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How to install Malware Information Sharing Platform on Ubuntu Server 18.04
2020-07-17 15:34

If you're looking for a platform to help with the collection and sharing of cybersecurity events, you need not look any further than MISP. Jack Wallen shows you how to install this tool. Malware Information Sharing Platform is a tool for the collection, storing, distributing, and sharing of cybersecurity indicators and threats.

Ah lovely, here's something you can do with those Raspberry Pis, NUC PCs in the bottom of the drawer: Run Ubuntu Appliances on them
2020-06-18 06:05

All Ubuntu appliances are "Free to download and install" but may include an up-sell to paid-for services. The idea of the Ubuntu Appliance Portfolio is to "Enable secure, self-healing, single-purpose devices," according to Canonical product manager Rhys Davies.

How to enable SSL on Ubuntu Linux for testing
2020-05-15 20:00

When that software requires SSL, you can enable a snake oil SSL key for testing purposes. I cannot tell you how many times I've installed a web-based application for testing purposes, only to find that application requires SSL to function.

How to enable SSL on Ubuntu Linux for testing
2020-05-15 19:50

Sometimes admins need to be able to test a web-based solution before deciding it's worth using. When that software requires SSL, you can enable a snake-oil SSL key for testing purposes.

Researchers Hack Windows, Ubuntu, macOS at Pwn2Own 2020
2020-03-19 05:28

On the first day of the Pwn2Own 2020 hacking competition, participants earned a total of $180,000 for demonstrating exploits targeting Windows 10, Ubuntu Desktop and macOS. Pwn2Own typically takes place at the CanSecWest cybersecurity conference in Vancouver, Canada, and participants have to attend in person. On the first day of Pwn2Own 2020, a team from the Georgia Tech Systems Software & Security Lab successfully executed code on macOS through Safari.

Ubuntu-Maker Canonical’s GitHub Account Gets Hacked
2019-07-07 16:03

An unknown hacker yesterday successfully managed to hack into the official GitHub account of Canonical, the company behind the Ubuntu Linux project and created 11 new empty repositories. It...

How to install CA certificates in Ubuntu server
2019-06-03 17:08

Having trouble getting CA certificates installed and recognized in Ubuntu Server? Find out how it's done with a few quick commands.

How to install the OpenVAS security audit tool on Ubuntu Server 18.04
2019-03-11 17:24

Learn how to install the open source security audit tool, OpenVAS, on the Ubuntu Server platform.

How to password protect the GRUB boot loader in Ubuntu
2019-03-07 16:48

Password protecting the GRUB boot loader protects against unwanted rebooting and logging into your system, and stops unwanted users from gaining access to single user mode.

How to install the OpenVAS Security Audit Tool on Ubuntu Server 18.04
2019-02-25 00:54

Jack Wallen walks you through the process of installing the open source security audit tool, OpenVAS, on the Ubuntu Server platform.