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Clam Anti-Virus on Ubuntu - LinuxSecurity.com: There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it! Have you ever thought about using an Anti-Virus software on your Linux machine? This article takes a look at one of the popular ones called ClamAV. ...

Choosing A Secure Password! - LinuxSecurity.com: Here is my question: Are "cyEma7;IkmH!" or "hot1BA-Bitso69" secure passwords? Yes definitely, but who (the hell) can remember it! YOU WILL - after reading this article! Your passwords play a crucial role in protecting your computing accounts and the personal information that can be accessed through them. One of the problems with passwords is that users forget them. For that reason people use simple password phrases like their dog's name, their kid's first name and birthdates, the name of the current month or everything in different combinations. I feel that secure passwords are one of the most important security practice any computer user can do. What do you think? How secure and useful are your passwords? ...

Tools To Delete Files Securely In Ubuntu Linux - LinuxSecurity.com: Deleting a file or reformatting a disk does not destroy your sensitive data. The data can easily be undeleted. That's a good thing if you accidentally throw something away, but what if your trying to destroy financial data, bank account passwords, or classified company information. In this article you will learn number of tools to delete files securely in ubuntu Linux. Did you ever need to reformat your hard drive? Are you sure that your data can't be recovered by anyone? If not this article looks at some tools to make sure what you deleted can't be recovered using Ubuntu. ...

Security Changes In The 2.6.28 Kernel - LinuxSecurity.com: Version 2.6.28 of the Linux kernel was released during Christmas, so I thought it'd be worthwhile waiting until after typical vacation days to post a summary of changes to the security subsystem. As always, thanks to the Kernel Newbies folk who track major kernel changes. Serge Hallyn added a dummy policy for SELinux to the kernel tree. This is useful for testing SELinux and a base for building minimal and experimental security policies. Have you noticed some of the security changes to the latest upstream Linux kernel? Read on for more information on these changes....

MD5 - The Internet has a Major Problem - LinuxSecurity.com: Firstly, allow me to recap. A couple of days ago, I reported a presentation at the Chaos Computer Club conference in Berlin which outlined a major problem with the way Certificate Authorities handle message hashing, essentially this attack relied on well-known problems with the MD5 hash algorithm. Problems based on hash collisions, which were previously considered to be theoretical having been discovered in 2004, were now well-lodged within the domain of reality. Have you heard about the news about the reported problem with how Certificate Authorities are handling message hashing? Read on for more information on some security issues with the current Certificate Authorities....

Top 5 Cybersecurity News Stories of 2008 - LinuxSecurity.com: Data breaches continued to make their very public mark on cybersecurity news in 2008. And this time it wasn't TJX making headlines. Despite being PCI compliant, Hannaford Brothers supermarkets announced that 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers were pilfered from its servers. We also learned in 2008 that attackers aren't necessarily becoming more sophisticated. Check out this list of top 5 cybersecurity news stories of of the year. Did they miss any that you think should be on the list?...

RedHat: Moderate: bind security update - LinuxSecurity.com: Updated Bind packages to correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. A flaw was discovered in the way BIND checked the return value of the OpenSSL DSA_do_verify function. On systems using DNSSEC, a malicious zone could present a malformed DSA certificate and bypass proper certificate validation, allowing spoofing attacks. (CVE-2009-0025) This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team....

Pardus: Samba Security Bypass - LinuxSecurity.com: A security issue has been reported in Samba, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions....

RedHat: Important: kernel security update - LinuxSecurity.com: Updated kernel packages that fix a number of security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 running on 32-bit architectures. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team....

Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:007 ] kernel - LinuxSecurity.com: The security fix for CVE-2007-6716 in previous kernel update introduced a problem in directio, when calling pvcreate. This update provides an updated patch fixing it....

Review: Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You - LinuxSecurity.com: If I ask "How much do you know about Google?" You may not take even a second to respond. But if I may ask "How much does Google know about you"? You may instantly reply "Wait what!? Do they!?" The book "Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You" by Greg Conti (Computer Science Professor at West Point) is the first book to reveal how Google's vast information stockpiles could be used against you or your business - and what you can do to protect yourself. ...

A Secure Nagios Server - LinuxSecurity.com: Nagios is a monitoring software designed to let you know about problems on your hosts and networks quickly. You can configure it to be used on any network. Setting up a Nagios server on any Linux distribution is a very quick process however to make it a secure setup it takes some work. This article will not show you how to install Nagios since there are tons of them out there but it will show you in detail ways to improve your Nagios security. ...

IBM Business Transformation - IBM's Business Transformation. Business Week writes about IBM's focus on business transformation services: "BM, with its legions of PhDs and closets full of patents, is not built to duke it out with the likes of Dell. Palmisano's strategy promises a neat escape. Instead of battling in cutthroat markets, he takes advantage of all the low-cost technology by packaging it, augmenting it with sophisticated hardware and software, and selling it to customers in a slew of what he calls business transformation services. That way IBM rides atop the commodity wave -- and avoids drowning in it." [E M E R G I C . o r g]...

MSNBC: "HERE COME THE VLOGS - MSNBC: "HERE COME THE VLOGS". MSNBC: Ready for your close-up? Here come the vlogs is a great snapshot of videoblogging by Michael Rogers. He namechecks all our favorites including Rocketboom, Ryanne, Jay, Human Dog, Steve Garfield, and Dylan. He also mentions the tools making it easier to find videoblogs, such as ANT and ...

