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I automated Linux backups with a simple bash script and cron (and it’s better than a GUI)

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.
CSOonline

How to log and monitor PowerShell activity for suspicious scripts and commands

Attackers are increasingly abusing sanctioned tools to subvert automated defenses. Tracking your Windows fleet’s PowerShell use — especially consultant workstations — can provide early indications of ...
TheServerSide

How to create and run a shell script in Linux and Ubuntu

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. It’s pretty easy to run a batch file on Windows. Just create a file, change the extension to ...
GitHub

Awk script for Makefile docs

Define the first target of your Makefile (or if it is not the first target, set .DEFAULT_GOAL := help) as: To emphasize anchors that are "special" in some way, start their docs with ##! (this changes ...
Hacker

Exposing the Dangerous CAT Command's Limitations in Script Review

Chris Ray is a senior member of a local 35+ B-league hockey team and also occasionally blogs about cybersecurity topics. Chris Ray is a senior member of a local 35+ B-league hockey team and also ...
ZDNet

5 things to consider before leaping from one Linux distribution to another

I used to be a Linux distro hopper. I'd bounce around from one operating system (OS) to another. I'd move from Red Hat to Mandrake, to SUSE and then Ubuntu, and from Bohdi onto Elementary OS, and on ...
GitHub

issues with script soloCountMatrixFromBAM.awk

Thanks for always being so helpful. I am trying to recreate the counts matrix of STARsolo with the soloCountMatrixFromBAM.awk that you have posted here. For context, I am filtering the ...
IEEE

Detecting Command Injection and Cross-site Scripting Vulnerabilities Using Graph Representations

Abstract: Web-based applications, such as JavaScript-based applications, have vastly grown in scope and features. As web-based applications grow, the potential of vulnerabilities emerging inside such ...
Microsoft

Rise in XorDdos: A deeper look at the stealthy DDoS malware targeting Linux devices

In the last six months, we observed a 254% increase in activity from a Linux trojan called XorDdos. First discovered in 2014 by the research group MalwareMustDie, XorDdos was named after its denial-of ...