Collaborate Disseminate
The problem is this: Linux repositories (depending on the distribution) provide software and updates, but usually that software is not the latest official version, but it’s an old version or branch that has (hopefully) been p… Continue reading If I want a more secure and up-to-date Linux, in what cases should I avoid the official repositories?
The way I understand it, the purpose of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation, EU law) is to make sure that personal data is treated transparently and securely. So half of it is about giving the users more control over the… Continue reading Will GDPR (EU law) make bad practices in security illegal?
After seeing this question I am wondering what could actually happen if a Windows XP machine was connected to a local network via WIFI. Imagine the machine will be used to browse the internet, read and write documents, so thi… Continue reading Threat of a Windows XP machine connected to a local network via WIFI (today in 2018)
Can a badly or even maliciously configured AppArmor profile reduce security, or can it only improve it? I read that apparently AppArmor cannot override unix file permissions, so it shouldn’t give a user more read-write-execut… Continue reading Can a badly configured AppArmor profile reduce security?
We all know that in the security field everything depends on the threat model, which basically means you need to define who or what you are protecting from. But who should decide this, and on what objective basis? Since you c… Continue reading Is a threat model totally subjective or can it be based on objective guidelines?
I chose that title, but there are probably several ways to ask this question. It’s all about understanding how a computer (especially desktop, but you could generalize this to servers I guess) can get infected if it’s always … Continue reading Percentage of 0-day vulnerabilities used as vectors for infections?
I thought of this way of managing passwords without using an external password manager.
The hard disk is fully encrypted (of course).
The passwords and all the data you need are stored in plain text files, organized however… Continue reading Pros and cons of my method of storing passwords in plain text files instead of a password manager (on linux)