Security News

Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux
2018-05-12 07:03

A security researcher has discovered a severe vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app for Windows and Linux desktops which could allow remote attackers to execute...

How to set up an SFTP server on Linux
2018-05-02 16:48

These steps walk you through the process of setting up an SFTP server on Linux for the secure transfer of files for specialized file transfer-only users.

Privilege Escalation Bug Lurked in Linux Kernel for 8 Years
2018-05-01 20:12

A security vulnerability in a driver leading to local privilege escalation in the latest Linux Kernel version was introduced 8 years ago, Check Point reveals. read more

Nintendo Switches Hacked to Run Linux—Unpatchable Exploit Released
2018-04-24 12:48

Two separate teams of security researchers have published working proof-of-concept exploits for an unpatchable vulnerability in Nvidia's Tegra line of embedded processors that comes on all...

How to combine SSH key authentication and two-factor authentication on Linux
2018-04-19 15:02

Jack Wallen shows you how to set up both two-factor authentication and SSH key authentication for a rock-solid remote login of your Linux servers.

Microsoft says its new Linux-based OS will secure IoT devices for a decade
2018-04-17 12:26

The OS is part of Azure Sphere, a new service that Microsoft says will secure IoT devices from their manufacture to their end of life.

Microsoft built its own custom Linux OS to secure IoT devices
2018-04-17 11:18

Finally, it's happening. Microsoft has built its own custom Linux kernel to power "Azure Sphere," a newly launched technology that aims to better secure billions of "Internet of things" devices by...

Microsoft has designed an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip. Repeat, an Arm Linux IoT cloud chip
2018-04-17 00:58

And it talks to Azure. Cortana probably spotted lurking nearby Microsoft has designed a family of Arm-based system-on-chips for Internet-of-Things devices that runs its own flavor of Linux, and...

Capsule8 introduces Linux workload attack detection platform
2018-04-12 11:45

Capsule8 announced the general availability of Capsule8 1.0, a real-time, zero-day attack detection platform capable of scaling to massive production deployments. As organizations modernize their...

Vulnerabilities Found in Linux 'Beep' Tool
2018-04-09 12:18

Several vulnerabilities have been found in the Linux command line tool Beep, including a potentially serious issue introduced by a patch for a privilege escalation flaw. read more