Quest Privilege Manager for Unix (QPM) currently only works with Unix derivatives. No Windows allowed. QPM also uses a different approach than the other three products we tested in that it permits the ...

Two-factor authentication aims to solve the decades-old problem of password-based attacks, such as brute-force attacks and key-logging attacks. In Linux, two-factor authentication can be accomplished ...

Two-factor authentication should be considered a must-use. Jack Wallen walks you through the new method of adding this security layer to your Linux desktops and servers. If you’re a Linux ...

Do any of these situations describe your company? * You have a heterogeneous computing environment that includes a mix of Windows, Unix and Linux systems. * Because of disparate platforms, you are ...

Security researchers have discovered an unusually evasive Linux backdoor, undetected even by VirusTotal, compromising systems as a malicious pluggable authentication module (PAM). Dubbed “Plague” by ...

Mountainland Applied Technology College (MATC) is one of several campuses that are a part of the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT) system. Our department teaches information technology courses ...

A newly discovered Linux malware, which has evaded detection for over a year, allows attackers to gain persistent SSH access and bypass authentication on compromised systems. Nextron Systems security ...

Researchers found a Linux malware called QLNX that combines P2P networking, rootkits, PAM backdoors, and fileless execution to persist and evade takedowns. Attackers have found a new way to turn Linux ...