Do The VoIP Math. - Do The VoIP Math. Russell Shaw does the math and shows how VoIP is cheaper than a cell phone only.I agree. Which is why I think the wireless companies need to be in the VoIP business and fast . [VoIP Watch]...

Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Mobcas - Blog, Vlog, Podcast, Mobcast. So many new words, so little time. Blog (web log), Vlog (video web log), Podcasting (including audio in your RSS (really simple syndication) feed for download into an Apple iPod or other MP3 player) and Mobcasting (mobile podcasting) an Andy Carvin acronym which posits the use of smart phones to create podcasts -- are all relatively new words that represent one extremely big idea -- unfettered plebeian access to the fifth estate. Until a few years ago, governments (secular or non) had almost complete control of information. That made (and continues to make) information a form of currency -- like the military and other stores of economic value. These "new words" are much more powerful than the technologies they represent, they speak a new language of information and, to be sure, currency. The value you will place on this information is in direct proportion to the use you have for it. Most people won't care about the ranti...

Small telecom carriers focus on providing choices. - Small telecom carriers focus on providing choices. WASHINGTON - As traditional competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) retool to keep up with U.S. regulations and battle the huge regional Bells, a range of new business models are emerging. [InfoWorld: Top News]...

Ten To Watch in Mobile Content - Ten To Watch in Mobile Content. This is not a definitive list, just a list of smart young blood in the mobile content sector. Notice that except for one, none of them are CEOs (yet), but you’ll hear a lot from and about them in the next few years (that was the criteria). Just a way of recognizing the people in the second wave of mobile content (in no particular order): » Greg Clayman, Vice President, Wireless Strategy and Operations, MTV Networks » Rio Caraeff, mobile head at Universal Music » Thomas Ryan, Senior VP, Mobile Development, EMI Music » ...

Telesym Podcast: the Future of VoWLAN. - Telesym Podcast: the Future of VoWLAN. If you're interested in where Voice over IP over WLAN is heading in the enterprise, listen to this interview with Telesym: I met over in Bellevue, Wash., today with Telesym, a firm that extends an enterprise-based phone exchange (PBX) system into laptops, handhelds, and "scanners": bar-code devices used in retail and logistics by store and floor personnel. I spoke with Mike Houston, Telesym's director of Marketing, Ken Myer, senior VP of sales and marketing, and Jennifer Gehrt, a founding partner at Communiqué Public Relations about Telesym's position in the market, but more largely about the future of VoWLAN. (Ken had to leave for a meeting, so I spoke primarily with Mike in this podcast). You'll hear at the outset of the recording after my introduction a conversation we had using Telesym technology: I was on a USB headset connected to a Telesym client running under Mac OS X; Mike w...

CLEC New Business Model - CLECs search for new business models. WASHINGTON - Recent months have been tough for competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), as their allies get gobbled up by competitors and the government dismantles network-sharing regulations. But CLECs say they will survive by adopting new business models and focusing on customer relations. [InfoWorld: Top News]...

Podcasting The Night Away. Forbes: - Podcasting The Night Away. Forbes: "For now, Podcasting is no threat to radio as we know it. But pay attention to it. It may not always be called Podcasting, and it may not always be free in the way it is now, but as we've seen with MP3s, these things sometimes have a funny way of taking on a life of their own." [Adam Curry's Weblog]...

New Free VoIP, Video & P2P IM Client using Open Standards. - New Free VoIP, Video & P2P IM Client using Open Standards. ineen is new P2P IM software with VoIP and Video that's easy and free to use. The client was built using Xten's eyeBeam SDK and makes use of SIMPLE for P2P IM and Presence. VoIP is supported by SIP and the Video media is H.263[+]. You can use ineen to call over other networks as well, including: Free World Dialup, SIPphone, & iptel.org. Xten will be demonstrating ineen at VON next week. [SIPthat.com]...

Searching for weather, by web or phone - Searching for weather, by web or phone As a kid, I would stare for hours at repetitious weather reports on TV. Boring, you say? Not to me - I love weather. And since I've worked here, I've wondered why Google doesn't do weather. It seemed like a perfect 20% project for me, so now I'm pleased to report that you can get current conditions and a forecast by typing [weather Chicago], or whatever your U.S. location is (zipcodes are also fair game). If you prefer, use Google SMS to send a text message to the U.S. five digit shortcode 46645 (GOOGL on most mobile phones) followed by your meteorological query. Ben Sigelman Sof...

VON 2005 - Spring 2005 VON: In the News Today. Investors Business Daily - March 7th: Internet Telephone Service Buzz Comes Calling At Big Trade Show Mercury News - March 6th: Phone calls destined to be sent like e-mail, as packets of data (requires subscription) [The Jeff Pulver Blog]...

SODA - SODA. A month or so ago, I was reading a Gartner handout for a conference, and came across an acronym they invented- SODA[1]. SODA (Service-Oriented Development of Applications), as Gartner defines it, consists of the following areas: []...

Yahoo Web Service API - Yahoo Web Service API. Yahoo joins the growing number of web sites exposing their API as Web Services. Their API is available from Yahoo Developer Network . []...