Google’s popular Chrome browser has been frequently attacked by cybercriminals taking advantage of critical zero-day vulnerabilities that seem sometimes slow to be repaired in 2024. The attackers are actively exploiting these flaws to pull off malicious hacking attacks before they can be patched. The latest is a nasty out-of-bounds write bug found in Chrome’s […]
For those who find themselves needing to use Microsoft Windows software for a specific reason, but who remain mindful of the virus, malware and security risks that come along with Windows, there’s a simple yet powerful way to keep the best of both worlds: running Windows inside a software-powered virtual machine (VM) on a Linux
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In today’s technology-driven world, software security is more important than ever. The recent discovery of a hidden backdoor in the widely-used XZ Utils data compression library for some Linux distributions shocked the open source community. While alarming, this incident also shows the strengths of the open source model used by Linux and the importance of
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an essay by Jeffrey Peterson The Disturbing Trend: A Wave of Attacks on Education Over the past year, a scary truth has come to light in the world of cybersecurity. There has been a constant wave of cyber attacks that are purposely targeting schools and their most vulnerable members: students. Hackers have stepped up
Linux has major security advantages over Windows thanks to its open architecture, strict access controls, and flexible customization. As a result, Linux systems tend to have far fewer vulnerabilities and are much harder to hack than Windows PCs. A 2022 analysis found that critical vulnerabilities in Windows outnumbered those in Linux by a factor of
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Are you tired of feeling like your computer is watching your every move? Many of us are using operating systems from big companies that seem to know too much about us. But did you know there’s another way? Linux Mint 21.3 Beta is here to give you a taste of what it’s like to use
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Welcome to the world of CNIX OS, the latest addition to the Linux family that has made a solid entrance. In only its first week of availability, this new operating system distro has been downloaded 1,000 times, indicating a strong interest from the community. CNIX OS is tailored for those who are new to Linux.
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If you follow Jeff.pro, you already know that big tech operating systems like Windows and MacOS increasingly threaten users’ privacy and freedom. You can reclaim control by switching to the open source Linux OS. Linux is designed for user empowerment. Its code is transparent and open source, unlike proprietary Windows and MacOS, meaning, with Linux,
Hey Linux users! Exciting news for those of you on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS – you can now upgrade to the newer Linux kernel 6.2 right from the Software Updater tool. Even though the official Ubuntu 22.04.3 point release isn’t happening until next week on August 10th, Canonical has gone ahead and released an updated kernel
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Have you ever wondered if your computer is constantly recording and tracking everything you do? If you’re using a closed-source computer operating system like Microsoft Windows, that may very well be the case. These operating systems have turned into massive surveillance platforms that work against their users instead of for them. This constant recording and
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