Cloud Security
What eBPF Means for Container Threat Detection
With eBPF monitoring container activity from the kernel...
14 Kubernetes and Cloud Security Challenges and How to Solve Them
A recent report entitled Cloud Native and Kubernetes Se...
Kubernetes vs. Docker: Exploring the Synergy in Containerization
Learn about the advantages of using Kubernetes and Dock...
Kubernetes Architecture and its Security
Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestrati...
Amazon Linux 2023, a Cloud-Optimized Linux Distro, Is Now Available
Earlier this week, Amazon announced the availabili...
IBM's mainframe operating system upgrade will embrace AI
IBM said this week it will soon roll out an AI-infused,...
How to Build The Right Platform for Kubernetes
Whether you go with a cloud provider or go it alone, yo...
Microsoft Makes Azure Kubernetes Service Secure To Run Multi-Tenant Workloads
Last week Microsoft launched a new feature th...
Top Takeaways from First CloudNativeSecurityCon
The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) early this...
EmojiDeploy Attack Chain Targets Misconfigured Azure Service
Multiple misconfigurations in a service that underpins ...
Cryptography
New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal
An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware st...
New 'MichaelKors' Ransomware-as-a-Service Targeting Linux and VMware ESXi Systems
A new ransomware-as-service (RaaS) operation called Mic...
Cow-encryptor Turns Your Secret Documents Into a Series of Moos
Secure your documents, notes, and plaintext passwords o...
Fedora Workstation Aiming To Improve Encryption, Possibly Encrypted Disk By Default In The Future
Fedora Workstation developers and those involved at Red...
New Money Message Ransomware Attacks Both Windows & Linux Users
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered ...
New Cylance Ransomware Targets Linux and Windows, Warn Researchers
A new strain of Cylance Ransomware has been discovered,...
GitHub Publishes RSA SSH Host Keys by Mistake, Issues Update
GitHub has updated its SSH keys after accidentally publ...
NordVPN Makes its Meshnet Private Tunnel Free for Everyone
NordVPN's Meshnet private tunnel feature for Windows, m...
New TPM 2.0 Flaws Could Let Hackers Steal Cryptographic Keys
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 specification is ...
SUPERCON 2022: Kuba Tyszko Cracks Encrypted Software
[Kuba Tyszko] like many of us, has been hacking things ...
Desktop Security
Budgie-flavored Fedora Onyx To Be a New Immutable Fedora Variant
Fedora Onyx is now approved to be an official Fedora va...
The Kubuntu Focus Ir14 Is an Upcoming Linux Laptop Worthy of Powering the KDE Plasma Desktop
The latest Kabuntu laptop marries security-first hardwa...
MidnightBSD 3.0.1 Released With Security Fixes, rc.d Scripts Cleanup
Building off last month's release of MidnightBSD 3...
Latest Release of EuroLinux Desktop – What Will We Find in Version 9.1?
EuroLinux Desktop is a modern operating system that com...
Linux Mint 21.2 Promises Better Support for Flatpak Apps, Faster File Management
The Linux Mint team is also working on strengthening th...
Fedora 10: The GNU/Linux Desktop Steps Forward
Any release of a GNU/Linux distribution marks a milesto...
X.Org Server Hit By New Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The X.Org Server, a commonly used component to the...
Vanilla OS Offers a New Take on Security for the Linux Desktop
If you're looking for a new operating system that takes...
Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera” Is Now Available for Download
The highly anticipated Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera” release h...
Vanilla OS Is a Brilliant Take on the Linux Desktop
Jack Wallen takes a look at a new Linux distribution wi...
Firewalls
The Open Source Firewall – IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 173 Released: What’s New?
Get ready to experience the best of IPFire 2.27 – Core ...
IPFire Hardened Linux Firewall Distro Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS
IPFire 2.27 Core Update 173 is out to introduce support...
Chinese Hackers Exploited Recent Fortinet Flaw as 0-Day to Drop Malware
A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recent...
Firewalld 1.3 Released With Easier Firewall Management For More Services
Firewalld 1.3 is out as the newest version of this open...
WAFs of Several Major Vendors Bypassed With Generic Attack Method
Researchers at industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Cl...
The 10 Best Free Linux Firewall Tools
For those who are serious about their network security,...
OpenWrt 22.03 released with Firewall4, Now Supports Over 1,580 Embedded Devices
OpenWrt 22.03 open-source Linux operating system for ro...
IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Improves Its Intrusion Prevention System and Security
Peter Müller has announced the release and general...
Nasty Linux netfilter firewall security hole found
How embarrassing! It turns out there was a security hol...
