The open-source community entered the wireless arena with the Sputnik Community Gateway. Find out why this product may be good in theory, but needs some considerable work in the area of security.
If you have ever administered a server on which multiple users need root access, you will immediately see the benefits of Sudo. Here's a look at how you can take advantage of it.
Linux default installation scripts add a vast number of services to your system and can leave ports open to external break-ins. Identify and stop these services to secure your Linux system.
Linux is the darling of the hacker set, but it is far from the least expensive or even the most secure open source operating system available. Supporters claim that BSD can fill the gaps left by Linux.
The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.
No operating system can ever properly protect a computer from trojans as long as users continue to do silly things. Just because Linux is immune to your standard drive-by viruses it does not mean that it can escape trojan horses.
In the past week, the security environment around Adobe's Reader and Acrobat products has imploded, with yet more JavaScript vulnerabilities appearing. Adobe needs to look no further than Microsoft for a lesson in how to deal with these situations.
In this week's Patch Monday podcast, ZDNet.com.au staffers Renai LeMay and Chris Duckett discuss why they use Linux full time where they can and what they like and don't like about it.
The NSW Government's release this week of an expressions of interest tender to give low-cost laptops to every senior public school student in NSW is a big step, but will these systems be Windows or Linux?
OS X security scares, a Linux worm and Microsoft bragging about security: so why is the world a safer place?
The open-source community entered the wireless arena with the Sputnik Community Gateway. Find out why this product may be good in theory, but needs some considerable work in the area of security.
Linux default installation scripts add a vast number of services to your system and can leave ports open to external break-ins. Identify and stop these services to secure your Linux system.
The results of a recent poll showed that many of our members recommend Microsoft Windows to security-conscious clients, but a flurry of e-mails suggests that others have very different opinions. Find out what they recommend and why.
Many network administrators new to Linux find it hard to transition from a point-and-click security configuration interface to one based on editing complicated and hard-to-locate text files. Here are seven easy things administrators can and should do to make their Linux server more secure and significantly reduce the risk they face.
Linux isn't immune to security threats and vulnerabilities. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips to help CIOs avoid the risks of the open source technology.
Microsoft has "I'm a PC" ads, Apple has "I'm a Mac", it's only fair that Linux has "I'm a Linux" too. Also on Club Builder this week, we look at the week of hacking and offer you the chance to win big in our competition.
What do you call it when the military carry guns with no bullets? Security guru, Bruce Schneier, calls it "security theatre".
While the media bombards consumers with frightening stories, discussions about security are thwarted by the failure of language to separate the "feeling" and "reality" of security, says security guru Bruce Schneier.
Club Builder this week takes a look at Microsoft, Yahoo and Vista needing more marketing to sell more copies of it. We also look at Rusty Pong, a Wiimote based projector game seen at linux.conf.au's 2008 Open Day.
Return on investment figures, which are commonly used by vendors to justify the value of their products, are meaningless -- especially when it comes to security, claims Bruce Schneier.
Sharp's Linux-based handheld suffers from security holes that could let hackers grab private data off a corporate network, according to researchers at a leading university.
Open-source developers released a new version of the Linux kernel Monday in a move aimed at quickly fixing several bugs--among them two serious security flaws.
New technology such as MP3s may soon be used as vectors for viruses, a security expert has warned.
Keeping your network safe from viruses sounds easy, but watch out for complacency. Often, it's your own worst enemy.
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