extractor' package (Nov 17, 2011, 20:00 UTC) (2836 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) LinuxForDevices: DigitalPersona is shipping Linux- and Android-ready fingerprint recognition software for biometric and mobile device manufacturers.
SECURITY: How to Generate A Public/Private SSH Key (Nov 14, 2011, 17:00 UTC) (3954 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) MakeTechEasier: If you are using SSH frequently to connect to a remote host, one of the way to secure the connection is to use a public/private SSH key
SECURITY: Chaos Computer Club analyzes government malware (Nov 4, 2011, 08:00 UTC) (5144 reads)
(3 talkbacks feedback ) CCC: The largest European hacker club, "Chaos Computer Club" (CCC), has reverse engineered and analyzed a "lawful interception" malware program used by German police forces.
SECURITY: Google fixes use-after-free memory flaws with new open source addressSanitizer tech (Oct 27, 2011, 15:00 UTC) (2947 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Chrome 15 gets a pile of fixes, many of them for memory errors.
SECURITY: Penetration Testing Shows Unlikely Vulnerabilities (Oct 26, 2011, 11:00 UTC) (3968 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Enterprises need to dig deeper than just automated scanning to find the really interesting and dangerous cyber security flaws.
SECURITY: Which Browser is the Most Secure? (Oct 22, 2011, 22:00 UTC) (15815 reads)
(3 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: The 'most hostile' one, say researchers at Accuvant Labs.
Anti makes wardriving child’s play with a rooted Android phone (Oct 20, 2011, 20:03 UTC) (4077 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Geek.com: "Anti makes it so that anybody can misbehave if they choose to. No prior experience required, really, and that’s what makes it so dangerous."
SECURITY: Detecting Malicious Traffic in HTTP Headers (Oct 20, 2011, 15:00 UTC) (3976 reads)
(1 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: New research effort could yield a better detection mechanism for malicious traffic.
SECURITY: How Hackers Can Benefit IT Security (Oct 19, 2011, 12:00 UTC) (2380 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) eSecurityPlanet: Bringing the hacker mindset into corporate IT isn't always a bad thing.
Webopedia Term of the Day: What is RSA Secure ID? (Oct 17, 2011, 14:01 UTC) (3033 reads)
(0 talkbacks feedback ) Webopedia: "RSA SecurID ("SecurID") is a two-factor authentication technology that is used to protect network resources. The authentication is based on two factors -- something you know (a password or PIN) and something you have (an authenticator)."
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