Cloud Security
Five Things You Need To Know about Linux Container Security
Understand the security benefits and risks associated w...
Primer to Container Security
Containers are considered to be a standard way of deplo...
Log4Shell a huge wake-up call for 95% of security leaders
Security leaders are still dealing with the impact of L...
Hardening Kubernetes Multi-Cluster Environments
Kubernetes has quickly become a de facto tool within en...
NSA on How to Harden Kubernetes
The NSA - the maker of the original secure Linux (...
Linux Malware on the Rise
Ransomware, cryptojacking, and a cracked version of the...
Linux Kernel Bug Allows Kubernetes Container Escape
Hackers could exploit a Linux kernel bug to escape Kube...
Securing Kubernetes at the Infrastructure Level
Infrastructure security is important to get right so th...
Kubernetes security will have a breakout year in 2022
While it’s come a long way over the past year, Kubernet...
The 9 Best Docker Alternatives for Container Management
Learn about nine great Docker alternatives for containe...
Cryptography
Google Makes Public Their Open-Source PSP Security Protocol
Hearing "open-source", "PSP", and "security" all togeth...
Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch now!
Lots of people “run Linux” without really knowing or ca...
3 years, 17 alphas, 2 betas, and over 7,500 commits later, OpenSSL version 3 is here
The OpenSSL team has released version 3.0 of ...
Improve The CrowdSec Multi-Server Installation With HTTPS Between Agents
Learn how to improve the security of the CrowdSec multi...
The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide: Crypto
To handle cryptography, the Linux kernel has its own AP...
Google Chrome for Linux is getting DNS-over-HTTPS, but there's a catch
Google Chrome for Linux is getting DNS-over-HTTPS, but ...
Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes two high-severity crypto bugs
OpenSSL has patched two high-severity crypto bugs. Upgr...
SSH Attack Vector: Dormant & Forgotten Keys
SSH keys play a critical role in server and network sec...
The What, Why & How of SSH Protocol
"Modern challenges require modern security approaches."...
Desktop Security
Secure Boot Disabled? GNOME Will Soon Warn You About it!
GNOME is planning to protect insecure hardware by notif...
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” has been in development for the...
The Story Behind Google’s In-House Desktop Linux
If you look around Google's Mountain View, CA offices, ...
Google: Here's How We Got to Rolling Desktop Linux Releases after Ubuntu to Debian Switch
A few years ago Google completed its switch from an Ubu...
Ubuntu 22.04: The Linux desktop for work
Ubuntu has long been a serious desktop for the business...
Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop
Learn about the advantages of the Linux desktop - impro...
KDE Plasma 5.23.5 Released as the Last Update in the Series, Further Improves Plasma Wayland
KDE Plasma 5.23.5 has been released as the fifth and la...
KDE Frameworks 5.89 Further Improves the Plasma Wayland Session, Fixes Many Bugs
KDE Frameworks 5.89 has been released with may bug fixe...
Best desktop Linux for pros 2021: Our top 5 choices
Learn about five excellent, secure desktop distros for ...
Best Linux desktops for beginners 2021
Tired of Windows? Sick of paying big money for Macs? Wa...
Firewalls
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...
IPFire Linux Firewall Now Supports exFAT, pe
IPFire 2.27 Core Update 161 has been released as a new ...
BPF-Based Linux Firewall "bpfilter" Shows Impressive Performance Potential
Generating much excitement back in 2018 was bpfilt...
IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Improves Its Intrusion Prevention System
Are you familiar with IPFire - the Linux firewall ...
Soldering spy chips inside firewalls is now a cheap hack, shows researcher
The tiny ATtiny85 chip doesn’t look like the next big c...
Raluca Ada Popa: Her computer security method could make firewalls a thing of the past
Raluca Ada Popa found a fix for one of cybersecurity’s ...
DNS Firewalls Could Prevent Billions in Losses to Cybercrime
DNS protection could prevent approximately one-third of...
Government
The US Military Wants to Understand the Most Important Software on Earth
Open-source code runs on every computer on the planet—a...
