May 24, 2022
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Comments Off on 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
March 8, 2022
by sjvn01
Comments Off on Dirty Pipeline Is an Awful Linux Mess
As I write this, there’s already a nasty exploit out there using the latest Linux kernel vulnerability, Dirty Pipeline, for any J. Random Luser to overwrite root’s password field in /etc/passwd. The experts at LWN.net called it a “disconcerting kernel vulnerability.” I call … Continue reading
February 21, 2022
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Comments Off on Nasty Linux Kernel Stack Overflow Flaw Found and Patched
Here we go again. Another obnoxious security bug, CVE-2022-0435: A Remote Stack Overflow in The Linux Kernel was found by Appgate senior exploit developer Samuel Page while he was poking around at a Linux heap overflow security bug, CVE-2021-43267 from November 2021. Page’s discovery is a remotely … Continue reading
February 18, 2022
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Comments Off on Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero
There’s a lot of FUD about how Linux is being shown recently to be less secure than proprietary systems. That’s nonsense. But, now there are hard facts from Google’s Project Zero, Google’s security research team, showing Linux’s developers do a faster job … Continue reading
February 15, 2022
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Comments Off on 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
Comments Off on 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