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10 essential Linux tools for network and security pros

Network World

Picking just 10 Linux open source security tools isn’t easy, especially when network professionals and security experts have dozens if not several hundred tools available to them. There are different sets of tools for just about every task—network tunneling, sniffing, scanning, mapping.

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The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS

Tech Republic

Jack Wallen ponders the rising tide of Linux malware and offers advice on how to help mitigate the issue. The post The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS appeared first on TechRepublic.

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First step to becoming a cybersecurity pro: Linux

Network World

If you're contemplating a career in cybersecurity and haven't come up to speed on Linux, now's the time to get ramped up and here's one easy way to do it. Why Linux is important to security. Because Linux is open source, tool developers (and you) have a level of access that is unsurpassed.

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Network Awareness Using ARPwatch | Roadmap to Securing Your Infrastructure

Linux Academy

This topic of network awareness is dear to my heart — not because of what it does but because it is network-based and I started out in the IT field as a network engineer, so networking holds a special place for me. What do I mean by “network awareness”? Oh, yes, I love open source! One word: ARPwatch.

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20th National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off

Network World

As National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off, it's a good time to reflect on how secure the systems you manage are – whether they’re running Linux, Windows or some other OS. Keep in mind that in 2004, security practice often involved little more than updating antivirus software.

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Technology Short Take 176

Scott Lowe

This Tech Short Take is a bit heavy on security-related links, but there’s still some additional content in a number of other areas, so you should be able to find something useful—or at least interesting—in here. Ivan Pepelnjak dives deep on DHCP relaying on a Linux host. Think Linux doesn’t have malware?

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Tech giants unite to drive ‘transformational’ open source eBPF projects

Venture Beast

Facebook, Google, & Microsoft have formed the eBPF Foundation to redefine networking, security, tracing, and observability. Read More.