Researchers create DIY IDS for identifying hacked smartphones
A group of researchers from LMG Security has leveraged a Verizon Samsung femtocell – a small cellular station for extending cell phone coverage range indoors or at the …
UEFI secure boot: Next generation booting or a controversial debate
One of the first initiatives for secure booting has been the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Initiative. UEFI is a superior replacement of the Basic Input Output …
Sophisticated Apache backdoor in the wild
ESET researchers, together with web security firm Sucuri, have been analyzing a new threat affecting Apache webservers. The threat is a highly advanced and stealthy backdoor …
Ubuntu Server 13.04 released
Canonical today announced that Ubuntu Server 13.04 is available for download, featuring high-availability (HA) for OpenStack. “Ubuntu is built for hyperscale and is the …
Linux community adopts UEFI technology
The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Forum, a non-profit industry standards body of leading technology companies that promotes firmware innovation by creating …
Metasploit supports Kali Linux free security auditing toolkit
Rapid7 is working with Offensive Security to provide official Metasploit support for Kali Linux, the enterprise-ready evolution of BackTrack Linux. The free security auditing …
Dell releases privileged access suite for Unix
At RSA Conference 2013 in San Francisco, Dell announced the release of Quest One Privileged Access Suite for Unix, which combines Active Directory bridge and root delegation …
Create a hardware encrypting USB with your own Linux OS
SPYRUS announced the Secure Pocket Drive (SPD) Build Your Own Linux Program with its Secure Pocket Drive bootable USB product line. Secure Pocket Drive is a secure trusted …
Browser Exploitation Framework LiveCD
The Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF) is a penetration testing tool that focuses on the web browser. BeEF allows penetration testers to assess the actual security posture …
Ubuntu comes to the phone
Canonical announced a smartphone interface for its operating system, Ubuntu, using all four edges of the screen for a more immersive experience. Ubuntu gives handset OEMs and …
Linux file encryption with BestCrypt
Jetico has announced BestCrypt Container Encryption for Linux 2.0, now with a simple user experience in a new GUI, plus greater stability and security. Features and benefits …
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 achieves top security certification
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, including the KVM hypervisor, has been awarded the Common Criteria Certification at Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ – the highest level …
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