How to secure and lock down Apple OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) with osxlockdown

Is there is an easy way to audit and lock down (secure) Apple OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) unix operating system?   Yes you can use the osxlockdown tool. It was built to audit, and…

How To Patch and Protect Linux Kernel Zero Day Vulnerability CVE-2016-0728 [ 19/Jan/2016 ]

A very serious security problem has been found in the Linux kernel. A 0-day local privilege escalation vulnerability has existed since 2012. This bug affects millions of Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges. Any…

How To Setup OpenVPN Server In 5 Minutes on Ubuntu Server

I am a new Ubuntu Linux server user. How do I setup an OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu Linux version 14.04 or 16.04 LTS server to shield my browsing activity from bad guys on public Wi-Fi,…

How to fix Httpoxy a CGI PHP/Nginx/Apache/Go application vulnerability on Linux or Unix

A serious vulnerability was discovered in how CGI scripts are used by Linux or Unix that use PHP, Go, Python, and other scripting languages. How do I fix Httpoxy a CGI application vulnerability on Linux…

How to apply Debian security patches

I am new to Debian and confused about how to get access to the Debian security updates. How do I apply security patches to my Debian Linux server using the command line option?   If…

How to configure Wi-fi+Lan bridged access point in pfSense firewall router

I have installed wireless mini-PCIe card for my pfSense firewall. How do I configure a bridged LAN wifi access point (AP) network and setup pfSense?   In this tutorial, I will explain how to setup…

How to force users to use secure passwords on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

M y Linux shell user can modify their password using the passwd command. How can I force users to choose the secure password that will prevent users from using stupid passwords like “abc123”, “password”, “123456”…

How to apply patches on OpenBSD system/kernel and packages easily

Iam a regular Linux system user. In Linux (especially CentOS), I am used to applying updates a few times a week using yum command, but how do I do that on my OpenBSD severer? How…

How To Patch and Protect Linux Kernel Zero Day Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2016-5195 [ 21/Oct/2016 ]

A very serious security problem has been found in the Linux kernel. A 0-day local privilege escalation vulnerability has existed for eleven years since 2005. This bug affects all sort of of Android or Linux…

How to setup HTTP Strict Transport Security With Lighttpd Web Server

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) is a security feature that lets your web site tell client browsers that it should only be communicated with using HTTPS only. How can I setup HSTS using lighttpd web…