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June 13, 2023
by sjvn01
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How an Amazon Fire Kids tablet was allegedly used to stalk a security pro

The privacy nightmare of people being able to listen in to any of your Alexa-enabled devices is all too real. Could it happen to you? Ever since Amazon Alexa debuted and Echo devices proliferated in our homes, people have feared … Continue reading →

May 24, 2022
by sjvn01
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Aqua Security’s Trivy Security Scanner Can Scan Anything Now

VALENCIA, Spain — At KubeCon Europe, Aqua Security, the cloud native security provider, announced its open source security scanner Aqua Trivy can scan pretty much anything cloud native related. Such as what? Such as source code, repositories, images,…Read More

May 24, 2022
by sjvn01
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HP and System76 partner to release high-end Linux laptop

Linux laptop player System76 is joining forces with HP to release a high-powered Pop!_OS-powered developer laptop. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor Steven Vaughan-Nichols Senior Contributing Editor Steven J.…Read More

February 15, 2022
by sjvn01
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Tigera Tightens Cloud Native Container Security

Tigera claims you can catnap about your container security with its new cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for its Calico Cloud. If the name sounds familiar, there’s a reason. Gartner defined CNAPP as an emerging category of security programs. Its point is to … Continue reading →

February 11, 2022
by sjvn01
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VMware Finds Linux Malware on the Rise

Linux is largely secure. Sure, it has security problems like any other operating system, but they tend to get fixed quickly and completely. Unfortunately, if you don’t install Linux correctly on your servers or clouds, while you may not be … Continue reading →