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System security? What about your DATA!  05 April 2010 
Source: fewt blog - Posted by Anthony Pell   
What makes this problem worse? Well what about your DATA? Let me start with the statement that there is nothing installed on your Desktop Linux system by default to protect your data from theft or destruction, and there is nothing to protect your computer from harming other computers when you are using Desktop Linux.
 
German Government Warns Internet Users On Firefox Security Flaw  23 March 2010 
Source: All Headline News - Posted by Anthony Pell   
The German government warned its citizens not to use Internet web browser Firefox because of serious security problems. There is reportedly a security flaw in Mozilla Firefox Version 3.6 that could allow a hacker to take control of someone's computer by launching malicious code.
 
Thunderbird Secure Connections  18 March 2010 
Source: PostfixMail.com - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Client configuration can be just as big of problem as the set up for the server. One of the problems is that not all clients, both Linux and Windows, are capable of handling TLS or SMTP AUTH. That is getting better but it is still a problem. One great alternative client is Thunderbird, Icedove if you are on Debian. Here is a step by step approach to setting up the Thunderbird client for TLS and SMTP AUTH.
 
New Internet browser threat sneaks by traditional defenses  17 March 2010 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
An undetectable browser exploit that bares corporate networks to attackers tops the list of the most potentially effective new attacks that have been devised by researchers seeking vulnerabilities to take advantage of, according to a study by White Hat Security.
 
Scan a Windows drive for viruses using Linux  09 March 2010 
Source: gHacks - Posted by Alex   
Recently I came into a client who had a Windows XP machine that contained a nasty little virus that rendered the machine nearly unusable. When the machine would boot the CPU was pegging out at 100%, causing the GUI to be nearly unresponsive.
 
GNOME screen lock ineffective in openSUSE Linux - Update  12 February 2010 
Source: H Security - Posted by Alex   
The screen lock of openSUSE 11.2 can be bypassed by the simplest of means. A reader's report prompted The H's associates at heise Security to investigate. Tests confirmed that a locked desktop session can be unlocked without password by holding down the return key. This causes the GNOME screen saver to crash and unlock the desktop after only a few seconds.
 
Quick and easy Linux security  09 February 2010 
Source: gHacks - Posted by Anthony Pell   
You’ve just set up your Linux desktop. Naturally you want it to be as secure as possible. You’ve heard the rumors that, out of the box, Linux has outstanding security. Is it true? Do you really want to take a chance with that? Most likely not. But what can you do? There are tons of firewall tools you can use (take a look at my article “Build a custom firewall with fwbuilder” for an example). But outside of setting up a firewall on your machine, what can you do to boost the security on your desktop?
 
Scan your Linux machine for viruses with ClamTk  28 January 2010 
Source: gHacks - Posted by Alex   
What do you mean – “scan your Linux machine for viruses”? Linux is immune to viruses right? Well…mostly. Even though a proof of concept virus has been discussed, and nothing has actually made it into the wild…you still have email on your system. Some of that email could easily make its way (by way of forward for example) to another, non-Linux, machine. Because of that alone you should employ a virus scanner on ALL of your machines (Linux, Mac, Windows…)

 
OAuth and OAuth WRAP: defeating the password anti-pattern  19 January 2010 
Source: arsTechnica - Posted by Alex   
The developers behind the OAuth protocol have developed a new variant called OAuth WRAP that is simpler and easier to implement. It's a stop-gap solution that will enable broader OAuth adoption while OAuth 2.0, the next generation of the specification, is devised by a working group that is collaborating through the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
 
How to Hack Password of any Operating System  05 January 2010 
Source: Hungry Hackers - Posted by Alex   
One thing any hacker should know is how to hack into login account of any operating system. Major Operating Systems that are used these days are Windows, Linux and Mac. So today I will show you how to hack into these Operating Systems. Are you curious how easy it is for someone to gain access to your computer? If so, read on to see the technique one might use to figure out your computer password.
 
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