by Richard W | Apr 3, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Security
Here is one question that has come up every time since Linux went mainstream: Do Linux users need antivirus software? There are two answers from two different camps. One group says, Linux OS doesn’t need antivirus as it is already secured, and not many threats are...
by Richard W | Apr 2, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Looking for ways to protect your sensitive files in Ubuntu 11.10 / 12.04? This brief tutorial is going to show you how to install one package that will provide that service to you. This utility called ecryptfs-utils, will create an encrypted, password-protected folder...
by Richard W | Mar 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
This brief tutorial shows you how to quickly enable Unix-style permissions in Ubuntu 11.10. It’s not something that’s everyone should do or enable, but it’s nice to have it. It lets you set permissions based on the original Unix permission model (rwx, rwx, rwx). This...
by Richard W | Feb 28, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Security, Windows
Recently I have had some requests from friends and family members to get rid of viruses and spyware from infected Windows computers. Interestingly, most of the problem PCs have been Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. It seems like Linux systems are more secure after...
by Richard W | Feb 27, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
This brief tutorial shows you how to encrypt your external thumb drives in Ubuntu 11.10. We have covered this topic on this blog before, and showed you many tools that allow you to encrypt USB drives. So, this tutorial is just an addition to what we have already...
