Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.
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Want to password protect your files in Linux? Here’s a stupid simple app to do the job for beginners. There are quite a few ways to secure your data in Linux, e.g., encrypt the whole disk, encrypt a folder, or compress files into encrypted archive. For individual files, the GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) command line […]
Read MoreUbuntu engineers are debating ways to reduce the number of features present in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode proposes dropping support for /boot on btrfs, HFS+, XFS…
Read MoreA deterministic password manager that generates, rather than stores, your logins — and makes versioning old passwords surprisingly handy.
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS finally breaks the longstanding security tradition by now displaying the asterisk feedback when typing sudo password in terminal or command console. As you know, most Linux distributions by default do not show any feedback when user is inputting password in terminal or any other command console for sudo authentication. This is NOT […]
Read MoreCIQ brings NIST‑approved post‑quantum crypto into Rocky Linux, turning quantum risk into a practical planning issue for sysadmins and regulated Linux shops.
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CIQ brings NIST‑approved post‑quantum crypto into Rocky Linux, turning quantum risk into a practical planning issue for sysadmins and regulated Linux shops.
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We fixed Heartbleed. We didn’t fix the open source funding problem that still asks the people securing our infrastructure to volunteer while we overpay commodity app builders.
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Emergency Tails 7.4.1 update patches critical OpenSSL flaws that could let malicious Tor relays deanonymize users.
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The update from the Arch Linux project says that details of the attack will not be made available as long as it’s still ongoing.
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Security researchers found that a free VPN extension for Chrome with over 100k is taking screen grabs of users’ browsing and uploading them to a remote server.
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Arch’s AUR has been busy battling DDoS attacks and malware. Trouble’s not over—and it’s anybody’s guess what’s next… if anything.
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Ubuntu 25.10 improves experimental TPM-backed full-disk encryption, which ties security to hardware integrity. New options and checks will be in place.
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “critical” security vulnerability on Linux that can give attackers full system access — even on devices using full disk encryption. A report published by ERNW demonstrates the exploit on Ubuntu 25…
Read MoreThe post How to Create a Simple IP Blocker Script Using iptables and Fail2Ban first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Today, I’m going to show you a simple but effective way to automatically block suspicious IPs using a small scrip…
Read MoreUbuntu 25.10 switches to Chrony with Network Time Security (NTS) for authenticated time sync, improving security over the existing setup.
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In today’s connected world, IoT devices are becoming increasingly common, powering everything from home automation to industrial systems. However, this rapid growth has also expanded the attack surface for cybercriminals. A recent discovery of the Pumabot botnet demonstrates how attackers are exploiting weak security, particularly poor SSH credential management, to breach and control vulnerable devices. […]
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Read MoreVet is an open source tool designed to help developers and security engineers spot risks in their software supply chains. It goes beyond traditional software composition analysis by detecting known vulnerabilities and flagging malicious packages.
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Kapitano is a ClamAV frontend for Linux that scans files for malware, ideal if you want to check Windows files safely on the Ubuntu desktop.
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NordVPN today announced a major update to its Linux app, adding a much-requested GUI front-end that makes it easier to control, configure and monitor connections. Linux users have been able to use an official, comprehensive command-line interface for N…
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