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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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Ubuntu’s New Security Center Readies Stable Release

Ubuntu’s new desktop Security Center app is gearing up for its first stable release, along with a background tool called Prompting Client. I first reported on the creation of Security Center earlier this year and it hasn’t changed a great d…

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Monitor Linux User Activity With Acct or Psacct Tools

Discover two favorite sysadmin commands, known as acct and psacct, that allow them to track the activity of users on the system.
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6 Best Open-Source Password Managers for Mac in 2024

Explore the top open-source password managers available for Mac users. Find the best one that suits your needs and secure your online accounts effectively.
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How to Set Up UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 24.04 (for Beginners)

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use UFW on Ubuntu to create, delete, and manage firewall rules in user-friendly ways.
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Don’t Panic! It’s Only 60 Linux CVE Security Bulletins a Week

In security circles, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures security bulletins can be downright scary. In Linux, however, it’s just business as usual.
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How to Install and Use Firejail on Linux

Firejail allows you to easily sandbox Linux applications. Find out how to add this extra layer of security.
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Record-Breaking Bounty Awarded For LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Vulnerability

A security researcher has uncovered a critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin. Patchstack has awarded a $14,400 bounty for the discovery.
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PostgreSQL Databases Under Attack

Poorly protected PostgreSQL databases running on Linux machines are being compromised by cryptojacking attackers.
The attack — observed by Aqua Security researchers on a honeypot system — starts with the threat actors brute-forcing access credentials.

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LUKS: Linux Hard Disk Data Encryption with NTFS Support in Linux

LUKS acronym stands for Linux Unified Key Setup, which is a wide method of disk encryption used by Linux Kernel and is implemented with the cryptsetup package.
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How to Encrypt Full Disk During Ubuntu 24.04 Install

Encrypting your Ubuntu 24.04 installation provides an added layer of security by scrambling data on your disk, making it unreadable without the decryption key.
This guide will walk you through encrypting the boot, swap, and root partitions during the i…

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Tails 6.6 Improves Persistent Storage and Adds Support for Newer Hardware

The Debian-based Tails amnesic incognito live system has been updated to version 6.6, a release that brings support for newer hardware, updated components, and bug fixes.
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Installing and Using Fail2ban on Debian 12

Fail2ban monitors log files for login failures and temporarily bans the failure-prone source IP address from accessing the host.
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How to Install Proton Pass Desktop App on Linux (A Quick Guide)

Learn how to install the Proton Pass Desktop App on your favorite Linux distribution, either Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, Red Hat, Fedora, etc.
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ClamAV Antivirus 1.4 Ends 32-Bit Linux Support

ClamAV Antivirus 1.4 ends 32-bit Linux support, introduces ARM64 packages for Windows, improves ALZ and LHA archive handling, and more.
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Infisical: Open-Source Secret Management Platform

Infisical is an open-source secret management platform developers use to centralize application configurations and secrets, such as API keys and database credentials, while also managing their internal PKI.
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How to Set Up UFW Firewall on Ubuntu 24.04 (for Beginners)

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use UFW on Ubuntu to create, delete, and manage firewall rules in user-friendly ways.
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How To Install LibreWolf Browser on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you install LibreWolf, a privacy-promising web browser derived from Firefox, on Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat”. It is available in Ubuntu standard format DEB although it comes from its own repository as today it is still not availa…

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How To Enable DNS over HTTPS Security on Ubuntu 24.04

This tutorial will help you enable a security on Firefox web browser on your Ubuntu 24.04 “Noble Numbat” to prevent your web browsing from being eavesdropped or blocked or redirected by anyone else. This is called “DNS over HTTPS” or shortened “DoH”. M…

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How to Install and Use Nessus Vulnerability Scanner on Debian 12

Nessus is an open-source network vulnerability scanner for vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and ethical hacking. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the Nessus Network Security Scanner installation on the Debian 12 server. You…

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