Red Hat gets RHEL 8.2 certified for high level US government security
Linux slinger Red Hat has achieved Common Criteria cert...
Google: Here's how our $10bn investment will boost US cybersecurity
Google has outlined its efforts to shape the US governm...
Critical Update: Do You Know What’s In Your Software?
In the wake of several major cybersecurity incidents - ...
New Republican bill latest in long line to force encryption backdoors
Here we go again - Senate Republicans push a new bill t...
Ethical hackers swarm Pentagon websites
Hackers are crawling all over the US Department of Defe...
Lindsey Graham’s new bill would end the internet as we know it
If Sen. Lindsey Graham gets his way, the federal govern...
A new senate bill would create a US data protection agency
Europe’s data protection laws are some of the strictest...
South Korea's government explores move from Windows to Linux desktop
In what may prove to be the biggest migration from Wind...
How the Iowa caucus app went wrong and how open source could have helped
Opinion: It was incompetence, not politics, that led to...
Hacks/Cracks
GwisinLocker A New Ransomware Encrypts Windows and Linux ESXi Servers
A new ransomware family has been discovered, which...
Windows, Linux, ESXi Systems Targeted by Novel Luna Ransomware
Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems could be encrypted wit...
New ‘Lightning Framework’ Linux Malware Installs Rootkits, Backdoors
A new and previously undetected malware dubbed 'Lightni...
Researchers Warn of New OrBit Linux Malware That Hijacks Execution Flow
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a ne...
Cybersecurity Experts Warn of Emerging Threat of "Black Basta" Ransomware
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicat...
Microsoft Warning: This Malware that Targets Linux Just Got a Big Update
Microsoft warns over recent work by the '8220' malware ...
Akamai Warns Of "Panchan" Linux Botnet That Leverages Golang Concurrency, Systemd
Akamai Security Research is lifting the public embargo ...
HelloXD Ransomware Installing Backdoor on Targeted Windows and Linux Systems
Windows and Linux systems are being targeted by a ranso...
New Syslogk Linux Rootkit Lets Attackers Remotely Command It Using "Magic Packets"
A new covert Linux kernel rootkit named Syslogk&nb...
New Peer-to-Peer Botnet Infects Linux Servers with Cryptominers
A new peer-to-peer botnet named Panchan appeared in the...
IoT Security
Ubuntu Core 22 Wants to Power the Next Generation of IoT Devices
Canonical, the company behind top Linux distro&nbs...
Establishing a Root of Trust in Embedded Linux and IoT
With IoT, 5G and embedded devices becoming a larger par...
BusyBox flaws highlight need for consistent IoT updates
Security researchers have found and reported 14 vulnera...
Unsupported IoT Devices Are Cyber-Trouble Waiting To Happen
Imagine reading a headline in tomorrow’s news stating t...
Linux Foundation creates standards for voice technology with major partners
The Linux Foundation is teaming up with companies like ...
Putting an Ultra-Tiny Linux Board in a Phone Charger…Eventually
A project that aims to put an ultra-tiny Linux board in...
Network Security
7 Key Benefits of Network Monitoring
Businesses rely on their networks to stay connected and...
10 essential Linux tools for network and security pros
Learn about 10 must-have Linux security tools for ...
Log4j Flaw Needs Immediate Remediation
After nearly two years of adopting major network and se...
But why that VPN? How WireGuard made it into Linux
Even the best of ideas can take their own sweet time ma...
The 8 Best Wireless Penetration Testing Tools for Linux
Protecting your wireless networks from infiltrators is ...
Should You Block Connections to Your Network From Foreign Countries?
This LinuxSecurity.com article featured on the frontpag...
What Is Penetration Testing and How Does It Improve Network Security?
The best way to improve and guarantee your network’s se...
IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Now Supports WPA3 to Make Wi-Fi Safe Again
The IPFire 2.25 Core Update 153 release brings WPA...
Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 bypasses the Windows 10 Firewall
The Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will bypass the Windo...
Organizations/Events
The Linux Foundation Announces Keynote Speakers for Open Source Summit Europe 2022
Global visionaries headline the premier open source eve...
