A mish-mash of security issues came up this week, everything from how to protect virtualized environments to a system that protects copper in utility sites from robbery and a story about digital certificate thefts.
Ellen Messmer | 03 Sep | Read more
It was shocking to learn yesterday that Kernel.org was hacked last month. News like that is routine in the world at large, but not in the home of the all-important heart of Linux.
Katherine Noyes | 02 Sep | Read more
Attachmate intends to revitalize the sales and technical development of the end-user computing products that it acquired when it purchased Novell, such as those for virtualization and enterprise collaboration.
Juan Carlos Perez | 18 May | Read more
The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.
Katherine Noyes | 06 May | Read more
One of the big advantages of using Linux is that its security tends to be so much better than that of the competing alternatives.
Katherine Noyes | 13 Apr | Read more
What a difference 233 lines of code can make.
Katherine Noyes | 18 Nov | Read more
A new Firefox vulnerability reported on Tuesday affects primarily users of the browser on older versions of Windows, security firm Trend Micro has determined.
Katherine Noyes | 28 Oct | Read more
Two new vulnerabilities affecting Linux were uncovered this week that could potentially be used by malicious hackers to gain root privileges.
Katherine Noyes | 22 Oct | Read more