Opinions

Editor's Note: Action, not Reaction
When a potentially fatal flaw was found in Linux kernels last week, the Linux community responded immediately by shipping out patched kernels and new sendmail configurations. Compare that to the Microsoft heel-dragging that occurs when a problem occurs with Windows, and you have yet another reason why the Open Source model is superior. Kevin Reichard explains.
Monday, June 12, 2000 07:17:26 AM EST

The Real Lessons of ILOVEYOU
Yes, it was easy enough to bash Microsoft when a rogue Visual Basic script took down a good portion of the world's personal computers. But Dennis E. Powell points out that the real lessons that we should glean from this fiasco are basic in nature: that in general our PCs are not as secure as they should be--and that goes for the average Linux user as well.
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 01:02:52 PM EST

Reports

Big Machines, Big Linux
Often called the aging dinosaur of IT, the IBM mainframe product line is starting to make a real comback in sales and deployment. The secret to its recent success, of course, is server consolidation with Linux as the platform. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols focuses on the new IBM z990, aka the T-Rex, which shows that dinosaurs should not be trifled with.
Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:31:07 AM EST

There but for the Grace of Bill....
Linux users are feeling pretty smug about their seeming invincibility as they watch Windows users get dragged down with the latest in viruses. But Scott Courtney warns that the same techniques used to attack Windows systems can attack Linux email as well.
Friday, May 5, 2000 12:46:23 PM EST

Reviews

The Top 75 Open Source Security Apps
Without much fanfare, the open source security area is growing rapidly. Here are top contenders from anti-virus, firewalls, forensics, intrusion detection, and more.
Monday, April 28, 2008 12:04:01 PM EST

Better Email Security with Procmail
Pete Mills takes a look at a great free program which blocks out a lot of Email virus problems for MS Windows and NT- by filtering incoming Email on a Linux box.
Monday, July 19, 1999 02:56:04 PM EST

Tutorials

Feed Your Virus Worries to a Clam
Building an Anti-Virus/Anti-Spam Gateway (Part 2): "Last week, we looked at how to set up SpamAssassin with Postfix, as part of a lean, mean, spam-killing gateway machine. This week we'll add an anti-virus scanner to our bubbling brew..."
Thursday, September 16, 2004 04:39:44 PM EST

SpamAssassin and Amavisd: Go Ninja On Your UBE Woes
Building an Anti-Virus/Anti-Spam Gateway (Part 1): With SpamAssassin, Amavisd-new, and ClamAV, you've got all you need to build a Linux-based SMTP gateway that stops spam and viruses cold.
Thursday, September 9, 2004 11:38:36 AM EST