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| LinuxSecurity.com Launches New Web Site | ||
21st, August, 2006
Allendale, New Jersey, August 21, 2006-LinuxSecurity.com, the definitive source for Linux and open source security news, today launched its new website. Founded by Guardian Digital CEO Dave Wreski in 1996, LinuxSecurity.com has become the pre-eminent information resource for IT professionals and open source community members alike. The site, which is supported and maintained by Guardian Digital staff members, employs a global network of expert and volunteer contributors to develop feature articles, commentaries and reviews as well as compile extensive collections of the latest security updates to help readers keep up with the latest advancements in Linux and open source security. |
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| Vincenzo Ciaglia - Guardian Digital, Inc. | ||
21st, August, 2006
Guardian Digital, Inc. takes great pleasure in welcoming Vincenzo Ciaglia of Eboli, Italy to its team. Vincenzo is the creator of Netwosix Linux, a highly-secure Linux distribution, and a long-time student of open source networking and security technologies. Netwosix has been downloaded by more than 60,000 users around the world. |
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| Virtual ID card could pose problems | ||
23rd, August, 2006
A virtual ID card designed to improve children's net safety has been launched in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. The NetIDMe card can be swapped by children online when using chatrooms, instant messaging and social networks. Parents and children can apply for the card using credit card details and a form countersigned by a professional who knows the child concerned. |
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| IBM to pay $1.3B for security provider | ||
23rd, August, 2006
IBM announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Internet Security Systems (ISS), a publicly traded Internet security provider based in Atlanta. |
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| Swiss developers start rolling Your Own Linux Distribution | ||
25th, August, 2006
Ark Linux project developers operate on a "no-frills" policy when it comes to deciding what features will be included in their distribution. They strive to provide only the tools necessary for a typical desktop user, creating a lean, mean Linux. When some users came asking for more features, rather than violate their policy of simplicity, the developers launched a completely new company called YOLD (Your Own Linux Distribution). |
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| An Illustrated Guide to Cryptographic Hashes | ||
23rd, August, 2006
With the recent news of weaknesses in some common security algorithms (MD4, MD5, SHA-0), many are wondering exactly what these things are: They form the underpinning of much of our electronic infrastructure, and in this Guide we'll try to give an overview of what they are and how to understand them in the context of the recent developments. |
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| Ethics and Virus Testing | ||
21st, August, 2006
How come discovering vulnerabilities and writing exploits is "research," but viruses for testing is a crime against humanity? The anti-virus community is abuzz in controversy over the tests performed recently by Consumer Reports on anti-virus products. CR went out and did what many of us have considered in the past, but not actually done: With the help of consultants at ISE (Independent Security Evaluators), they created a test bed of 5,500 new viruses in order to test the products. There's an old joke about Consumer Reports, that nobody respects their work for their own field, just for others. So a carpenter will scoff at their review of circular saws, but trust them for gas grills and washing machines. I've heard a lot of this in the discussions about virus testing. |
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| Why Was Linux Successful (and Will It Stay So)? | ||
21st, August, 2006
Internet News reported on a panel discussion of the reasons why Linux was successful. I had been thinking about that myself recently, and had earlier found an older but more detailed article on the same subject. That timing had a lot to do with this is obvious: the hardware was at the right power/price point, the Internet made communication possible, and even the BSD lawsuits added impetus by at least temporarily spreading FUD over BSD efforts and perhaps even moving a developer or two from that camp. |
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| Real life: My battle with spyware | ||
27th, August, 2006
This is not your typical article on spyware. Instead, it's a modern-day parable of my own recent experience with a crippling spyware infestation, with some important lessons for systems administrators to learn as a result of my somewhat embarrassing mistakes. |
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| SSH Tunnels: Bypass (Almost) Any Firewall | ||
24th, August, 2006
The goal of this article is to present a few effective methods to revamp the way you work in a restricted corporation-like network. In order to achieve it we | ||
