The malware, dubbed CronRat, hides in the calendar subsystem of Linux servers (“cron”) on a non-existent day, 31 February, according to a blog post by security researchers at Sansec.Įarlier this Fall, a Samsung warehouse in South Africa was robbed and the thieves got away with a quantity of smart televisions.
Security researchers have discovered a Linux-based remote access trojan (RAT) that uses an unusual stealth technique to remain out of sight from security products.
In this video, Jay will show you how to install it, and also how to run an audit.
In this episode of Awesome Linux Tools, the spotlight is on Lynis - a really awesome utility you can use to get a better understanding of the overall security hygiene of your server.