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Use the internet? This Linux flaw could open you up to attack

Network World

A flaw in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) used by Linux since late 2012 poses a serious threat to internet users, whether or not they use Linux directly. That's the key finding of a research study that's scheduled to be presented Wednesday at the USENIX Security Symposium in Austin, Texas.

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What’s Free At Linux Academy June 2019

Linux Academy

By adding free cloud training to our Community Membership, students have the opportunity to develop their Linux and Cloud skills further. Each month we will kick off our community content with a live study group allowing members of the Linux Academy community to come together and share their insights in order to learn from one another.

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Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Linux Desktop Security 2017

Galido

Having Linux as your operating system is one of the better decisions you can make concerning your computer’s security. However, many Linux users make the same mistakes of believing that it’s enough just to have it on your computer and only that fact will make all threats simply disappear, when unfortunately the reality is quite different.

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The Linux Migration: April 2017 Progress Report

Scott Lowe

In December 2016, I kicked off a migration to Linux (from OS X) as my primary laptop OS. Let me start by saying that I am actively using a Linux-powered laptop as my primary laptop right now, and I have been doing so since early February. Linux Distribution. I’m using Enpass on my OS X, Linux, and iOS devices.

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10 Funny Tweets to Promote #CybersecurityAwareness

SecureWorld News

Spice up one of your office presentations or give a fellow colleague a laugh with one of these posts. Linux is the best OS, just try to prove him wrong. Linux is the best OS prove me wrong. ?? Linux #infosec pic.twitter.com/lzUlaxOVNJ — Security_Nerd (@itssecuritynerd). October 5, 2021. October 5, 2021. October 2, 2021.

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What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?

Dataconomy

With VNC, we can seamlessly connect to and control computers from anywhere in the world, as long as we have an internet connection. The VNC protocol is designed to be platform-independent, meaning that it can be used to access and control computers running on any operating system, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and others.

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Manually Loading Container Images with containerD

Scott Lowe

I recently had a need to manually load some container images into a Linux system running containerd (instead of Docker ) as the container runtime. The process for working around the lack of Internet access isn’t difficult, but didn’t seem to be documented anywhere that I could readily find using a general web search.