FIDO Alliance Formed to “Revolutionize” Online Authentication
Feb 15, 2013Forget passwords – several Internet companies have formed the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, which they say will replace passwords with safer and easier to use authentication methods.
more »Security Lessons – Hash Maps Security with data structures
Jan 23, 2013What do all programs have in common? They store data at some point, usually in arrays – everything from commandline options to the input and output. But how is data actually stored by the program? Kurt explains.
more »Linux News
Dec 19, 2012- OpenShift for data centers and clouds
- MariaDB non-profit foundation launched
- Fedora 18 to include Mate desktop
- Oracle repository for kernel changes
- NVidia GeForce R310
- Android OS leads the smartphone market
- Microsoft contemplating yearly major release cycle
- HP writes off US$ 8.8 million on Autonomy
- Stallman alleges “surveillance code” in Unity
Security Lessons: Secure Backup Back up your systems securely
Dec 19, 2012Creating backups is one thing, making sure they’re secure is another. We offer some tips for ensuring the process is as painless as possible.
more »IPv6 Penetration Testing Pen testing on IPv6 networks: In Through the Back Door
Dec 17, 2012If you have enabled IPv6 on your network without considering basic security issues, you might have opened up a hole for attackers. In this article, we demonstrate a successful attack on a server via IPv6 and explain how the popular security tools handle IPv6.
more »Tails Secure Distro Amnesiac Incognito
Dec 04, 2012These days, security and privacy issues are increasingly making the news, but where can the average free software user learn more about safer practices? One of the best answers I have found is Tails, a Debian-based distribution that seems as much about teaching users to make informed decisions as about the software itself.
more »Security Lessons: auditd Configuring and using auditd
Nov 26, 2012The auditd tool can provide system logging capabilities to satisfy even the most paranoid users.
more »MegaDroid Project Studies Smartphone Security
Oct 11, 2012Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have built a self-contained, Android-based network to study cyber disruptions and help secure hand-held devices.
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