Category Archives: Security

Linux Security Hole Goes Back Eight Years

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Huy Tran

Here’s another deep chink in the armor of the braindead zealots who claim Linux is inherently more secure than Windows. Julien Tinnes and Tavis Ormandy have found what could be the widest ranging vulnerability yet discovered in the Linux kernel. … Continue reading →

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CVS server on Ubuntu

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Huy Tran

Install CVS files: sudo apt-get install cvs Install the CVS server: sudo apt-get install cvsd When prompted in the cvsd installation process for Repository, type in “/cvsrepo”. Now that the cvsd installation in complete goto /var/lib/cvsd or seeking for a … Continue reading →

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Securing Linux Server with IPKungfu

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Huy Tran

Ipkungfu or linuxkungfu is an iptables firewall script. With ipkungfu, you can easily configure as to which port of the server will be opened for connection, restrict who can access the server plus other security features. You can refer to … Continue reading →

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How to install nmap into ubuntu

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Huy Tran

open a terminal and enter: apt-get install nmap

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How to use sudo without a password

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Huy Tran

sudo visudo Find: root ALL= (ALL) ALL Replace with: root ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Save that file.

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