Security

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and configure Snort 3 on Ubuntu 22.04. Snort is a lightweight network intrusion detection system. It features rules-based logging and can perform content searching/matching in addition to detecting a variety of other attacks and probes, such as buffer overflows, stealth port scans, CGI attacks, SMB probes, and much more. Snort...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install and configure Libreswan VPN client on Ubuntu/Debian Systems. We are using Ubuntu 20.04 and Debian 11 systems as our Libreswan IPSec roadwarrior VPN clients. Road warriors are traveling users with mobile clients with a dynamically assigned IP address, such as laptops. These are authenticated using certificates. In order to setup Libreswan IPSec VPN...

Protecting your privacy online is becoming a necessity rather than an option. Websites and advertising networks are using more intrusive methods to track your activities online for various purposes. There are also new technologies such as device fingerprinting being used to keep you monitored across multiple devices. There are ways to avoid this kind of intrusive tracking, with VPNs being...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to configure Site-to-Site IPSec VPN on pfSense and Libreswan. IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is a secured network protocol commonly used on VPNs to create a secured and encrypted communication tunnel between the communicating endpoints through data packet authentication and encryption. Both pfSense and Libreswan can be configured to establish a site to site...

The digital age brings many great opportunities to humanity. But these opportunities never go without challenges. In this case, it goes about cybersecurity threats. How can we contribute to digital safety? The best solution is to focus on technological security in our education programs. In this article, we will discuss this topic in more detail. Defining cybersecurity Let's start with a clear definition...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to monitor SSL/TLS certificate expiry with Prometheus and Grafana. Well, with the assumption that you are already aware about the implications of an expired SSL/TLS certificate, we will be discussing how to monitor SSL/TLS certificates to avoid encountering such issues. Monitor SSL/TLS Certificate Expiry with Prometheus and Grafana Note that, in this setup, we...

In this guide, you will learn how to install Wireshark on Ubuntu 22.04. Wireshark is the world’s foremost and widely-used network protocol analyzer. Note that it is a criminal act to scan or sniff on any network traffic without any authorization. Install Wireshark on Ubuntu 22.04 Wireshark is available on the default Ubuntu 22.04 repositories. However, the available versions may...

Many people who work in the security industry enjoy a range of benefits, and there are lots of people who are keen to enter into this type of career. With the stiff competition you might face, it can really pay to be proactive and do what you can to boost your chances of breaking into this industry. When you...

Follow through this tutorial to learn how to integrate sysPass with OpenLDAP for authentication and account management. Integrate sysPass with OpenLDAP for Authentication Install and Setup OpenLDAP server In our previous tutorials, we covered how to install and setup OpenLDAP server. Follow the link below to check them. Install and Setup OpenLDAP server Install and Setup sysPass Follow the link below to install and setup...