Features

Staying Current with Your Distribution's Security Updates  by Jeremy Turner

Many attacks go after software for which a fix is already available. Get the new version working fast.

Point-and-Click E-Mail Crypto  by Roy Hoobler

These tools make encrypted mail almost as easy as the easily snoopable kind.

Networking in NSA Security-Enhanced Linux  by James Morris

SELinux is already in some cutting-edge distributions, so it's time to learn it.

Encrypt Your Root Filesystem  by Mike Petullo

Get high-grade security for all your data even when you can't lock up the hardware.

Indepth

How I Feed My Cats with Linux  by Chris McAvoy

Why stay home to feed the cats when you have the Internet, a Linux box and some handy hardware?

Application Defined Processors  by Dan Poznanovic

Here's how a general-purpose Linux system gets a speed boost from reconfigurable logic.

Finding Stubborn Bugs with Meaningful Debug Info  by John Goerzen

When a user reports a bug you can't duplicate, make the program help diagnose itself.

Using Webmin—By the Book  by Frank Conley

This Web-based tool lets you manage your system and keep a log of other sysadmins' actions.

Counting with uniq  by Brian K. Tanaka

Tame your server logs and other big data files with these command-line tools.

Embedded

A Memory-Efficient Doubly Linked List  by Prokash Sinha

Use this twist on a standard data structure to trade a little time to save what could be a lot of space.

Toolbox

At the Forge   Bloglines Web Services  by Reuven M. Lerner

Kernel Korner   The Linux Test Project  by Nigel Hinds

Cooking with Linux   Forgotten Security  by Marcel Gagné

Paranoid Penguin   Taking a Risk-Based Approach to Linux Security  by Mick Bauer

Columns

Linux for Suits   Grass Roots vs. Giant Roars  by Doc Searls

EOF   441 Reasons to Go Linux  by Brooke Partridge

Reviews

Network Security Hacks  by Alex Weeks

HP Compaq nx5000  by Don Marti

Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law  by Don Marti

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