2016
Parrot Security OS 3.3
by 1 other (via)Palinuro has announced the release of Parrot Security OS 3.3, a new release of the project’s Debian-based, specialist distribution with a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy and cryptography:
2006
Protecting content with .htaccess files
.htaccess files are very versatile, and can easily become very complex. This document contains enough information to set simple access restrictions/limits on a directory in your web space.
Remember to upload .htaccess files, and .htpasswd files using ASCII mode. This is an option is available in most FTP clients.
Building a Linux supercomputer using SSH and PVM
If you have a couple of old Linux boxes sitting around, then you've got the makings of a supercomputer. Dust them off, install Secure Shell (SSH) and Parallel Virtual Machine (PVM), and start your complex algorithms.
Linux kernel 'getting buggier,' leader says
Andrew Morton, the lead maintainer of the Linux production kernel, is worried that an increasing number of defects are appearing in the 2.6 version and is considering drastic action to resolve it.
SSL/TSL and SSH Not So Secure Anymore
Polish scientists from Wroclaw University of Technology have found a vulnerability in security technologies used across the Internet that may allow kleptographic attacks resulting in silent theft of information without user's awareness.
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