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Zorin OS 17.2: Faster, More Secure, and User-Friendly

Zorin OS 17.2 launches with customizable desktops, enhanced security features, and better app behavior.
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Ubuntu 24.10 to Introduce User-Controlled Permissions Prompts

The upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 operating system promises a new feature called “permissions prompting” for an extra layer of privacy and security.
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Kali Linux 2024.3 Released, Here’s What’s New

Security-focused Linux distro Kali 2024.3 rolls out with Qualcomm Snapdragon support, new security tools, and major package updates.
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How to Enable Automatic Security Updates in Debian 12

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to enable automatic security updates to download and install important security patches as soon as they’re available in Debian 12.
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A Critical Bug in Libwayland Update Causes Plasma Desktop Freeze on Debian Sid/Trixie

A critical bug in libwayland update causes Plasma Desktop freeze at login in Debian Sid/Trixie. The root cause is identified, and the temporary solution is released!
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26 Security Hardening Tips for Modern Linux Servers

In this post, we’ll explain 25 useful tips and tricks to secure your Linux system. We hope these tips and tricks will help you secure your system.
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Full Disk Encryption Comes to Aeon Desktop: A Boost for Linux Security

The upcoming Release Candidate 3 (RC3) of the Aeon Desktop is set to introduce a comprehensive Full Disk Encryption (FDE) feature.
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Ebury Botnet Compromises 400,000+ Linux Servers

Ebury has been deployed as a backdoor to compromise almost 400,000 Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD servers; more than 100,000 were still compromised as of late 2023. In many cases, Ebury operators could gain full access to large servers of ISPs and well-kn…

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GNOME Users at risk of RCE Attack

If you’re running GNOME on you Linux system(s), you are probably open to remote code execution attacks via a booby-trapped file, thanks to a memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2023-43641) in the libcue library.
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How to Install Suricata IDS and Elastic Stack on Debian 12

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and configure Suricata IDS along with Elastic Stack on a Debian 12 server.
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Simple Way to Find SprySOCKS Malware on Linux Computers

In this article, we demonstrate a simple way to find SprySOCKS on Linux computers. Follow along here.
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Supercharging Linux: Tips and Tricks to Beat the Threat Landscape

See how secure you are as a Linux user, and explore tips and tricks you can implement to beat the threats targeting your systems.
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Linux EDR: A Crucial Part of a Successful Cybersecurity Strategy

Learn what Linux EDR is and how it can help fortify your Linux devices against today’s sophisticated threats.
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How to Find Files by SELinux Security Context, Labels and Types

This guide will demonstrate the method of how to find files with specific SELinux security contexts, labels, and types.
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Live Patching: Vulnerability Patching Without Reboots on Linux

Thanks to a vulnerability patching approach called “live patching,” Linux systems can receive all the latest patches while still running.
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Taking Linux Security to the Next Level With OpenSnitch Firewall

Enhance Linux security with OpenSnitch, the powerful application-level firewall that effectively controls your outbound connections.
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Cybercriminals Use Fake Public PoCs to Spread Malware and Steal Data

GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found. Learn what this means here.
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KDE Plasma 5.26.2 Disables Animated Wallpaper Due to Severe Memory Leak

KDE Plasma 5.26.2 is here a week after KDE Plasma 5.26’s first point release to address more bugs and critical security issues, including a severe memory leak when using the xcb_glx integration for the new animated wallpaper feature on X11. As such, the animated wallpaper feature has been disabled on X11, for now. Learn more […]

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Debian and Ubuntu Users Get Kernel Updates to Fix Wi-Fi Stack Flaws

On October 18th, 2022, Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu users received a new major kernel update. Learn more here.
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New Alchimist Attack Framework Hits Windows, Linux and Mac

The Alchimist attack framework, of probable Chinese cybercriminal origin, has been discovered. Learn more here.
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