Short of creating my own do-it-yourself guide to Ubuntu security, Ubuntu forum Master Roaster, bodhi.zazen, wrote one already. The Ubuntu Security forum entry includes information about password stren…

I have been trying to find ways to maximize the use of webcams on computers and this Tutorial on setting up webcams as security monitoring tool is excellent. Just make sure that you have the proper dr…

Next to the BIOS-level password security, the boot loader is the next level of protection one gets. Linux's popular boot loader, GRUB, provides a built-in feature that prompts you to enter a passw…

I wrote about Snort on Ubuntu last month, this month, I found another how-to on installing and configuring Snort but on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 5. Whilst the basics are identical, there are s…

redhat Magazine published a full tutorial on how to enable a two password encryption scheme for its encrypted file system, EncFS.

The tutorial even includes some tips and tricks on securing your data…

Nicholas Petreley (no relation to Peter and Nathan Petreli, our favorite Heroes) of The Register, UK, published an analysis comparing "Microsoft's Windows is more secure" claim and what …

TrueCrypt is "a free open-source disk Encryption software for Windows Vista/XP/2000 and Linux." The main features are as follows:

1. Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount…

Snort is an open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) created by Sourcefire. It is also one of the most widely deployed open source security tool, with more than 3,000,000 downloads to date. Instal…

Whilst this one speaks about the Mac OS X and compares it with Microsoft's Vista security features, the same can be said of linux vs vista's security. Mac OS X and Linux, both coming from a U…

Whilst it is ideal to have those who hack into your machine to be put in a cell, what good will it give you if s/he has done significant damage already, right? Prevention is the first thing to do, of …