Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for TechRepublic, The New Stack, and Linux New Media. He's covered a variety of topics for over twenty years and is an avid promoter of open source. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website jackwallen.com.
Well, it’s finally happened: Someone has propagated a Linux worm. In this article, Jack Wallen walks you through the steps for determining whether you need to upgrade to protect yourself from this threat.
The procmail mail processing agent is very powerful but often confusing. Visit this powerful application with Jack Wallen, Jr. as he helps you understand procmail’s sometimes archaic language.
The time may come when you need to be able to load or unload a specific module into and/or out of the Linux kernel. In this Daily Feature, we’ll take a look at three nifty commands you’ll find helpful: lsmod, insmod, and rmmod.
In this Daily Drill Down, Jack Wallen, Jr. introduces you to the Phoenix Adaptive Firewall. Packed into this minuscule cube, you’ll find more features than most full-sized firewall appliances and software packages could ever dream of.
If your company’s like most, it’s saturated with Microsoft products. Sun’s StarOffice is a complete Linux office package that offers all of the functionality of Microsoft Office and can work as seamlessly as Office within a company’s framework.
On Feb. 24, 2000, we had three—count ’em, three—experts on hand. Did they agree on the best security tips and solutions? Read the transcript and see how TechProGuild members matched wits with our editors in this free-for-all.
On Sept. 30, 1999, Jack Wallen, Jr. answered your questions and discussed how membership in professional organizations could help your IT career. Here’s the transcript.
