On Linux, the umask defines how new files and directories inherit access rights. Linux uses your current umask value to ...

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Winboat is a new way of running Windows apps on Linux. The latest version adds multi-monitor support and more. You can install and run this new app for free on Linux ...

Three myths debunked in one warning from America's Cyber Defense Agency, CISA: Ransomware is not dead. Windows is not the only attack surface. Linux can be exploited.

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An old Linux kernel flaw, CVE-2024-1086, is now actively exploited by ransomware gangs to gain root access and escalate attacks.

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that threat actors are exploiting a critical remote command execution flaw in CentOS Web Panel (CWP).

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Ubuntu Summit The Register FOSS desk sat down with Canonical's vice-president for engineering, Jon Seager, during Ubuntu Summit earlier this month. This is a heavily condensed version of our ...