Researchers have published details about a new attack method that exploits a vulnerability in the Secure Socket Shell or SSH networking protocol that raises concerns about the security of data ...

Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...

Setting up access to a headless Raspberry Pi is one of those tasks that should take a few minutes, but for some reason always seems to take much longer. The most common method is to configure ...

1 - If I have forwarded only the ssh port from my firewall to a machine set up as a ssh server (rsa login only, ssh only for people in a group, no root login) is it a security risk to have other ...

Once upon a time, there were only Unix machines on the Internet. No, really, you could look as hard as you liked and all you would find were *nixen from wall to wall. Anyway, in those far-off days, we ...

The Secure Shell (SSH) cryptographic network protocol that’s supported in software for server authentication and machine-to-machine communications is headed for a significant update. [ BACKGROUND: ...

I had long hangs with ssh & a few other things (notable whenever I started XCode, due to the distributed build lookup), because our crappy DLink router didn't seem to be providing looking up hostnames ...

Have you ever avoided checking your email over that free wireless access point for fear of someone snarfing your password? Secure, trusted networks aren't always available, so today we'll show you how ...

A new form of Android malware, named Milkydoor, uses remote port forwarding via Secure Shell (SSH) tunnels to hide malicious traffic and grant attackers access to firewall-protected networks. The ...

In my last look at Macintosh security, I wrote about the importance of configuring individual workstations to make their local resources and data more secure (see “To secure a Mac workstation, ...

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