On the rare occasion that my Linux desktop freezes, I have a few tricks up my sleeve that keep me from having to do a hard reboot on my machine.

If you need remote access to a machine, you'll probably use SSH, and for a good reason. The secure shell protocol uses modern cryptography methods to provide privacy and confidentiality, even over an ...

If you see a lot of banner ads on certain websites, you know that without a Virtual Private Network (VPN), hackers will quickly ravage your computer and burn down your house. Well, that seems to be… ...

The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) has issued a warning for what it calls "active attacks" against Linux-based computing infrastructures using compromised SSH keys.

[Drew DeVault] recently wrote up some interesting instructions on how to package up interactive text-based Linux commands for users to access via ssh. At first, this seems simple, but there are qui… ...

If you have Linux servers that allow remote connection via SSH, you might want to limit the number of users allowed to log in.

A new botnet called 'RapperBot' has emerged in the wild since mid-June 2022, focusing on brute-forcing its way into Linux SSH servers and then establishing persistence.

I'm supporting an OpenBSD legacy system that users ssh into. The guy who put it together has been gone for a long time, and I'm not really a BSD guy. He also knew a lot more about BSD than I know ...