Seth Kenlon
Nearly the entire globe runs operating systems developed by just a few corporations located on the west...
Security
David Both
A local, privilege escalation vulnerability exists in all versions of PackageKit from 1.02 through and including 1.3.4.
Don Watkins
1 The first Linux CD I bought in the mid-1990s was Red Hat 5.0. It came with...
1 If you’re running a server connected to the Internet, it’s under constant attack from the crackers...
1 Whenever I change passwords on my systems, I need to try to think up ones that...
Jim Hall
This example shows why it is important that users should not be able to edit scripts that...
If you’ve been hanging around Both.org for a while, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that I much prefer using...
SELinux was developed by the NSA to provide a highly secure computing environment. True to the GPL,...
Two new vulnerabilities in the core dump handlers for Ubuntu, RHEL, and Fedora, allow access to critical...
Image via Creative Commons, modified by Both.org Security is a critically important part of using and administering...
The pass command is a password manager that uses GPG encryption to keep your passwords safe, and...
1 It breaks iptables with no warning I’m rather angry right now but I promise to remain...
This headline on Forbes is not quite as strange as it looks at first. The article is...
Messaging apps have revolutionized communication, reshaping our daily lives and relationships. It’s hard to imagine a time...
SELinux is a security subsystem that works to prevent files and code from running from places they...
Managing passwords is no easy task. There was a time when I relied on the browser to...