Researchers at German infosec services company Nextron Threat have spotted malware that creates a highly-persistent Linux ...

A newly discovered Linux malware, which has evaded detection for over a year, allows attackers to gain persistent SSH access ...

"The implant is built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system ...

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PAM, or pluggable authentication modules, are mechanisms that combine a series of lower tiered authentication schemes into a higher-level API.

In this Daily Feature article, Jim McIntyre shows you ways to use Pluggable Authentication Modules to allow and deny access to system services, based on time. Networks often require access ...