Having trouble connecting from browser on a freshly installed Xubuntu. My browser extensions in Firefox acted up. All because of snap is crap (in this regard anyways)
KeePassXC when installed in Xubuntu, uses “snap” and therefore the browser integration does not work. It has to go.
Remove the snapInstall the real thing. (Either by PPA for newest versions or normally with standard repositories.The browser selection window is not visible in the snap version… but they are here. Enjoy.
My daily patching of my Qubes fedora-32 template failed, and I just found our that Skype might be the reason. I tried starting skype, and found it to be requiring of an update:
Update, pretty please…
This proved faulty, since Microsoft might have given up on Skype, their last update was unsigned and broke updates on one of my fedora-32 templates.
Has the trainee Linux enthusiast been responsible for the full delivery?
Then I tried forcing the install, since I trusted the package origin, but I saw that the quality of the package might be below par(it does work, though), so I chose to part with Skype for now:
Updating / installing… 1:skypeforlinux-8.62.0.83-1 ################################# [100%] Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start atd.service Failed to start atd.service: Unit atd.service not found.
Goodbye Skype. Maybe we will meet again some day out of nostalgia alone.
Remember to remove the repo also, if you really mean it 🙂
Goal: If a new security vulnerability is found in KeePassXC(eg. 0-day), I would like to ensure the fastest possible update, risking the possibility of not being able to use the application.
By updating from an unstable repository, this can, of course, also introduce vulnerabilities, that has just not been detected yet.
I have decided to rather patch known vulnerabilities, using software with potential unknown vulnerabilities, rather than having unpatched known vulnerabilities. That is basically my risk analysis.
Also, if the application fails and is unusable, it might still be better using “forgot password” features, than using a piece of known insecure software. Depends on who you are, and what level you are comfortable with. Every decision needs to be risk based and subjective to the risk taker.
This should be called the frog/rabbit method, since we are litterally jumping ahead of ourselves, just as the remark from Quentin Tarantino in “Four Rooms” movie, states.
And I need ALL testing packages, that actually works, ending up in stable. That’s a premise.
UPDATE: As Samuel Sieb described, it is important to have “–disableexcludes” on the commandline, every time you need to update a package from the testing repository. I just experienced, I could not update the 0-day emergency patch from mozilla to firefox, due to this.
So, instead of just downloading the package from keepassxc.org and miss any updates coming in the future, I decided to install from testing repository, and hope that the package will be sent to stable in the near future. I accept the risk that seems to be close non-existing, compared to trusting the stable/testing repo:
Do this in your qubes template, if the above install and usage of the app is successful. If you’re paranoid, you can test in a small appvm with network capture on, etc. 🙂
The above shows success and the version is as follows on fedora-30:
Less than 10 days later we had the same issue, so contemplating on how it is possible to have 1 package using the “updates-testing” repository and the rest run stable (without having the below running in a cron job)
Sharing my experiences, installing Windows 10 Enterprise on Qubes 4.0, maybe spiced up with the infamous QWT(Qubes Windows Tools 4.0.1.3) installation(Spoiler alert: NOT Working!).
Following this guide, I will try to describe the issues I’ve been encountering accompanied with screenshots. The big issue is getting the Qubes Windows tools to install properly. All my installations have failed, so even though Invisible Things Lab has worked on QWT tirelessly for years, corporate clients, understandably, is more important than a few backers and the community. The backers are apparently not contributing enough, although I might believe that backer numbers would go through the roof, if the tools would work, flawlessly on windows 10. If you want to contribute to Qubes OS, please donate either once or continuously here. And if you have the skills and tools to make QWT v.4.0.2.0, then please create an indiegogo(or similar) crowdfunding campaign. I’m sure it will be backed.