Kali Linux team to stream free penetration testing course on Twitch
Offensive Security, the creators of Kali Linux, announc...
White House hosts open-source software security summit in light of expansive Log4j flaw
Tech giants and federal agencies meet at the White Hous...
Linux Foundation adds software supply chain security to LFX
To address the growing threat of software supply c...
Google just tripled its bounty for Linux kernel bugs. Here's why
Linux is everywhere and it needs extra protection, acco...
SPDX becomes internationally recognized standard
In use for a decade as the de facto standard for commun...
Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years
In celebration of Linux's 30th birthday, Greg Kroah-Har...
Happy 30th Birthday, Linux!
Marius Nestor celebrates Linux’s 30th birthday with a g...
How Linux has changed the business landscape: It's more than you think
On the year of Linux's 30th anniversary, Linux security...
My life with Linux: A retrospective
In honor of Linux's 30th birthday, Linux security exper...
Privacy
Brave vs. Tor: Which Browser Offers More Security and Privacy?
Brave and Tor are two of the most secure web browsers y...
7 Reasons Why Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is the Most Secure Release Yet
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is one of the best Ubuntu releases so ...
Tails 5.0 Linux users warned against using it "for sensitive information"
Tails developers have warned users to stop using the po...
7 Privacy-Focused Alternatives to Common Linux Software
Maintain privacy and keep your desktop safe by installi...
12 Simple Tools to Protect Your Privacy
Learn about 12 simple tools to guard your online privac...
We kick the tires on Qubes 4.1.0 and indeed, it's still a 'reasonably secure' OS
UEFI support adds attractions for the security-minded, ...
Tails vs. Linux Kodachi: Which Privacy Protection Distro Should You Choose?
When it comes to maintaining privacy on Linux, you have...
Linux Kodachi: Extreme Privacy Protection Out of the Box
Want a system that leaves no trace of what you did onli...
Linux For The Paranoid Does The Work For You
We all know that our activity on the Internet is not th...
Kodachi is the operating system for those who value privacy but don't want to learn Linux
For anyone looking to gain an extra layer of privacy on...
Security Projects
Linux 6.0 Adding Run-Time Verification For Running On Safety Critical Systems
Another big ticket feature has made it for the Lin...
Emmabuntüs 1.02 Brings Debian Bullseye 11.4 Goodies, Improves UEFI/Secure Boot Support
Emmabuntüs 1.02 is here almost seven months after Emmab...
Linux Kernel 5.19 Officially Released, Linus Torvalds Teases Linux 6.0 as Next Kernel Series
Linus Torvalds has announced the release and gener...
How OpenSSF Scorecards Can Help to Evaluate Open-Source Software Risks
Everyone knows the phrase “software is eating the world...
Python Programming: PyPl Is Rolling Out 2FA for Critical Projects, Giving Away 4,000 Security Keys
4,000 Google Titan security keys should help to protect...
How a Botched Kernel Patch Broke Ubuntu – and Why It May Happen Again
If you spent the early days of June fighting kernel pan...
Intel Brews Linux Change For More Efficient Idle CPU Searching Under Heavy System Load
A "sched/fair" change for Linux 5.20 aims to enhance th...
Microsoft's CBL-Mariner 2.0 Linux Distro Now Supports Kernel Live Patching, PXE Boot
Last month Microsoft issued the first production r...
Rust in the Linux Kernel by 2023, Linus Torvalds Predicts
Rust, the fast-growing systems programming language, ma...
Linux Mint Project Takes Over Development of Timeshift Backup Tool and Makes it a XApp
There has been an interesting development in this month...
Security Trends
It’s Time to Ditch 32-Bit Linux for 64-Bit
You may not want to continue using 32-bit Linux kernels...
Deprecated Linux Commands You Should Not Use Anymore (And Their Alternatives)
Believe it or not, you might be using a deprecated Linu...
Developer Survey Paints Software Landscape
Stack Overflow released the results of its annual ...
ShiftLeft Finds a 97% Reduction in Open Source Software Vulnerabilities
ShiftLeft has released some rare positive news on the A...
