Monthly Archives: June 2010
What is dump command?
‘System administration command. This simple backup utility accesses ext2 and ext3 file devices directly, quickly backing up files without affecting file access times. files may be specified as a mount point or as a list of files and directories to … Continue reading
Vector Linux 5.9 Standard – Full Review
‘Last year Vector Linux came in four flavors. The list has now been expanded to seven different variations on the distribution: Standard, Deluxe, SOHO, Live, Light, Mini, and Light Live. SOHO, with KDE as the default desktop and all the … Continue reading
Multi tail in Linux
‘A few weeks ago a new version of RSSTail came out. After reading the RSSTail page I found out that you can use RSSTail as a plugin to a fantastic application called multitaill. That is when I realized that multitail … Continue reading
Apple updates Mac malware protection
‘Researchers at Sophos discovered that Apple updated the anti-malware protection built-into Mac OS X when it released a new version earlier this week. Mac OS X 10.6.4 has been updated to provide limited protection against OSX/Pinhead-B (called HellRTS by Apple), … Continue reading
How to use HTML files to redirect users to malicious sites, evade mail server antivirus
‘Facebook, Twitter and Skype are Internet behemoths, counting hundreds of millions users each, so it is not surprising that many malicious email campaigns masquerade as legitimate notices coming from these three sources. The number of emails that try to trick … Continue reading
100 Potential attacks per second blocked in 2009
‘Symantec released its new security threat report which highlights key trends in cybercrime from Jan.1, 2009 to Dec. 31, 2009. In a year bookended by two very prominent cyber attacks – Conficker in the opening months of the year and … Continue reading
Qubes – A Highly Secure OS Powered By Xen Hypervisor
‘Qubes is an open source operating system based on Linux, which is designed to provide strong security for desktop computing. Its unique selling point is that all applications that are run on Qubes is sand-boxed from each other. This is … Continue reading
