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Self Signed Certificates

Self-signed TLS certificates are suitable for personal use or for applications that are used internally within an organization. In the absence of an ability to get a real certificate, using a self-signed certificate internally is typically more secure than nothing.

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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest November 7-14, 2021

Nov 12, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
This week, we'll talk about a vulnerable module in the Linux kernel and new platforms to help recognize and mitigate vulnerabilities.
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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest October 31 – November 7, 2021

Nov 4, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
This week, we review Unicode vulnerabilities, container security, and a vulnerable WordPress plugin that we think requires attention.
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Linode Security Digest – October 24-31

Oct 28, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
In this week’s digest, we focus on malware discovered in ua-parser-js, new OS security updates from Apple, and more.
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Protect Your Network with Cloud Firewall

Oct 27, 2021 by Hillary Wilmoth
Cloud Firewall is a free and easy way to secure or restrict access to your application by filtering traffic at the network level.
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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest – October 17-24

Oct 23, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
In this week’s digest, we focus on the importance of using Community IDs, SIEM tools, and a vulnerable WordPress plugin.
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HackerSploit: Red Team Security Series

October 29, 2021- Virtual
HackerSploit presents a new security series focused on “Red Team” best practices. Take a closer look at red team activities and learn techniques to effectively test your security defenses by conducting internal attacks on your organizations infrastructure to identify and close vulnerabilities. What is a red team? The objective of red teaming is to determine […]
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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest – October 10-17, 2021: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Oct 15, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
This week, in addition to celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we cover FontOnLake Linux Malware and more.
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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest – October 3-10, 2021

Oct 6, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
This week, in our regular blog post series from the Linode Security team, we cover Apache and Fail2Ban vulnerabilities and hardening your VPN.
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Linode Security Digest
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Linode Security Digest – September 19-26, 2021

Sep 28, 2021 by The Linode Security Team
This week, in our new blog post series from the Linode Security team, we cover WooCommerce security, Capoea Malware, and more.
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Linode Cloud Firewall

Linode Cloud Firewall makes it simple to control network traffic to and from your Linodes. In this video, you'll see how to customize firewall rule sets and secure a Linode’s traffic based on trusted IP addresses, ports, and protocols.
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Suneet Shah
OpenIAM

InfoSec Innovation and Collaboration

OpenIAM's partnership with Linode began after a mishap with another provider. In half an hour, its infrastructure was up and running on Linode.
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