Slackware 15 RC2 Install and Review
Slackware 15 RC2 was released not long after we posted a quick review and installation how-to for RC1. In our experience with the installation process nothing has changed since RC1…
Log4J shows we must all learn to understand our software
This week has led to yet another major vulnerability being discovered in major corporate software stacks, leading to a massive effort to discover, patch, and update. I remember the first…
Bugs in billions of WiFi, Bluetooth chips allow password, data theft
Researchers at the University of Darmstadt, Brescia, CNIT, and the Secure Mobile Networking Lab, have published a paper that proves it's possible to extract passwords and manipulate traffic on a…
IPFire as a replacement for the AMENDMENT1
There are no Raspberry Pi vendors (we can find) willing to sell in volume to little companies like ours in the United States. That is, we aren't buying hundreds or…
Let’s talk about Smart Phone Privacy
Smart Phones and Privacy might be considered an oxymoron - a contradiction in terms - and anyone who tells you otherwise is well... selling something. No surprise there but with…
A Guide to Getting Past Customs With Your Digital Privacy Intact
US Customs and Border Protection has long considered US borders and airports a kind of loophole in the Constitution's Fourth Amendment protections, one that allows them wide latitude to detain…
NSA recommends rebooting a phone every week to stop hacking
As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got…
Researchers Find Significant Vulnerabilities in macOS Privacy Protections
Attacks require executing code on a system but foil Apple's approach to protecting private data and systems files. BLACK HAT USA 2021 - Las Vegas - Applications that are allowed…
The 10 Best Tools to Scan Your Linux Server for Malware and Security Flaws
Linux is downright one of the most popular and secure operating systems for large-scale servers. Despite its widespread usage, it remains vulnerable to cyberattacks. Hackers target servers to either shut…
Patch now: Linux file system security hole, dubbed Sequoia, can take over systems
Some days, it doesn't rain, it pours. That's the case with Linux today. Not one, but two serious security holes have recently been exposed. First, there was a systemd bug…