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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:56:44 UTC</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[With Vista Breached, Linux Unbeaten in Hacking Contest]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Vista_Breached_Linux_Unbeaten_in_Hacking_Contest/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Vista_Breached_Linux_Unbeaten_in_Hacking_Contest/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:56:44 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Vista_Breached_Linux_Unbeaten_in_Hacking_Contest/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The MacBook Air went first; a tiny Fujitsu laptop running Vista was hacked on the last day of the contest; but it was Linux, running on a Sony Vaio, that remained undefeated as conference organizers ended a three-way computer hacking challenge Fri<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Does_Ubuntu_Linux_Really_Need_Antivirus_Software/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Does_Ubuntu_Linux_Really_Need_Antivirus_Software/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:40:32 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Does_Ubuntu_Linux_Really_Need_Antivirus_Software/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the people who switched to Ubuntu Linux recently, phoned me asking what kind of antivirus they should have installed. Quite frankly, I've never given that a thought. I've used Ubuntu for some time and have never had any virus issues, ever.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Do We Need Specialist Security Distros?]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Why_Do_We_Need_Specialist_Security_Distros/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Why_Do_We_Need_Specialist_Security_Distros/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:07:42 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Why_Do_We_Need_Specialist_Security_Distros/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I talk with Ryan Berens, from Guardian Digital makers of EnGarde Linux, to understand their role in the Linux distribution space. EnGarde is what you'd call a minimalist distribution that you'd install on your server to run critical services. It'<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Researcher behind Linux Kernel flaw explains motives]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Researcher_behind_Linux_Kernel_flaw_explains_motives/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Researcher_behind_Linux_Kernel_flaw_explains_motives/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:39:12 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Researcher_behind_Linux_Kernel_flaw_explains_motives/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When a vulnerability researcher discloses a flaw in a widely-used operating system or application, some IT professionals question the motive. Such has been the case with a Linux Kernel flaw that was disclosed last week. Wojciech Purczynski, a resear<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major Linux security hole found]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Major_Linux_security_hole_found/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Major_Linux_security_hole_found/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:17:04 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Major_Linux_security_hole_found/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Security, the experts like to tell us, is a process, not a product.With open source that can be a very good thing since when security problems are found they can be fixed quickly. That's the case over this last weekend, Feb. 9-10, when a securi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ASUS Eee PC rooted out of the box]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/ASUS_Eee_PC_rooted_out_of_the_box/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/ASUS_Eee_PC_rooted_out_of_the_box/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:31:24 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/ASUS_Eee_PC_rooted_out_of_the_box/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We recently acquired an ASUS Eee PC (if you want to know more about it, a lot of reviews are available on internet). The first thing we did when we put our hands at the ASUS Eee PC was to test its security. The ASUS Eee PC comes with a customized ve<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[sudo, or not sudo: that is the question]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/sudo_or_not_sudo_that_is_the_question/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/sudo_or_not_sudo_that_is_the_question/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:07:56 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/sudo_or_not_sudo_that_is_the_question/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you've dabbled even a little bit with security matters, you know that giving root rights or the root password to a common user is a bad idea. But what do you do if a user has a valid need to do something that absolutely requires root rights? The<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Howto: Delete Files Permanently and Securely in Linux]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Howto_Delete_Files_Permanently_and_Securely_in_Linux/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Howto_Delete_Files_Permanently_and_Securely_in_Linux/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:33:55 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Howto_Delete_Files_Permanently_and_Securely_in_Linux/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that when you simply delete a file, it's possible to recover it later. Sometimes this is useful, if you accidentally delete something important; but usually this is a problem, and you really want that file gone forever. This howto will <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsofta4s Security Claims Dona4t Stand Up to Scrutiny]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Microsoftrsquos_Security_Claims_Donrsquot_Stand_Up_to_Scrutiny/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Microsoftrsquos_Security_Claims_Donrsquot_Stand_Up_to_Scrutiny/</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:51:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>InTheLoop</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Microsoftrsquos_Security_Claims_Donrsquot_Stand_Up_to_Scrutiny/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Microsoft repeatedly claims that their products are more secure than the competition, in this case Linux, based on the same flawed argument over and over again. When you fill in the data, though, you get a very different picture.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrity advice on keeping your Linux desktop secure]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Celebrity_advice_on_keeping_your_Linux_desktop_secure/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Celebrity_advice_on_keeping_your_Linux_desktop_secure/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:40:01 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Celebrity_advice_on_keeping_your_Linux_desktop_secure/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the main reasons people move from Windows to Linux is the promise of greater security from malware on the Internet. Everyone knows you need to add extra security to try to keep a Windows desktop safe, but what do you have to do to accomplish <br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cutting Through the SELinux Hype]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Cutting_Through_the_SELinux_Hype/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Cutting_Through_the_SELinux_Hype/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:45:25 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Cutting_Through_the_SELinux_Hype/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of (mostly uninformed) buzz around SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux); it is touted as doing all kinds of wonderful things that it probably doesn't do. It's not a good idea to leap into implementing a complex security application lik<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Red Hat and Firefox more buggy than Microsoft]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Red_Hat_and_Firefox_more_buggy_than_Microsoft/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Red_Hat_and_Firefox_more_buggy_than_Microsoft/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:46:22 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Red_Hat_and_Firefox_more_buggy_than_Microsoft/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Secunia has found that the number of security bugs in the open source Red Hat Linux operating system and Firefox browsers far outstripped comparable products from Microsoft last year.Out of the operating systems monitored by Secunia - Windows (9<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SSH: Best Practices]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SSH_Best_Practices/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SSH_Best_Practices/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 20:47:59 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SSH_Best_Practices/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're reading LinuxSecurity.com then it's a safe bet that you are already using SSH, but are you using it in the best way possible? Have you configured it to be as limited and secure as possible? The goal of this document is to kick in the new<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lynis - Security and system auditing tool]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Lynis_-_Security_and_system_auditing_tool/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Lynis_-_Security_and_system_auditing_tool/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:18:27 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Lynis_-_Security_and_system_auditing_tool/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lynis is an auditing tool which tests and gathers information from Unix based systems. The audience for this tool are security and system auditors, network specialists and system maintainers.Lynis features- System and security audit checks<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Test Your Wireless Network Security with aircrack-ng]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Test_Your_Wireless_Network_Security_with_aircrack-ng/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Test_Your_Wireless_Network_Security_with_aircrack-ng/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:59:16 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Test_Your_Wireless_Network_Security_with_aircrack-ng/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aircrack-ng is a network detector, packet sniffer, WEP-cracker and analysis tool for 802.11 wireless LANs. It works with any wireless card whose driver supports raw monitoring mode (for a list, visit the website of the project) and can sniff 802.11a<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top FOSS security vulnerabilities]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Top_FOSS_security_vulnerabilities/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Top_FOSS_security_vulnerabilities/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:45:28 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Top_FOSS_security_vulnerabilities/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Palamida, the San Francisco company that helps companies to audit their use of open source software, has released a list of what it calls &quot;the top five most overlooked open source vulnerabilities.&quot; To this list, Palamida has added an additional fi<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing your VNC connection using SSH]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Securing_your_VNC_connection_using_SSH/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Securing_your_VNC_connection_using_SSH/</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:24:54 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Securing_your_VNC_connection_using_SSH/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is remote control software which allows you to view and fully interact with one computer desktop using a VNC viewer on another computer desktop anywhere on the LAN or Internet. The two computers don't ev<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SourceForge hacked yesterday, but &quot;no harm done&quot; - for now]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SourceForge_hacked_yesterday_but_no_harm_done_-_for_now/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SourceForge_hacked_yesterday_but_no_harm_done_-_for_now/</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:24:00 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/SourceForge_hacked_yesterday_but_no_harm_done_-_for_now/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A tipster told us that SourceForge had been hacked yesterday, with the site unavailable for part of the morning, so we pinged people at the open-source code repository to see what went down. Says Ross Turk, the site's &quot;community manager&quot;:&quot;He<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Firefox hack can expose your Google account]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Firefox_hack_can_expose_your_Google_account/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Firefox_hack_can_expose_your_Google_account/</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:44:01 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Firefox_hack_can_expose_your_Google_account/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While Firefox is touted as the safest web browser in the marketplace, even it has its vulnerabilities.GNUCitizen.org has discovered a way for malicious JAVA scripts to be hidden in a page that will be automatically extracted by Firefox's JAVA re<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[With Web 2.0, a new breed of malware evolves]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Web_2-0_a_new_breed_of_malware_evolves-1/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Web_2-0_a_new_breed_of_malware_evolves-1/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:32:51 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/With_Web_2-0_a_new_breed_of_malware_evolves-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Web 2.0 technologies may be laying the groundwork for a new generation of hacker tools, a noted security researcher said Wednesday.Google Mashups, RSS feeds, search, all of these can be misused by hackers to distribute malware, attack Web surfer<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Antivirus Programs For Ubuntu]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Antivirus_Programs_For_Ubuntu/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Antivirus_Programs_For_Ubuntu/</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:42:54 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Antivirus_Programs_For_Ubuntu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despite not really needing to use an antivirus in Linux, it is not a bad idea to prevent your system from inadvertently becoming a carrier by using one of these AV programs list below. In this article, we'll examine what each AV program offers and w<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scalable Public Key Infrastructure for both OpenSWAN and OpenVPN]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Scalable_Public_Key_Infrastructure_for_both_OpenSWAN_and_OpenVPN/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Scalable_Public_Key_Infrastructure_for_both_OpenSWAN_and_OpenVPN/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:36:11 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/Scalable_Public_Key_Infrastructure_for_both_OpenSWAN_and_OpenVPN/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[User management and the related cryptographic authentication infrastructure is a major hurdle in deploying scalable, manageable VPNs (Virtual Private Networks). After introducing VPNs and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and discussing some of the be<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IPBlock - Graphical IP Blocker]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/IPBlock_-_Graphical_IP_Blocker/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/IPBlock_-_Graphical_IP_Blocker/</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:49:22 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/IPBlock_-_Graphical_IP_Blocker/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Iplist allows users with no or basic knowledge of iptables to filter (e.g. to block) network traffic based on (automatically updated) lists. These lists have various formats and are sorted by different categories (e.g. countries, adware, corporation<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Harden PHP5 With Suhosin (Debian Etch/Ubuntu)]]></title>
<link>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/How_To_Harden_PHP5_With_Suhosin_Debian_EtchUbuntu/</link>
<comments>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/How_To_Harden_PHP5_With_Suhosin_Debian_EtchUbuntu/</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:23:27 UTC</pubDate>
<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
<category>Security</category>
<guid>http://thelinuxnews.com/Security/How_To_Harden_PHP5_With_Suhosin_Debian_EtchUbuntu/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This tutorial shows how to harden PHP5 with Suhosin on Debian Etch and Ubuntu servers. From the Suhosin project page: &quot;Suhosin is an advanced protection system for PHP installations that was designed to protect servers and users from known and unkn<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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