Issue #257 / Apr 2022

We in the Linux community are steeped in the conventional wisdom that Linux is much more secure than Windows. It is, of course, and it always has been, but then, that isn't saying much.

Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon and deepin 20.4

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Encrypted volumes have long since ceased to be an exception or luxury. Corporate policies and compliance rules often demand encryption for critical data. This article looks at tools for disk encryption on Linux.

Email encryption is not that difficult – and it is more important now than ever before. We take a look at some important tools and trends in email encryption.

A concept called provable security brings the rigor of mathematics to the art of cryptography.

Deepin offers a visually stunning OS with a few unique quirks.

Linux users looking for a professional digital audio workstation can now take advantage of Reaper's large feature set.

Two monitoring tools, watch and fswatch, let you gather system information from the command line.