Security News

Kali Linux 2019.4 includes new undercover mode for pentesters doing work in public places
2019-11-27 05:30

Offensive Security, maintainers of the popular Kali Linux open source project, released Kali Linux 2019.4, the latest iteration of the Kali Linux penetration testing platform. The new release...

Latest Kali Linux OS Added Windows-Style Undercover Theme for Hackers
2019-11-26 22:30

You can relate this: While working on my laptop, I usually prefer sitting at a corner in the room from where no one should be able to easily stare at my screen, and if you're a hacker, you must...

Google plans to take Android back to ‘mainline’ Linux kernel
2019-11-22 13:59

Android could be returning to its roots.

Linux Webmin Servers Under Attack by Roboto P2P Botnet
2019-11-21 16:43

A newly-discovered peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet has been found targeting a remote code execution vulnerability in Linux Webmin servers.

How the Linux kernel balances the risks of public bug disclosure
2019-11-15 13:27

A serious Wi-Fi flaw shows how Linux handles security in plain sight.

Linux users warned to update libarchive to beat flaw
2019-11-07 13:16

The bug is identified as CVE-2019-18408, a high-priority ‘use-after-free’ bug when dealing with a failed archive.

Libarchive Vulnerability Impacts Multiple Linux Distributions
2019-11-06 17:57

A vulnerability discovered in multi-format archive and compression library libarchive could lead to arbitrary code execution.  The compression library is mostly known for being used in software to...

How to locate and close an open port in Linux
2019-10-31 15:56

Locating and blocking unwanted open ports in Linux should be a task every network admin knows how to do.

Linux maintainer: Patching side-channel flaws is killing performance
2019-10-31 13:15

Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the worst side-channel vulnerability of them all?

Running on Intel? If you want security, disable hyper-threading, says Linux kernel maintainer
2019-10-29 15:17

Speculative execution bugs will be with us for a very long time Linux kernel dev Greg Kroah-Hartman reckons Intel Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) - also known as hyper-threading - should be...