4 Best Linux Open source Firewall for Cyber Security – 2022
Learn about some of the best-known open-source firewall...
Government
India Bans Open Source Messaging Apps for Security Reasons. FOSS Community Says Good Luck
India's government has reportedly banned 14 messaging a...
The Cyber Resilience Act Threatens Open Source
Society and governments are struggling to adapt to a wo...
Pakistan-Based Hackers are Trying to Hack the Indian Government
A technical report published by Uptycs security earlier...
Linux Foundation Janssen Project Earns Digital Public Good Status
The Linux Foundation Janssen Project, a low-code d...
OpenSSF Aimed to Stem Open Source Security Problems in 2022
In 2022, the Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) ...
Exploited Control Web Panel Flaw Added to CISA 'Must-Patch' List
The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA is giving...
DISA Issues Security Technical Implementation Guide for TOSS 4 Operating System
The Defense Information Systems Agency has released a s...
Government Issues ‘High’ Severity Security Alert for THESE Google Users
As per the latest CERT-In security alert, multiple vuln...
The US Securing Open Source Software Act of 2022 Is a Step in the Right Direction
Cybersecurity continues to be a hot topic. More and mor...
NSA’s Plea: Stop Using C and C++ (Because You’re Idiots)
The C and C++ languages are unsafe. Instead, the U...
Hacks/Cracks
New GobRAT Remote Access Trojan Targeting Linux Routers in Japan
Linux routers in Japan are the target of a new Golang r...
New Ransomware Group Uses Repurposed LockBit, Babuk Variants
A new ransomware operation has been targeting Windows a...
If You Use Linux - Watch Out for This Stealthy New Malware
Experts have recently discovered an upgraded version of...
RTM Locker Ransomware Targets Linux Architecture
A new ransomware binary targeting Linux systems has bee...
Chinese Hackers Spotted Using Linux Variant of PingPull in Targeted Cyberattacks
The Chinese nation-state group dubbed Alloy Taurus...
Lazarus Hackers’ Linux Malware Linked to 3CX Supply-Chain Attack
New cyber research connects the infamous North Korea-al...
Chinese Hackers Use New Linux Malware Variants for Espionage
Hackers are deploying new Linux malware variants in cyb...
Chinese Hackers Using KEYPLUG Backdoor to Attack Windows & Linux Systems
It has been reported by the Recorded Future’s Insikt Gr...
Researcher Creates Polymorphic Blackmamba Malware with ChatGPT
The ChatGPT-powered Blackmamba malware, which can opera...
New Variant of the IceFire Ransomware Targets Linux Enterprise Systems
A novel Linux version of the IceFire ransomware&nb...
IoT Security
Zymbit Secure Module Features Raspberry Pi CM4
The new Secure Compute Module (SCM) Pro is an...
New Mirai Botnet Variant 'V3G4' Exploiting 13 Flaws to Target Linux and IoT Devices
A new variant of the notorious Mirai botnet has been fo...
New Mirai Malware Variant Infects Linux Devices to Build DDoS Botnet
A new Mirai botnet variant tracked as ‘V3G4’ targets 13...
Microsoft Applies Coat of Rust to Azure Sphere IoT Platform
The hope? To grease the security skids for internet-con...
Zerobot Malware Now Shooting for Apache Systems
The Zerobot botnet, first detected earlier this month, ...
New DDoS Botnet Malware Infecting Windows, Linux, and IoT Devices
A cross-platform botnet, ‘MCCrash’ that starts out from...
IoT/Edge Dev Survey Shows AI, Container and Linux Popularity
For the eighth year, the Eclipse Foundation has surveye...
New Go-Based Botnet Zerobot Exploits Dozens of Flaws
Researchers discovered a new Go-based botnet called&nbs...
Shikitega: New Malware Program Targeting Linux
AT&T Alien Labs has discovered Shikitega, a new Lin...
Experts Spotted a New Stealthy Linux Malware Dubbed Shikitega
A new Linux malware dubbed Shikitega leverage...
Network Security
Kali Linux 2023.2 Released with 13 New Tools, Pre-Built HyperV Image
Kali Linux 2023.2, the second version of 2023, is now a...
The Secure Programmable Router Project Puts Your Network Back Under Your Control with a Raspberry Pi
Designed with an eye on security and privacy, SPR aims ...
Parrot OS 5.3 Ethical Hacking Distro Is Here with Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS
Parrot Security announced today the release and gen...
Best Linux Distributions for Hacking and Penetration Testing
Looking for the best Linux distro to learn hacking...
