Ubuntu Server has one of the cleanest and easiest Linux distribution installers. However, in many cases, its designers choose to ignore security in favor of ease-of-use. The result? An install that is not secure by default.

Over the last few years, system security has gained a lot of momentum and software professionals are focusing heavily on it. Linux is treated as a highly secure operating system, but the reality is that it too has its share of security flaws…

Buck Security comprises a collection of security scans for Debian-based Linux distributions, including Ubuntu. It’s easy to use, and gives you a quick overview of the security status of your system.

A clean install of Ubuntu is not look very slick at all. To be frank, its pretty boring. But relax, if you follow this guide you will be able to get a ultra cool desktop like this one.

EnGarde, a GNU/Linux-based operating system produced by Guardian Digital, aims to provide a secure system that is easy to manage from anywhere. Its philosophy of including only what you need to lessen possible vulnerabilities, combined with strict SELinux application policies and default configurations tuned for security, make EnGarde an excellent base for a server -- though it's not without its problems.

In Ubuntu gksu and sudo can be hijacked by an attacker who already has access to the current non-administrative account.

The default installation of Ubuntu Server is non-graphical, the server is managed from the command line. Reasons for this type of installation are security and elimination of resource heavy GUI's (Graphical User Interface's).

The release of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" is just moments away. If indeed this latest version of Ubuntu will sport a new theme, then we will certainly be seeing an ultra-fresh default wallpaper.

An Ubuntu user published a piece on his blog last week about using .desktop files to deliver malware under Gnome and KDE.  He exposes a serious problem that serves to remind over-zealous free-software advocates that Linux, like everything else, has flaws.  But in a world where Linux market share remains negligible, do these flaws translate to a decline in the actual (rather than theoretical) sec