We are back with the results announcement for The , July 2022. HackerNoon has partnered with to give monthly prizes to the best stories! Linux Writing Contest Linode Linux In order to participate, simply submit your story with the tag, and you’ll be entered to win from a prize pool of $3,000 every month! from June 1st to August 31st! #Linux Linode is also giving away $100 worth of credit and 60-day free trial to the HackerNoon community! The Linux Writing Contest July 2022 Nominations We picked all the stories tagged with the #linux tag on HackerNoon, published in July 2022. Then we chose the top stories using weightage respectively to: 60:30:10 Number of hours read The number of people reached The freshness of the content Here are the top 10 nominations: by Linux Ransomware, Cryptojacking, and Cobalt Strike Are Targeting Multi-Cloud Infrastructure . @DawoodKMasood by An Overview of the Linux Operating System for Beginners . @juxtathinka by What Are the Advantages of Utilizing Cloud-Based Linux Systems? . @nemmanuel by Poor Command-Line Hygiene? Consider Load-bearing the Shell History . @tylerjl by How To Use The Linux Command Line . @sankalp1122 by Configuring the Alpha AWUS036ACH Wi-Fi Adapter on Kali Linux . @fatman by Pillar of Heaven : Linux and the Cloud Computing ‘Re-evolution’ . @oliveremeka by An Introduction to Linux and Terminal Basics . @kiransatyaraj by A Brief Overview of Docker And Its Impact On The Development Ecosystem . @emmaakin by Attack Default SSH Username/Passwords Using Metasploit . @fatman And the Winners Are In the first place, we have by Linux Ransomware, Cryptojacking, and Cobalt Strike Are Targeting Multi-Cloud Infrastructure @DawoodKMasood “Linux systems are being increasingly targeted by ransomware, cryptojacking, and other malicious attacks, according to a recent report. The report, which was compiled by security firm Trend Micro, found that ransomware and crypto-jacking attacks on Linux systems have grown significantly in recent months.” Congratulations , on winning $1250, Bravo!! @DawoodKMasood The second place goes to by ! Poor Command-Line Hygiene? Consider Load-bearing the Shell History @tylerjl Congratulations ! You have won $1000! @tylerjl Consider the fact that – if you retain history and express of your operational tasks in the form of terminal commands – you may have the entire history of your work (apart from coding artifacts) within a few seconds’ reach. How do you create x509 certs with ? What’s the easiest way to check for among a fleet of hosts? If you can recall a few substrings from the commands that may answer the question, a history search can bring this lost memory to your fingertips to be re-used immediately. all all openssl Spectre by ! has won the third position What Are the Advantages of Utilizing Cloud-Based Linux Systems? @nemmanuel “It's interesting to learn that more than 75% of businesses that use the cloud say their main cloud platform is Linux. With its support for a wide range of use cases, target systems, and devices, Linux is ideal for executing highly available, dependable, and important operations in a cloud computing environment.” Well done ! You have won $750! @nemmanuel Once again, congratulations to all the winners, and best of luck to the rest of the nominees for future contests! Your time will come!!!! On that note, let’s wrap up the announcement! See y’all next month! We will contact the winners shortly. Keep an eye on to see the current and upcoming writing contests! contests.hackernoon.com Check out and write about your own experience with Linux. You can also take inspiration from . HackerNoon’s Linux Writing Contest HackerNoon’s Linux Writing Prompt