But, let’s go and take som challenges. The first one is that fedora doesn’t support exFAT (crazy as it sounds, and I wrote about this before here), and debian does. That means I have to use a debian appVM to share the ISO file to the new Windows 10 VM. unless, there is another way.
mounting usb with my debianWe begin with creating the VM and starting it with the ISO attachedHere is via the qubes manager, browsing to the usb iso, in the VM settings tab. Actually the “block device” option seems neat, too. Very neat, indeed.It takes quite a while to get this screen, depending on the circumstances of hardware and drivers. Be patient…Goes without sayingSelect here what your license key matches or continue with your favorite flavor if on a company network with a KMS setup.Don’t use pirated software. It’s highly likely to be infected with malware.Fresh install is #2Select the disc you have created at firstWait for the copy of windows install filesAlmost there…After reboot, the install continues.As a danish person, using a completely messed up laptop, keyboardwise, I need more than 1 keyboard layout)And the magic continuesand continuesChange the video and timeout settings, before booting again.If not using a cloud account(who would want that?, type in stuff, that does not exist, to get the other optionClick on “set up Windows with a local account”Type a passwordand confirm itAnnoying waste of time.answer annoying questionsdo it againagainand why can’t you select “none” ?I need to craete an unattended install.Enough with the annoyances, alreadysigh….Now, thing look promisingtadaaa, now we have a bare system with no updates and no QWT. Shut down and clone.Install updates and activate windows! I had to download some updates manually and choose troubleshoot updates, since errors occurred. I really admire Microsoft on the troubles of updating their systems. I bet, with the Microsoft “contribution” to open source, the problems will start emerging in the linux community over time, also.always adjust for performance on VM’s. Recommended settings are herepagefile adjustments per instructions.After installing all updates, reboot and clone the machine. Then we will be ready for Qubes Crash Tools for Windows.
Start the Windows appVM with the QWT for installation.Doubleclick on it…Accept the licenseAllow changEverything but the troublesome selections are to be installed. That is the default settinThe install also demands the install of .NET framework.The setup requires a restart, and after a restart everything works for a brief moment until next restart.
When the restart is performed, Qubes does a bunch of things, such as moving the user directory from C: to the newly created private drive of 2GB(E:). That fails horribly, btw:
Running a CMS on any website can be cumbersome, constantly checking for updates, manually updating and securing the configuration, if it’s not secure-by-default. A big help is the auto-updating feature of WordPress and the plugins helping administering this. Also the security plugins, minimizing bot attacks and evil doers is also comforting and needed in a hostile environment, such as the internet.
UpdraftPlus(if you need backup, due to your host providers lack thereof)
Use WPScan and Nikto2 from a kali VM, regularly, to test your website for vulnerabilites, misconfiguration, etc. Follow the recommendations and secure your website as much as you feel adequate. removing obvious readme files, using .htaccess, etc.
It might be a great day or a sad day. Now Marek is taking over, it will be interesting to see if a guy who works a lot already, can take on yet another hat. Will strategic partnerships, fundraising, etc. drown in a developer tunnel-vision mindset?
Hope not. Please DONATE! to ensure vision and development.
If security has any interest and you live in the United States, the CISSP course is a worthy Human Resource stamp on broad IT understanding & Security. Unfortunately, Europe doesn’t have an equivalent course focusing more on European legislation such as the GDPR as opposed to major focus on American legislation and regulations, such as HIPAA, COPPA, Privacy and Fraud related material.
I took a course 12 years ago, but was too inexperienced to pass the exam back then. I decided that now, more experienced in the security domains and wiser ;), was the time to push through and get the certification, so I bought a few books, and studied hard, taking a week off work cramming, provisionally passing the exam, giving them 6 weeks to check up on my endorsements, etc.
I purchased the following books:
(ISC)2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Study Guide, 8e & CISSP Official (ISC)2 Practice Tests, 2e
Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CISSP CBK, Fourth Edition
CISSP For Dummies
The CBK, I bought to use as a reference manual after advice from a colleague.
The dummies book lacked a few things, so after a few chapters and some answers to questions in a prep test, not present in the book (regarding security models), I decided to solely focus on the official study guide. I did look up stuff I didn’t understand properly in the Official Study Guide, to see if it was explained better in the Dummies.
Happy studying, if you think it’s worth a shot. No matter what, it’s a great way to catch up on stuff you don’t work on on a daily basis.
And when completing the exam, a great way to get CPE credits for your program is to connect ISC2’s brighttalk channel to your CISSP ID , and all the ISC2 webinars you watch, will automatically be registered. See support article here
