Out of the box, Linux is a highly secure operating system, but does that mean you can get by without a bit of help? Let's find out.

While nmap is generally used to probe business networks and perform security reviews, the tool can also provide interesting details on your systems and devices at home.

IPFire is a Linux-based stateful firewall distro that’s built on top of Netfilter. It began as a fork of the IPCop project, ...

Fortunately, a high-capacity, Linux-based backup server can be built easily and cheaply using inexpensive disk drives and free software. Virtually any home PC can meet the basic requirements for a ...

Whether it's for the home or home office, a Linux server can provide an array of digital services for the family or a budding business.

This software also enforces AD password policies across Linux systems. Likewise isn’t the only company that tries to get Linux and Windows servers to coordinate with each other.

The ifconfig command line utility is used to get information about a Linux network interface configuration and to make changes to it.

To do this, I set up Microsoft's DOS Network client on her computer and then started Samba on my Linux system. New problem: when I told my wife that I had used MS software to get her system connected, ...

Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections.

Installing a VPN on Linux using your VPN provider's app is the easiest method If your VPN provider offers a Linux app, that's the best way to run a virtual private network on your PC.