With a special fuzzer for kernel system calls from Google , extremely many bugs have been found in the USB stack of the Linux kernel . Many of them are classified as critical vulnerabilities, which is true for all kernel Read more…
A complete encryption of your own system is an excellent way to ensure the confidentiality of your own data. The current Ubuntu installer offers a guided installation to encrypt the entire system with ” encrypted LVMs “. For both Read more…
The OpenSSH Secure Shell Server provides secure, encrypted remote access to Linux and Unix systems. The server side is the file authozired_keys in .ssh a user’s primary folder to configure a public-key authentication . Normally, a user gets full access to the system where the authentication was Read more…
Centralized directory services such as OpenLDAP or Active Directory (AD) simplify password management for the administrator and the user. In terms of Linux servers, the aspect of SSH authentication via AD is especially interesting. From the point of view of IT security, this Read more…
Compiling a Linux kernel is not an everyday occurrence for most administrators. It is all the more important to know the right tools when the time comes. The following article shows examples of how Mainline / Vanilla Kernel and the distribution-specific kernel Read more…
Under certain conditions, the Tor Browser reveals the unveiled IP address of the users. Affected are only Mac and Linux versions of the Firefox bundle, in daily use, the error should affect only a few people. The Tor project has Read more…
New configuration menus for monitors, WLAN and Bluetooth as well as a tree structure instead of icons: The Linux desktop Gnome has a more clear system control in version 3.26. The search is also clearer. The current version 3.26 of the Linux desktop Gnome Read more…
The one famous line that comes to my mind when talking about NotPetya is “Some men just want to watch the world burn”. As NotPetya was designed not to fill pockets of these criminals but Read more…
Series: Introduction to the MEAN Stack Part 1: Definition of the MEAN stack Part 2: Setup of the MEAN stack Part 3: Node.js Part 4: npm Part 5: Connect Part 6: Express Part 7: MongoDB Part 8: Mongoose Part 9: REST Part 10: Baucis Part Read more…
Series: Introduction to the MEAN Stack Part 1: Definition of the MEAN stack Part 2: Setup of the MEAN stack Part 3: Node.js Part 4: npm Part 5: Connect Part 6: Express Part 7: MongoDB Part 8: Mongoose Part 9: REST Part 10: Baucis Part Read more…