Best Forensic and Pentesting Linux Distros of 2023
The best forensic and pentesting Linux distros make it ...
Ethical Hacking Distro BlackArch Linux Gets New ISO Release with over 2800 Tools
Arch Linux-based penetration testing and ethical hackin...
Researchers Warn of Wi-Fi Security Flaw Affecting iOS, Android, Linux
Apple’s decision to support MAC Address Randomization a...
New Wi-Fi Protocol Security Flaw Affecting Linux, Android and iOS Devices
A group of academics from Northeastern University and K...
QNAP Warns Customers to Patch Linux Sudo Flaw in NAS Devices
Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP warns customers to secur...
Kali Linux 2023.1 Introduces 'Purple' Distro for Defensive Security
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2023.1, th...
Organizations/Events
The Moment for AI
Red Hat President and Chief Executive Officer, Matt Hic...
AWS Open Sources Security Tools
AWS is open sourcing its Cedar policy language and auth...
Microsoft Aims For Greater Script Execution Control On Linux
This week alongside several other Linux Foundation even...
Embedded Open Source Summit 2023 Schedule – Zephyr OS, Security, IoT, Embedded Linux, and More
The Linux Foundation has just announced the full schedu...
Judge Rules Online Archive's Book Service Violated Copyright
A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued...
How OpenSSF Aims to Make Log4j-Like Incidents Rare
More critical flaws similar to Log4Shell found in open ...
Linux Foundation Creates OpenWallet Foundation
Linux Foundation Europe, an independent trusted support...
Linux’s OpenWallet Foundation Readies Launch of Open-Source Engine for Digital Wallets
In just six months, the OpenWallet Foundation ...
Linux Foundation Launches Open Source Metaverse Group to Drive Interoperability
The Open Metaverse Foundation (OMF), lau...
The Linux Foundation Wants to Set Up its Own Open Source Metaverse
The Linux Foundation has announced plans to b...
Privacy
Nitrux 2.8.1 Linux Distribution Unleashes Supercharged Security and Privacy Powers
Nitrux 2.8.1, codenamed "sc" for "safer computing," has...
Firefox 114 Beta Revamps DNS over HTTPS Feature, Adds Cookie Banner Reduction
Mozilla never stops and work already started on the nex...
Tails 5.12 Anonymous OS Launches with New Persistent Storage Features, Bug Fixes
This release also ships with the latest Tor Browser 12....
Firefox vs Tor Browser: Which One Offers Better Privacy and Security
Firefox and Tor Browser are both computer&nbs...
The Tor Project’s New Privacy-Focused Browser Doesn’t Use the Tor Network
The Tor Project, the organization behind the ano...
New Privacy-Focused Browser Aims to Protect Your Data Online
The Tor Project and Mullvad VPN, two org...
Tails 5.11 Amnesic Incognito Live System Switches to ZRam and Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS
Tails 5.11 amnesic incognito live system has been relea...
Parrot OS 5.2 Tightens Security, Better TOR Bridges Support
Parrot OS 5.2 brings Linux kernel 6.0, fixes important ...
Parrot Security OS 5.2 Released with Linux Kernel 6.0, Better Raspberry Pi Support
Parrot Security announced today the general a...
Tails 5.9 Fixes Numerous Bugs and Enhances Security Measures
Tails 5.9 mainly focuses on bug fixes from the previous...
Security Projects
PyPI Open-Source Code Repository Deals with Manic Malware Maelstrom
Public source code repositories, from Sourceforge&...
OpenSSF: Making SBOMs More Dynamic to Reduce Software Security Risks
Since 41% of organizations are still not confident...
New Patches Aim To Tackle Linux x86_64 PIE Support
Going back years there has been patches for allowing th...
Google Launches New Cybersecurity Certificate Program
The Cybersecurity Certificate is a new addition to the ...
Linux’s sudo and su Are Being Rewritten in Rust
Two of the most important Linux utilities are being rew...
Linux 6.3 Offers Improved Security and Functionality for Users
The latest version of Linux, Linux 6.3, has been r...
Linux Kernel 6.3 Is Released with Some Major New Features
The latest Linux kernel boasts security, speed, and pow...
SELinux In Linux 6.4 Removes Run-Time Disabling Support
After being deprecated for several years, Security Enha...
OpenSSF Give Supply Chain Security a Boost with SLSA 1.0
Supply chain security represents a complex challenge fo...
OpenBSD 7.3 Released With AMD RDNA3 Graphics, Guided Disk Encryption
Theo de Raadt has released OpenBSD 7.3 as the 54th rele...
