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The Essential Linux commands that every user needs to know
Linux runs on hardware as diverse as the Raspberry Pi and powerful supercomputers, making it a flexible choice of operating system. Linux can be used via a graphical user interface similar to Windows or macOS. Or it can be used via a powerful terminal / command line. The command line interface provides you with a…
How To Hibernate your Linux computer: Unlike sleep, it uses no battery
Hibernation is a power-saving measure where a laptop or desktop has the current state is saved to a hard drive (or more likely one of the best SSDs). Powering on the computer will trigger it to load the state and get us back to work. That would’ve been the case for Editor-in-Chief Avram Piltch, who…
Jim Zemlin on taking a ‘portfolio approach’ to Linux Foundation projects | TechCrunch
The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux kernel, emerging as a sprawling umbrella outfit for a thousand open source projects spanning cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech, maps, and more. Last month, the OpenInfra Foundation…
Unveiling WolfsBane: Gelsemium’s Linux counterpart to Gelsevirine
ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of Linux backdoor, which we have named WolfsBane, that we attribute with high confidence to the Gelsemium advanced persistent threat (APT) group. This China-aligned threat actor has a known history dating back to 2014 and until now, there have been no public reports of Gelsemium using Linux malware. Additionally,…
Bootkitty: Analyzing the first UEFI bootkit for Linux
UPDATE (December 2nd, 2024): The bootkit described in this report seems to be part of a project created by cybersecurity students participating in Korea’s Best of the Best (BoB) training program. As they informed us: “The primary aim of this project is to raise awareness within the security community about potential risks and to encourage…