Most people assume Linux is secure, and that’s a false assumption. Imagine your laptop is stolen without first being hardened. A thief would probably assume your username is “root” and your password ...

I've been using Secure Shell (SSH) for decades. With this remote login tool, I can rest assured my remote machines accept logins securely and efficiently. At the same time, I also understand nothing ...

The Linux/Windows debate is an oldie but a goodie, and there have been many long threads on most computer related forums discussing their relative merits. Linux is free, open-source and community ...

This article is excerpted from The Official Ubuntu Book by Benjamin Mako Hill, Jono Bacon, Corey Burger, Jonathan Jesse and Ivan Krstic, copyright Prentice Hall ...

Software maker Trustix AS this week formally unveiled a deal with IBM to jointly market and sell its secure Linux software in the U.S. on hardware from Big Blue. Trustix, of Trondheim, Norway, ...

As we explained in our earlier step-by-step guide, if you or your provider have noticed unusual activity on your Linux server, there are some simple ways to tell if your data has been compromised.

Would you change what you said on the phone, if you knew someone malicious was listening? Whether or not you view the NSA as malicious, I imagine that after reading the NSA coverage on Linux Journal, ...

It’s been an apocalyptic year for Linux security, with a sophisticated Trojan and security holes over 20 years old. The Shellshock bug left Linux desktops and servers wide open for anyone to own.

Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux distribution: Azure Linux 4.0 ...