⤷ Title: Linux Security Habit #12: I Always Check Kernel Timers Before Trusting System Stability
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:02:25 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #devsecops #linux_security #cybersecurity #infosec #linux_admin
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:02:25 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #devsecops #linux_security #cybersecurity #infosec #linux_admin
Medium
Linux Security Habit #12: I Always Check Kernel Timers Before Trusting System Stability
A Linux system can look perfectly healthy — and still be minutes away from doing something destructive.
⤷ Title: Linux Security Habit #13: I Treat Every Cron Job as a Potential Persistence Mechanism
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:02:30 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #infosec #devsecops #linux_admin #linux_security #cybersecurity
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:02:30 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #infosec #devsecops #linux_admin #linux_security #cybersecurity
Medium
Linux Security Habit #13: I Treat Every Cron Job as a Potential Persistence Mechanism
Cron is one of the most trusted tools on a Linux system.
⤷ Title: Linux Security Habit #15: I Never Trust a “Clean” lastlog Output
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:02:48 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #infosec #linux_security #devsecops #linux_admin #cybersecurity
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 13:02:48 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #infosec #linux_security #devsecops #linux_admin #cybersecurity
Medium
Linux Security Habit #15: I Never Trust a “Clean” lastlog Output
When I see a clean lastlog output, I do not feel relieved.
⤷ Title: The Linux Server Was “Fine.” I Still Took It Offline.
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 22 May 2026 11:31:00 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #linux_admin #infosec #linux_security #incident_response #cybersecurity
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 22 May 2026 11:31:00 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #linux_admin #infosec #linux_security #incident_response #cybersecurity
Medium
The Linux Server Was “Fine.” I Still Took It Offline.
Every dashboard was green.
⤷ Title: Why Green Dashboards Don’t Make Me Feel Safe Anymore
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Sat, 23 May 2026 13:01:01 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #linux_admin #incident_response #linux_security #infosec
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𐀪 Author: Faruk Ahmed
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ⴵ Time: Sat, 23 May 2026 13:01:01 GMT
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⌗ Tags: #cybersecurity #linux_admin #incident_response #linux_security #infosec
Medium
Why Green Dashboards Don’t Make Me Feel Safe Anymore
There was a time when green dashboards made me feel comfortable.