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1Password has launched a full-featured desktop app for Linux, providing users with the ability to secure credentials across devices from the same 1Password app. 1Password for Linux alleviates this challenge by delivering the same ease-of-use and high levels of security that 1Password users have become accustomed to.

Linux Remote Sound - enables users to listen to audio files from the remote machine on their local device. Linux Headless Server Remote Access Support - users can access a Linux server without any monitor connected to it.

Canonical has made it easy for admins to join Ubuntu Desktop to Active Directory domains. One particular feature that network and security admins will greatly appreciate is the ability to easily connect Ubuntu Desktop to an Active Directory domain.

Microsoft has launched a new open-source project that aims to add to Windows the benefits of eBPF, a technology first implemented in Linux that allows attaching programs in both kernel and user applications. Microsoft's effort builds on the work of the eBPF community by adding a compatibility layer that turns existing eBPF open-source projects into submodules that can work on top of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 and later.

Microsoft has added support for identifying and assessing the security configurations of Linux and macOS endpoints on enterprise networks using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. The secure configuration assessment feature is now in public preview, and it has expanded to include macOS and Linux devices after initially only supporting Windows 10 and Windows Server devices.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of installing both Linux Malware Detection and ClamAV for a reliable one-two punch of malware and virus prevention. With your Linux servers, you might have any number of users logging in and saving files to numerous directories.

A veritable cornucopia of security vulnerabilities in the Exim mail server have been uncovered, some of which could be chained together for unauthenticated remote code execution, gaining root privileges and worm-style lateral movement, according to researchers. "Exim Mail Servers are used so widely and handle such a large volume of the internet's traffic that they are often a key target for hackers," Jogi said, noting that last year, a vulnerability in Exim was a target of the Russian advanced persistent threat known as Sandworm.

Previously undocumented and stealthy Linux malware named RotaJakiro has been discovered targeting Linux X64 systems. Investigation revealed the backdoor malware they named RotaJakiro, because, say the researchers, "The family uses rotate encryption and behaves differently for root/non-root accounts when executing."

Chinese security outfit Qihoo 360 Netlab on Wednesday said it has identified Linux backdoor malware that has remained undetected for a number of years. An MD5 signature for the file systemd-daemon first showed up in VirusTotal back on May 16, 2018 without the detection of any known malware.

We investigate whether AirDrop is really as dangerous as researchers claimed. We discuss the pestiferous problem of fake Linux bugs submitted as an academic exercise.