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I am running a (QNAP) NAS with Docker functionality (“containerstation”). I thought it would be a lot safer to install apps via containers instead of apps from the store (or 3rd party stores).
Many packages are outdated in … Continue reading Docker runs container processes as root – should I be worried?
I am running a (QNAP) NAS with Docker functionality (“containerstation”). I thought it would be a lot safer to install apps via containers instead of apps from the store (or 3rd party stores).
Many packages are outdated in … Continue reading Docker runs container processes as root – should I be worried?
As far as I know, to become root you need a shell and then SSH access. Then why does keeping the root user disabled result in a more secure Linux box?
Continue reading how can be more secure a linux box with root user disabled?
Scenario : You are presented with a CVN which details that a piece of common software that you run with root privilege has a vulnerability that allows a non-privileged user to create or overwrite any file including files owne… Continue reading Enterprise software in which later versions have security vulnerability
Bug, fix, bug, fix – but we’re still saying “Well done” to Apple for a superquick response to the “blank root password” vulnerability. Continue reading Apple’s “blank root password” fix needs a fix of its own – here it is
Fast fix for no-password root access for High Sierra.
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Continue reading Apple plugs hole in Root canal
That Apple root hole we wrote about just yesterday? Apple has pushed out a patch already – get it while it’s hot! Continue reading Apple closes that big root hole – “Install this update as soon as possible”
To their credit, it didn’t take Apple long to fix their horrendous bug that allowed *anyone* to log into computers running macOS High Sierra with admin rights, without needing to know a password.
But it should really never have got past quality control… Continue reading Apple fixes root password bug: ‘Install this update as soon as possible’
Want to have god-like powers over a Mac? Just enter your username as root… no password required.
Continue reading Huge MacOS bug lets anyone login as root without a password: what you need to know
Besides your warranty getting voided, what potential security risks are there with rooting your Android?