Security: VPN, Coding, Reproducible Builds, and DDoS-Friendly Host ‘FlyHosting’
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Setting up a VPN on Linux without a Native App
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to set up a VPN on Linux if your VPN provider doesn’t have a native app built for Linux.
Sadly, support and availability for apps on Linux are scarce. Most of the time, if you’re using some service or app, chances are it’s available for Windows and Mac, not for Linux. This is a frequent case with VPN providers. Luckily, it’s pretty easy to set up a VPN on Linux on any distro from any VPN provider.
Some VPN providers (for example, Mullvad and ProtonVPN) do have native apps for Linux. But even when they do, people still prefer setting up the VPN on their own directly from the distro.
Another case (that I’m using) is VeePN. They do have support for various devices, but not for Linux. So when I’m using their VPNs, I just use a browser add-on or on rarer occasions network-manager. I’ll focus on Ubuntu in this tutorial, but the instructions are very similar for other distros.
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Can a White House initiative compel tech companies to write safer code?
Software liability reform is a centerpiece of the Biden's recent national cybersecurity strategy. Implementing it will be a challenge.
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Reproducible Builds (diffoscope): diffoscope 240 released
The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope version
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German Police Raid DDoS-Friendly Host ‘FlyHosting’
Authorities in Germany this week seized Internet servers that powered FlyHosting, a dark web service that catered to cybercriminals operating DDoS-for-hire services. Fly Hosting first advertised on cybercrime forums in November 2022, saying it was a Germany-based hosting firm that was open for business to anyone looking for a reliable place to host malware, botnet controllers, or DDoS-for-hire infrastructure.