TrueCrypt may come as an ideal solution for those wishing to secure any personal data from their PC. Installing it only takes a few minutes and might help you avoid some most unpleasant situation like financial fraud or other. What TrueCrypt does is creating a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounting it as a real disk. The encrypted file system works with Linux and Windows and offers the advantage of both portability and file recovery if the system crashes.

BitDefender’s Security for Mail Servers and BitDefender Security for Samba have been approved for compliance with Red Hat’s  and Novell’s Linux operating systems.

This compliance ensures current and future users that BitDefender’s security solutions are compatible on Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well as Novell’s SuSE Linux Enterprise Server. Under the agreements, BitDefender Security for Mail Servers and BitDefender Security for Samba will be available on Red Hat’s ISV catalog and on Novell’s Technology Partners website.

For a few years now, the Linux vs. Microsoft battle has entered a peaceful era with more and more Linux companies signing peace-deals with the evil Redmond giant. However, not everybody is cheap these days and there are a couple of Linux companies that responded with a clear "Hell NO!" to any deal Microsoft offered them.

A Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall, Login/Intrusion Detection and Security application for Linux servers.

ConfigServer Firewall (csf) is a SPI iptables firewall that may not be as complicated and comprehensive as others, but is straight-forward, easy and flexible to configure and secure with more checks to ensure smooth operation.

German mobile security specialist IICS has announced what it claims is the world's first Smart Card that fits into a microSD slot. Supporting Linux-based mobile and embedded devices, the "Certgate" incorporates 2048-bit RSA encryption and 512 MB or 1 GB of user-accessible memory, the company says.