Open Source Software Security Begins to Mature
Only about half of firms have an open source software s...
Benefits of Using Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service Provider
With the ever-growing threat of cyberattacks, it's more...
Linux and Data Security: The Myths, Challenges, and Solutions
Let’s look at what data security looks like on Linux an...
Linux Malware Is on the Rise—6 Types of Attacks to Look For
Linux is a coveted target. It is the host operating sys...
Open Source Burnout: An Opening to More Security Gaps?
"It’s important for the industry to understand that ope...
Linux Security Study Reveals When, How You Patch Matters
Computer security only happens when software is kept up...
Security Vulnerabilities
LibreOffice Security Update Fixes Macro Execution Bypass and Potential Password Leaking
The developers of LibreOffice have released updates for...
Linux x86 32-bit Is Vulnerable To Retbleed But Don't Expect It To Get Fixed
While relevant Intel and AMD processors have been mitig...
Linux Lands Fix For A Trivial Lockdown Bypass Bug
Merged yesterday afternoon to the mainline Linux 5.19 G...
Retbleed Fixed in Linux Kernel, Patch Delayed
Linus Torvalds says Retbleed has been addressed in the ...
Torvalds: Linux Kernel Team Has Sorted Retbleed Chip Flaw
Linux kernel developers have addressed the Retblee...
Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 Affected by Major New Linux Kernel Vulnerability
A seemingly major vulnerability has been discovered by ...
Hacking Linux is Easy with PwnKit
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen...
Microsoft Azure FabricScape Bug Let Hackers Hijack Linux Clusters
Microsoft has fixed a container escape bug dubbed ...
CISA Sounds the Alarm Over High-Severity Bug in All Major Linux Distros
A high-severity Linux vulnerability capable o...
Ubuntu Users Get a Massive Linux Kernel Update, 35 Security Vulnerabilities Patched
Today, Canonical published new Linux kernel security up...
Server Security
381,000-plus Kubernetes API servers 'exposed to internet'
A large number of servers running the Kubernetes API ha...
Squid Vulnerability: Insecure forwarding of proxy_auth
Vendors have not issued updates yet for a vulnerability...
10 popular Open-Source Tools to Secure Your Linux Server in 2022
Learn about 10 great open-source tools to improve the s...
How to use this unique method of securing SSH
Learn about a unique and effective method of securing S...
The 10 Best Tools to Scan Your Linux Server for Malware and Security Flaws
Worried that your Linux server might be infected with m...
6 Must-Have Open-Source Tools to Secure Your Linux Server
Don't want to compromise on the security of your Linux ...
The Linux kernel may not be quite as secure as it should be
Kernel developers have gracefully accepted suggestions ...
UChecker tool scans Linux servers for outdated libraries
Security teams running Linux servers now have...
5 Best free to use Linux Server distributions for 2021
Learn about the selection of excellent - and free! - se...
Vendors/Products
Windows Subsystem for Linux 0.65.1 is now live for all Insiders
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a powerful piece o...
8 Top SBOM Tools to Consider
To really secure software, you need to know what's insi...
LinuxONE: IBM's New Linux Mainframes
IBM is not just introducing new mainframes, but a new w...
3 Distros for Linux Newcomers Who Just Want to Get Work Done
If you're a casual user who just wants a secure, reliab...
What Is Oracle Linux? The Powerful, Free RHEL Alternative Explained
Oracle Linux is an enterprise-grade Linux distro with n...
Red Hat's Next Steps, According to Its New CEO and Chairman
Where does Red Hat go from here? Here's what Matt Hicks...
Rocky Linux 9 Brings Security Enhancements and Better Performance for Enterprise Users
Rocky Linux 9 became generally available today, providi...
Review: RHEL 9 Delivers Better Security, Management
RHEL 9.0, the latest major release of Red Hat Ent...
KaOS Linux 2022.06 Is Here
KaOS, a modern open-source, well-designed KDE-focused L...
Ubuntu Deciding How To Tame Their systemd-oomd Killing Experience
One of the many changes with the recent Ubuntu 22.04 LT...
