Lynis Auditing Tool 3.1.5

Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix specialists. It scans the system and available software to detect security issues. Beside security related information it will also scan for general system information, installed packages and configuration mistakes. This software aims in assisting automated...

Security implications of misconfigurations

By Jaeson Schultz. When defenders regularly monitor their organization's Domain Name System DNS queries, they can often snuff out potential attacks before they happen. At the very least, it's important to identify and fix configuration mistakes that could lead to nasty security breaches. ... This...

Top 5 Configuration Mistakes That Create Field Days for Hackers

Sometimes it’s the little things that lead to big consequences. When it comes to cybersecurity, hacks more often than not stem from minor missteps – or even completely preventable, obvious mistakes. Common security mistakes and overlooked misconfigurations can open the door for attackers to drop...

UUCP - File CreationOverwriting Symlinks

UUCP - File CreationOverwriting Symlinks / root exploit: multiple subsystem errors allowing root exploit bashack.c - Thu Nov 30 21:50:50 NZDT 2000 redhat 6.1 /etc/rc.d/ and scripts that are trusting the untrustworthy. /bin/sh acts silly when u get it to use the include define FNAME...