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Soon Secure Confidential data on HDD without Encryption on Open source software

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News

Academics are keen on developing an open source application on Steganography an extremely advanced technique of hiding sensitive data without encryption in plain sight. This late April news release follows years of work by computer scientists at University of South … Continue reading →

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Webmin 1.550 released. Seuciry Update

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Software

.Webmin 1.550 released, This release includes a fix for an XSS attack reported by Javier Bassi that can be triggered if un-trusted users are allowed to change the real names of Unix users on your system. It also includes support … Continue reading →

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VLC 1.1.9 is released! Important security Update

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in Software

VLC 1.1.9 is released! according to the announcement, “this was necessary because some security issues were found, and the VLC development team cares about security.” This release also brings updated translations and a lot of small Mac OS X fixes.

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9 Best practices to secure your Linux Desktop & Server | Including installation & Configuration

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux tutorials

There are a few common security practices that every Linux user should follow. Unfortunately, not everybody is aware of these. In this post will show you how to secure your home pc or server to the best of your abilities … Continue reading →

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How to use your cam as a Security video camera with Zoneminder

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

ZoneMinder is intended for use in single or multi-camera video security applications, including commercial or home CCTV, theft prevention and child or family member or home monitoring and other care scenarios. It supports capture, analysis, recording, and monitoring of video … Continue reading →

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Android Market, a threat to your smartphone security! | Part I

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Software

Your Gmail account can be a key for a hacker to unlock your personal details on your android smartphone. Yes, It is that simple, easy and unfortunately true! The latest version of newly launched android market enables you to remotely … Continue reading →

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How to Protect apache directories with a password in Ubuntu

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Frequently Asked Questions

Question : How to Protect apache directories with a password in Ubuntu?

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Prey- An awesome application to track your stolen Laptop and android phone | Linux

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in Linux tutorials

Prey is a lightweight application that will help you track and find your laptop and android phone if it ever gets stolen. It works in all operating systems and not only is it Open Source but also completely free. so basically you … Continue reading →

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Howto Turn your old webcam into a motion-detecting security camera in Linux

Written by M. Zinoune on . Posted in Linux tutorials

If you have an old cam that you are not using, you can use it as a security cam. Control Motion is a program that monitors the video signal from one or more cameras and is able to detect if … Continue reading →

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Untangle Gateway- An open source solution for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted content on the network

Written by Mel Kham on . Posted in News

Untangle, Untangle Gateway is a Debian-based network gateway with pluggable modules for network applications like spam blocking, web filtering, anti-virus, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, VPN, SSL VPN, firewall, and more. Untangle is considered as the the world’s first commercial-grade open source … Continue reading →

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