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October 5, 2023
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New cryptographic protocol aims to bolster open-source software security

BastionZero’s OpenPubkey, which is a new cryptographic protocol that’s designed to fortify the open-source software ecosystem, is now a Linux Foundation open-source project. Docker is also integrating OpenPubkey, so that you can use it for container…Read More

October 4, 2023
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Linux tries to dump Windows’ notoriously insecure RNDIS protocol

Microsoft’s proprietary protocol, Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS), started with a good idea. It would enable hardware vendors to add networking support to USB devices without having to build them from scratch. There was only one…Read More

September 28, 2023
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Chainguard’s Wolfi: Revolutionizing Containerized Workloads with Rapid Updates and Robust Security

A year ago, Chainguard introduced Wolfi, a pioneering community-driven Linux un-distribution. It was engineered for minimalism, swift updates, and accelerated Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) remediation. An un-what you ask? Wolfi is a…Read More

September 27, 2023
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Comments Off on Net neutrality: What it is and why we’re talking about it again

Net neutrality: What it is and why we’re talking about it again

Back in 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under President Donald Trump’s hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, dumped net neutrality. Now the FCC is back up to its full five-member quorum and current FCC Chair…Read More