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Fast Guide:	Linux security threats

Last Updated: Jan 05, 2005

Last week's anti-Red Hat security hoax shows that Linux is on more hackers' agendas. Get ready by getting informed about new security threats and protective measures.

Red Hat hoax: No smoking gun for Linux security

(27 Oct 2004)

Yesterday's Red Hat security hiccup may have been a little overblown, with one consultant calling the phishing scam so unauthentic that it was "obviously un-Red Hat."

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NEWS:
>>	Red Hat hit by phishing scam (SearchOpenSource.com) 25 Oct 2004
>>	Mandrake seeks higher Linux security certification (SearchOpenSource.com) 29 Sep 2004
>>	Network architect: Why Snort, Nessus, OSS build secure IT fortresses, part 1 (SearchOpenSource.com) 13 Oct 2004
>>	Network architect: Hardening Linux networks with open source tools, part two (SearchOpenSource.com) 14 Oct 2004
>>	Does Linux really offer improved IT security? (SearchSecurity.com) 30 Sep 2004
>>	Linux players unite for security (CNET News.com) 27 Sep 2004
>>	New technologies will aid e-mail security (SearchOpenSource.com) 20 Jul 2004
>>	Mozilla improves e-mail installation, security (eWEEK) 04 May 2004


ADVICE:
>>	Does job security for security technology jobs exist? TIP :What can security professionals do to ensure more job security? Read this tip for more information.
>>	Moving to open source security: The challenges and how to beat them TIP :MailScanner developer Julian Field identifies the challenges of moving from proprietary to open source security software and ...
>>	Which Linux distro is best for security? ASK THE EXPERTS :I'm about to select a Linux distribution to set up a mail and Web server for a company with 50 users. I'd like to try on ...
>>	Better security features in Mozilla Thunderbird 0.6? ASK THE EXPERTS :I read that Thunderbird 0.6 has better security features for cross-platform implementations? Could you tell me how these ...
>>	Do I need intrusion detection for my Linux computers? ASK THE EXPERTS :Should I deploy an intrusion-detection system to watch my Linux computers?
>>	Steps to securing a new Linux system ASK THE EXPERTS :What steps do I need to take to secure a new Linux system, and in what order?
>>	Do I really have to patch all the time? ASK THE EXPERTS :Do I really have to patch all the time?
>>	What kind of firewall do you recommend for Linux systems? ASK THE EXPERTS :What kind of firewall do you recommend for Linux systems?


WHITE PAPERS:
>>	Budget acquisition and corporate commitment to security - Chapter 15 of Hardening Linux
>>	The laws of security - from Zero Day Exploit: Countdown to Darkness
>>	Open security (OPSEC) and content filtering - Chapter 7 of Check Point Next Generation Security Administration

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