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- Fedora 9: Was it worth the wait?
- Jack Wallen installs Fedora 9 to see if it has improved enough to lure him away from the Debian-based Ubuntu distribution. by Jack Wallen
- Tags: Ubuntu, Fedora Project, Fedora 9, SELinux, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-07-06
- 10 ways to secure your Linux desktop
- Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others. But this level of security doesn't necessarily involve typical security-focused software or techniques. Sometimes, the easiest means to security are those measures that are the easiest to forget. Let's take a look at 10 things you...
- Tags: Linux Desktop, Password, Linux Server Security, SELinux, Linux, Desktops, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Hardware, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- SolutionBase: Demystifying SELinux
- This article is also available as a TechRepublic download.SELinux is a mystery to a lot ofpeople. During Linux installation, most administrators either disable thefeature or turn it on without knowing exactly what it will do to their systems.In this article, we'll take a closer look at this powerful tool.What is...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, SELinux, security
- Technical articles 2007-05-10
- Open Source Back Doors
- This blog is brought to you by conspiracy theorists across the globe.That being said...I read a post recently on the Fedora Core mailing list about a rumor of a back door in all of Microsofts products from Windows 95 to the present that allowed NSA in via a back door....
- Tags: Fedora, Get Jacked, Gpl, Microsoft Windows, Networking, NSA, Open Source, security, SELinux, software, Uncategorized, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-01-15
- Securing RedHat Enterprise Linux
- When you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux, then you knowthat the Anaconda installer gives you the option to enable or disable SELinux.SELinux Security Enhanced Linux allows you to have more granular control oversecurity than you would have in a more traditional Linux deployment.In my article on installing Red Hat Enterprise...
- Tags: Brien M. Posey MCSE, hacker, Linux, security, SELinux, server
- Technical articles 2006-05-23
- Internet Problem in ubuntu and Fedora 4
- Well i am having a strange problem and need help. I have upgraded my RedHat 8.0 to fedora core 4 but, now i am not able to connect to the internet. System gets ip from DHCPDSL modem. it pings default gateway,the DSL modem ip and even all the sites like...
- Tags: Fedora 4, Internet Problem, SELinux security, hackersforum, linux, Fedora Project, Internet
- Q&A 2006-04-30
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
- SUSE Linux EnterpriseServer 10 is due for release in the summer of 2006; so what’s new? AppArmor – application level security service Xen 3.0 – includes fully integrated and supported version ofXen 3.0 Yast2 – Yast 2 updated to give consistent experience acrossSUSE There isn’t a great deal of new...
- Tags: Novell AppArmor, SELinux, SuSE, SuSE Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
- Novell delivers security shield for Linux computers
- Novell is releasing software called AppArmor that is designed to make it harder for new attacks to compromise existing Linux-based computers. The technology limits a running software program's privileges only to those absolutely necessary. Are there other security products based on mandatory access controls on the market that you’d recommend?oohh...
- Tags: computer, Linux, Linux computer, novell, Novell Delivers, Novell delivers security, Novell Inc., security, software, Sonja Thompson, tool
- Discussion threads 2006-01-10
- Call for advice
- Call for adviceI am an old hand at IT, but rather new to Linux as more than a user.I have tried installing and playing with a couple of distros, and I now need advice on a few question I hve not found the answer to or contradictory answersI need to...
- Tags: distro, Linux, SELinux, server, Slackware, _Christian_
- Q&A 2005-05-16
- Red Hat updates premium Linux
- Stay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today! By ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SELinux, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Paul Cormier
- Technical articles 2005-02-15
- Tech Tip: Consider implementing Security-Enhanced Linux
- By Mike Mullins First released to the public in January 2001,Security-Enhanced Linux SELinux is a research project from theNational Security Agency NSA that seeks to enhance the opensource Linux kernel to provide greater protection againstcorruption, prevent the bypassing of application securityprocedures, and mitigate the destruction caused by malicious ordefective applications....
