Social Network Goes Open With Diaspora*
Sep 16, 2010Control your privacy with this alternative.
more »OpenSSH 5.6 Released into the Wild
Aug 23, 2010The secure communication solution gets an upgrade.
more »Encrypting USB Sticks Protecting your USB sticks with encryption
Jun 30, 2009How easy is it to lose a USB stick? Why not protect your data just in case the stick falls into unfriendly hands?
more »Security Lessons The death of MD5 (and some SSL certificates)
Feb 28, 2009Researchers set out to compromise MD5 in an effort to convince people to stop using it. We explain how the attack worked and what this means for you.
more »Industry Consortium Rivalry over Crypto Standards
Feb 20, 2009The idea of an industry-wide common cryptography standard is certainly welcome. But self-interest usually precedes usability, so two industry consortiums are now vying over which standards to adopt, one on the side of Sun and the other leaning toward IBM/HP. Then there is an additional player in the Trusted Computing Group.
more »Tor Software Down to Zero Bugs
Jan 13, 2009The Tor Project announces that it has removed all bugs that Coverity Scan had found in its software.
more »Charly's Column The sys admin's daily grind: Single-packet authentication
Sep 30, 2008Conventional, woodpecker-style port knocking is open to sniffing and brute force knocking attacks. Sending an encrypted packet with an access request to the server is safer and more modern. Learn more about Firewall Knock Operator, a.k.a. Fwknop.
more »Expert Security Intro Staying one step ahead of the intruders
May 31, 2008Internet intruders have many ingenious ways of escalating privileges and hiding their presence once they get inside your system. The best protection is to keep them out in the cold.
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Debian Unleashes Debian Libre Live
Debian Libre Live keeps your machine free of proprietary software.
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Valve Announces Pending Release of Steam Machine
Shout it to the heavens: Steam Machine, powered by Linux, is set to arrive in 2026.
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Happy Birthday, ADMIN Magazine!
ADMIN is celebrating its 15th anniversary with issue #90.
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Another Linux Malware Discovered
Russian hackers use Hyper-V to hide malware within Linux virtual machines.
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TUXEDO Computers Announces a New InfinityBook
TUXEDO Computers is at it again with a new InfinityBook that will meet your professional and gaming needs.
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SUSE Dives into the Agentic AI Pool
SUSE becomes the first open source company to adopt agentic AI with SUSE Enterprise Linux 16.
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Linux Now Runs Most Windows Games
The latest data shows that nearly 90 percent of Windows games can be played on Linux.
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Fedora 43 Has Finally Landed
The Fedora Linux developers have announced their latest release, Fedora 43.
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KDE Unleashes Plasma 6.5
The Plasma 6.5 desktop environment is now available with new features, improvements, and the usual bug fixes.
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Xubuntu Site Possibly Hacked
It appears that the Xubuntu site was hacked and briefly served up a malicious ZIP file from its download page.