Security Trends
Open Saucers Have Job Security
While tech companies are laying off staff claiming th...
It’s Not Just Windows that Gets Malware
Seemingly immune for so long, here's a reminder that Ma...
Surveying Software Supply Chain Security
Chainguard, the co-creator of Sigstore, has conducted a...
Business Conditions Prime for More Open-Source Contributors
Companies that established open-source program offices ...
IceFire Ransomware Portends a Broader Shift From Windows to Linux
IceFire has changed up its OS target in recent cyberatt...
Companies Can’t Stop Using Open Source
"Open source security is arguably getting better, ...
We Now Work in an Open Source World; Here's the Data
More than 40% of technology managers say security and c...
Making The Switch: Exploring The Pros And Cons Of Migrating From Windows To A Linux-Based OS
"Linux-based operating systems are also known for their...
Why Open-Source Projects Need to Address Dependency-related Security Risks
Open-source software and hardware projects are becoming...
Protecting Against Linux Malware
Linux is a popular and powerful operating system, but i...
Security Vulnerabilities
Critical LibreOffice Code Execution Vuln Fixed
An Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability (CV...
Multiple Easily Exploitable OpenSSL DoS Bugs Fixed
Multiple important denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilit...
Important Linux Kernel DoS, Code Execution Bugs Fixed
Several significant security issues have been found in ...
High-Severity ntfs-3g Buffer Overflow Vulns Fixed
Several buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been ident...
Critical Remotely Exploitable Django Vuln Fixed
It was discovered that Django 3.2 before 3.2.19, 4.x be...
Important Fix for c-ares DoS Bug Released
Several important security vulnerabilities have been fo...
Linux Kernel DoS, Info Disclosure Bugs Fixed
Several important security issues have been found in th...
Important runC Privilege Escalation Flaws Fixed
Several important security issues were identified in th...
CISA Warns Several Old Linux Vulns Exploited in Attacks
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency ...
Important Ruby ReDoS Vulns Discovered & Fixed
Two important ReDoS issues have been found in the Ruby ...
Server Security
10 Best Linux Vulnerability Scanners to Scan Linux Servers – 2023
Are you searching for Linux vulnerability scanners that...
Winnti APT Hackers Attack Linux Servers With New Malware ‘Mélofée’
The discovery of a novel malware piece targeting Linux ...
Mélofée: The Latest Malware Targeting Linux Servers
ExaTrack, a France-based cybersecurity firm, has discov...
What Is the Difference between vsftpd and ProFTPd?
FTP is a standard protocol that is used to transfer fil...
New ShellBot DDoS Malware Variants Targeting Poorly Managed Linux Servers
Poorly managed Linux SSH servers are being targeted as ...
5 Best free to use Linux Server distributions for 2023
Learn about the selection of excellent - and free! - se...
Use Cockpit for Linux Remote Server Administration
Linux admins can use Cockpit to view Linux logs, monito...
New Mirai Botnet Variant V3G4 Targets Linux Servers, IoT Devices
A new variant of Mirai — the botnet malware u...
Thousands of VMware Servers Impacted by Ransomware Attack in Largest Incident Not Involving Windows
Warnings of a major globe-spanning ransomware attack be...
Warning Issued Over Ransomware Attacks Targeting VMware ESXi Servers Globally
Businesses have been urged to patch the two-year-old vu...
Vendors/Products
SQLite 3.42 Released With "Secure Delete" Command
SQLite 3.42 is now available as the newest update to th...
Ubuntu 23.10 Improving PPA Management For Enhanced Security & Reliability
One of the great longtime features of Ubuntu Linux has ...
Intel Issues New CPU Microcode Going Back To Gen8 For New, Undisclosed Security Updates
Well, this is a bit strange... Intel just published Fri...
Following exFAT Improvements Last Year, Microsoft Is Adding XFS Root File System to Mariner
In December last year, Microsoft's exFAT on Linux recei...
Ubuntu Livepatch for HWE Linux kernels coming soon
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announce...
Meet Kali Purple: The Defensive Security Linux Distribution
On the 13th of March, 2023, the Kali Linux team an...
Ubuntu Pro Tackles the Challenge of Enterprise Open Source Adoption
Attractive as open source is, many organizations still ...
Vali Cyber Introduces SecurityPerf, Revolutionizing Linux Security
Vali Cyber, Inc. announces the release of SecurityPerf™...
Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS Released with Major Secure Boot Fix
A point-six release?! They’re a bit unusual. Long-...
Worried About Security Patching? Here's Why You Need to Switch to Ubuntu Pro
Operating system (OS) technology is constantly evolving...
