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Snort, the world’s leading open-source intrusion prevention system (IPS) and intrusion detection system (IDS) software, has been updated today to version 3.1 to kick off the long anticipated 3.x series, a major release with numerous new features and improvements.

Would you like to back up all the strips of your favorite website? Hopefully, the open source community has the solution: a command line program to download all your favorite webcomics from your terminal.

CrowdSec is an open source cybersecurity detection system meant to identify aggressive behaviors and prevent them from accessing systems. Its user-friendly design offers a low technical barrier of entry with a significant boost to security.

F&S announced a “PicoCore MX8MP” module that runs Linux on NXP’s NPU-equipped, quad -A53 i.MX8M Plus and offers up to 8GB RAM and 32GB eMMC plus 802.11/ac with BT 5.0, support for dual GbE ports, and Starterkit. F&S Elektronik Systeme posted three press releases regarding its line of Linux-driven modules built around NXP’s i.MX8 processors. […]

Enhance your system security with tlog, a terminal logging utility.

Oracle released today the VirtualBox 6.0.18 update to their open-source and cross-platform virtualization software, a maintenance release that adds improvements and bug fixes.

This tutorial covers how to install LXD on an Ubuntu system, and how to launch a container.

Do you script in bash? If so, you can provide your users with a more robust and simple TUI for entering information into scripts.

Renesas unveiled three low-end “RZ/G2L” members of its RZ/G2 family of Linux-driven IoT SoCs with single or dual -A55 cores plus a Mali-G31, Cortex-M33, and up to dual GbE support. There is also a SMARC module and dev kit. Renesas’ RZ/G2 line of industrial-focused system-on-chips include the hexa-core RZ/GM and octa-core RZ-G2H, both with mixtures […]

Systemd a standard process for managing start-up services in Linux operating systems. It is used for controlling which programs run when the Linux system boots up. In this tutorial, we will explain how to manage services with systemd on Linux.

Communities and the value they inherently have in our lives has never been more highlighted than over the past year as we deal with a global pandemic keeping us home, away from conferences and events, and busy with the complexities of childcare, elderly care, working remote, and more. 

In my earlier posts, I explained what WordPress is and how you can use it to create your own website or blog. But in this post, I will walk you through the steps of creating your own website or blog right from the beginning. It’s even before you install WordPress. If you’re thinking to start a blog to earn money or to show off your amazing work to the world then this is the right place to start with. So without any further adieu, let’s get started!

Graphviz is great library for visualizing connections between any network. Check out my post on how to visualize Unix directory structure using Python Graphviz.

Recent years have demonstrated that Windows users are not the only ones who should be concerned about malware. Linux is becoming an increasingly popular target among malware operators due to the growing popularity of the open-source OS and the high-value devices it powers worldwide. Security researchers from AT&T Alien Labs are now warning that ''cyber gangs have started infecting Linux machines via a fileless malware installation technique that until recently was more commonly used against Windows-based systems''.

The startup has container security capabilities that are missing in Red Hat's OpenShift Kubernetes platform.

2DayGeek: This quick article shows what's the difference between apt and apt-get command.

Check out different ways to generate random numbers in Unix.

Oracle released today the VirtualBox 6.1.18 update to their open-source and cross-platform virtualization software, a maintenance release that adds improvements and bug fixes.

Now is a great time to take up a new hobby. How about producing your own music? DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) is an important tool in your creative arsenal. A DAW is a computer program designed for editing, recording, mixing and mastering audio files. You can record your various instruments, MIDI controllers and vocals, lay down the tracks, rearrange, splice, cut, paste, add effects, and ultimately finalize the song you’ve got cooking for the world to hear.

Deskreen is a new free and open source application that can be used to make any device (in the same WiFi / LAN network) with a web browser a second screen for your computer. The tool runs on Linux, Windows and macOS.