Social Network Goes Open With Diaspora*
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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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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
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Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law
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