Fedora Supports KSplice!

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/08/31/ksplice-now-free-for-fedora-users/

'nuff said!

Managing sshd Keys

Managing sshd Keys: "One of my pet peeves is blindly accepting ssh server keys. This is usually cause by a lazy or uninformed Sysadmin who has failed to properly manage his server keys, but secondly by users discounting the importance of verifying server keys and not demanding their credential validation process be better protected.

Google now offers video chat for Linux

http://www.google.com/chat/video

It's about time!

Linux Security Flaw Patched

A "highly dangerous" privilege escalation vulnerability that would permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code as root from any GUI application via X server, was recently patched in the Linux kernel, writes Lucia Constantin on Softpedia. The flaw, which affects both x86_32 and x86_64 platforms, is said to have been present since the release of Linux 2.6.0.

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/ITL-catches-vulnerability-flaw-and-Linux-Security-Summit-wrapup/

Full Disk Encryption - A Step Further

http://lfde.org/

This is a product that encrypts the boot partition as well and allows you to move it to a portable storage device such as a flash drive - physical security is (almost) everything, right?

Top 5 Open Source Linux Server Provisioning Software

Server provisioning is nothing but load the Linux or UNIX like operating systems automatically with actual operating systems, device drivers, data, and make a server ready for network operation without any user input. Typically you select a server from a pool of available servers, load the operating systems (such as RHEL, Fedora, FreeBSD, Debian), and finally customize storage, network (IP, gateway, bounding etc), drivers, applications, users etc. Using the following tools you can perform automated unattended operating system installation, configuration, set virtual machines and much more. These software can be used to install a lot (say thousands) of Linux and UNIX systems at the same time.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/server-provisioning-software.html

LinuxCon: Exploits Show Linux Is Vulnerable

LinuxCon: Exploits Show Linux Is Vulnerable: "eSecurity Planet: 'There is a widely held belief that Linux is a completely secure operating system. But to Brad Spengler of the grsecurity project, the belief is far from accurate. And he has the kernel exploits to prove it.'"

Labels and cards with gLabels from beginner to advanced

Labels and cards with gLabels from beginner to advanced: "WorldLabel: 'In the world of label creation software for Linux, gLabels is the long-standing market leader. It offers a convenient graphical interface in which you can design labels with the same tools you are used to finding in image editing software, but it also supports business-friendly advanced features like 'mail merge' and barcode generation.'"