For all those lamenting the current wave of online attacks, I have bad news for you – The worst is still to come. From the White House to Target to the U.S. State Department to Home Depot to the USPS and countless other organizations, it seems there’s not a single Read More
Scanning is a crucial tool in the arsenal of penetration testers as well as hackers out to inflict catastrophic damage on your computer server or web site. Without scanning, there’s no possibility for exploitation of your system. Scanning in short provides the raw material for attackers or penetration testers to Read More
November 18, 2014 – Tenable Network Security today rolled out version 6.1 of its popular Nessus vulnerability scanning tool featuring a dozen ready-made scanning templates and 100 system hardening guidelines to help organizations identify more vulnerabilities and malware and better implement best security practices. In an age of frequent and Read More
So what if more user-friendly distros like Linux Mint and Ubuntu have stolen Fedora’s thunder with Linux newbies. Still, there is a considerable Fedora base out there eagerly waiting for the next big release – Fedora 21. By all indications, Fedora 21 should be out by early December 2014. Unless Read More
So like a lot of smart people you too have started running Linux Mint on your computer. And then suddenly you wonder which version of Linux Mint you’re running. Now there are many ways to bell a Linux Mint cat. You can get the answer via the graphical interface or Read More
Ever since the Firefox people started talking about inserting ads in the browser, my agony has known no bounds. Is there no hope for ordinary folks to go about their daily online lives without being molested (tracked) by giant corporations like Microsoft (Internet Explorer), Google (Chrome) or Apple (Safari) or Read More