- Tags: access control, Installing SELinux, kernel, Normal Linux system security, security, SELinux
- Technical articles 2004-07-28
- Tech Tip: Consider implementing Security-Enhanced Linux
- By Mike MullinsFirst released to the public in January 2001,Security-Enhanced Linux SELinux is a research project from theNational Security Agency NSA that seeks to enhance the opensource Linux kernel to provide greater protection againstcorruption, prevent the bypassing of application securityprocedures, and mitigate the destruction caused by malicious ordefective applications. ...
- Tags: kernel, Installing SELinux, SELinux, Normal Linux system security, access control, security
- Technical articles 2004-04-09
- Security-Enhanced Linux provides a locked down OS
- This article was originally published in TechRepublic's Security Solutions e-newsletter.First released to the public in January 2001, Security-Enhanced Linux SELinux is a research project from the U.S. National Security Agency NSA that seeks to enhance the open source Linux kernel: to provide greater protection against corruption; to prevent the bypassing...
- Tags: kernel, Installing SELinux, Michael Mullins CCNA, MCP, SELinux, Normal Linux system security, operating system, access control, security, Security-Enhanced Linux
- Technical articles 2004-02-12
- SELinux: Past, Present and Future
- Red Hat developed SELinux to help the users protect against 0-day exploits. SELinux is the last line of defense on the system. SELinux utilizes Mandatory Access Control MAC. This webcast provides a brief on SELinux.
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., SELinux, Open Source
- Webcasts
Additional Resources
- Apply SELinux access controls effectively: Master the basic concepts underlying Security Enhanced Linux
- Gaining a conceptual understanding is necessary to effectively use and apply SELinux access controls. Fortunately, the basic concepts and goals of SELinux are simple. In this sample chapter from SELinux by Example: Using Security Enhanced Linux, examine the security concepts of SELinux and the motivations behind these...
- Tags: Concept, Linux, Prentice Hall Inc., Access Control, Security
- Book chapters 2007-03-13
- SolutionBase: Demystifying SELinux
- Properly securing systems is one of the biggest challenges a network administrator faces. Just because you choose to run Linux doesn't mean that security is any less of a concern. Jack Wallen shows how SELinux can help make your Linux implementation even more secure.
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software
- Download resources 2007-04-25
- Enforcing Security Enhanced Linux Policies in a Networked Policy Domain
- Significant progress toward general acceptance of applying mandatory access control to systems has been made recently. Security Enhanced Linux SELinux, in particular, has been enabled by default in some Linux distributions for several years. However, current SELinux deployments only effectively control a single system. Inter-system and remote resource access control...
- Tags: Security Policy, Domain, Access Control, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-02-04
- Generate AppArmor profiles with genprof
- Learn to use Novell's AppArmor to help protect your Linux servers. With SELinux being the focus of security solutions for Linux servers, it's easy to overlook some other solutions that may not be as comprehensive or intrusive as SELinux; however, there are other products that have...
- Tags: Novell AppArmor, Linux, Servers, Vincent Danen, OPEN SOURCE, Firewalls, Linux Tips Newsletter, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Technical articles 2006-08-14
- OS makers: Security is job No. 1
- Shenanigans!1) XP SP2 was not security focused, it was a political move and FORCED users to upgrade to a patch level they may not want or need.2) MS is investing in Longhorn because they already want to replace XP. Longhorn is XP SP3.3) What about SELinux or Bastille Linux?...
- Tags: jmgarvin, job, linux, microsoft, Microsoft Windows XP, No. 1, operating system, OS company, security
- Discussion threads 2005-05-13
- Linux - root logs on, user can't; "Error in service module"
- I got nothing when I posted this in Q&A, so I thought I'd try here.Fedora Core 5I was playing Enigma when I accidentally hit the 'a' key and it killed my marble. (Don't worry if you don't play Enigma; it's only slightly relevant.) In order to see if there were...
- Tags: fc5, linux, fedora, GUI, user account, Palmetto, sux command, terminal window, window
- Discussion threads 2006-09-13
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