One of the many benefits of buying Linux preinstalled on a PC is that there is no crapware. One common piece of crapware is a 30-day free trial of some antivirus suit, which is not even needed on Linux.
Read more »Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Files Motion to Modify Terms of TRO
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The lawyers for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority have just filed a motion asking for a modification of the terms, but not the duration, of the temporary restraining order [PDF] it won against the MIT students who had wanted to present a security paper at DEFCON on vulnerabilities in Boston transit cards.
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Humor: A Better View of Microsoft Security
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Ordinarily I don't pay any more attention to Microsoft than I have to, but this was too funny to ignore: A Better View of Microsoft Security?; Microsoft to expand its Trustworthy Computing in a bid to help users and vendors understand security risks.
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With Microsoft, ‘Security’ Is Code for ‘Monopoly’
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Trend spotting: Microsoft uses the ultimate excuse to punish and exclude GNU/Linux.
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Debunking the Linux virus myth
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Linux and UNIX-like operating systems in general are regarded as being more secure for the common user, in contrast with operating systems that have "Windows" as part of their name. Why is that?
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GNU/Linux free software tools to preserve your online privacy, anonymity and security
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Whether you are online or offline, freedom matters. Like good health you never think about it or miss it until it is under threat or actually gone. If you love freedom, you probably love free software and it has given us some terrific tools with which to defend freedom.
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Using SSH as an Ad-Hoc VPN
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Many of us have been in this scenario - you’re on the move, using a random WiFi connection that you can get. You want to browse around to all your favourite sites, including ones where you log in over normal HTTP, but you’re not entirely convinced of the security of the connection, so you don’t.
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Configure a professional firewall using pfSense
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The guide will take you through the setup of the pfSense firewall with one WAN interface, one LAN interface and one Opt1-WiFi Interface. This guide was written for Linksys, Netgear, and D-link users with no firewall or router experience. No experience is needed with FreeBSD or GNU/Linux to install and run pfSense.
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8 Most Useful Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts Linux Newbies Should Know
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To use Linux nowadays, you don't have to touch the command line to get going. This may be true.
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Can Windows Vista read minds (or anti-Vista blog posts)?
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A few days ago i published a short article describing how Windows Vista would accept incorrect passwords at the login screen. Now, as if God/Microsoft her/himself had intervened, my Vista connected to the network, installed some unspecified update, and the password problem is solved. The weird thing is - Vista refuses to connect to my WLAN, so it shouldn't have been able to get any updates.
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Linux and Unix Software Security Basics - Part 3
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Part four of a five part post series on setting up Linux and Unix servers securely.
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Security Basics For Linux and Unix Installations - Part 2
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Part three of a five part post series on setting up Linux and Unix servers securely.
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Installation Security Baselines For Linux and Unix - 1b
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Part two of a five part post series on setting up Linux and Unix servers securely.
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Basic Installation Security Guidelines For Linux and Unix - Part 1a
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Part one of a five part post series on setting up Linux and Unix servers securely.
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Windows Vista accepts incorrect passwords
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Windows Vista will accept incorrect passwords, at least on system s set up to use multiple keyboard layouts. It's probably "a convenience to the user", but it seems odd that they would add such a convenience, and then continually bombard the user with inconvenient "are you sure YOU clicked that .exe file?" dialogs.
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