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Popular Linux-Based Toolkit REMnux Version 7 Now Available

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Are you familiar with the REMnux Linux-based toolkit for malware analysis? Version 7 - which features updated tools and utilities - is now available.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 23, 2020

Real-Time All the Time: The Zephyr Project Secures Security

Have you heard about the growing Zephyr Project, hosted by the Linux Foundation, that aims to build an open-source real-time operating system (RTOS) for the IoT? The project was recently evaluated by the NCC Group, and was deemed "a mature and highly active project with increasing market share".

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 17, 2020

Programming languages: Now Rust project looks for a way into the Linux kernel

Have you heard that Linus Torvalds has given the Rust programming language a nod of approval, confirming that the language will be adapted for use in the Linux kernel?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 14, 2020

Linux kernel will no longer use terms ‘blacklist’ and ‘slave’

As part of a growing effort in the open-source community to eliminate racially charged language from community projects, the Linux kernel will no longer use the terms 'blacklist' and 'slave'.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 13, 2020

Linux Developers May Discuss Allowing Rust Code Within The Kernel

Nick Desaulniers, a Google engineer, is looking to discuss at this year's Linux Plumbers Conference the possibility of allowing in-tree Rust language support within the Linux kernel. Because of its memory safety guarantees and other security benefits, many argue that Rust should play a larger role at lower-levels of the system. What are your thoughts?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 10, 2020

Microsoft Linux Forensics Rootkit Scanner Esm H200

Microsoft Launches Free Linux Forensics and Rootkit Malware Detection Service

Have you heard about Microsoft's Project Freta - a new free-to-use Linux forensics and rootkit malware detection service?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 07, 2020

Ex-Solus Dev is Now Creating a Truly Modern Linux Distribution Called Serpent Linux

Ikey Doherty, the creator of the independent Linux distribution Solus has announced that he is now creating a "truly modern Linux distro": Serpent OS.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 03, 2020

Linux Foundation group that could improve privacy of facial biometrics adds members

A new data-security group founded by the Linux Foundation — and a new school of thought on data protection — has won new adherents, including AMD, Nvidia and Accenture. The expansion could provide facial recognition a new layer of security - potentially mollifying those who oppose the biometric technology.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 01, 2020

Tails Linux OS Version 4.8 Released with Major Security Updates

Have you heard that a new version of Tails is now available for download - and the highlight of this release is a set of security improvements designed to protect users when running this Linux distro?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 01, 2020

Why CII best practices gold badges are important

“A CII Best Practices badge, especially a gold badge, shows that an OSS project has implemented a large number of good practices to keep the project sustainable, counter vulnerabilities from entering their software, and address vulnerabilities when found.” – David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 24, 2020

27.Tablet Connections Blocks Lock Esm H200

Linux Foundation and Harvard announce Linux and open-source contributor security survey

Securing Free/Libre and open-source software (FLOSS) is a big deal and The Linux Foundation wants to know exactly how programmers are dealing with security issues. In an effort to gain insight on the topic, the Linux Foundation and Harvard have announced a new Linux and open-source contributor security survey.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 19, 2020

Linus Torvalds Kicks Off Development of Linux Kernel 5.8 as the "Biggest Release of All Time"

Have you heard that Linus Torvalds has officially kicked off the development cycle of the upcoming Linux kernel 5.8, which he has dubbed as one of the “biggest releases of all time”?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 16, 2020

How open source software vulnerabilities create risk for organizations

Security flaws in open source software have increased and can take a long time to be added to the National Vulnerability Database, says RiskSense.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 09, 2020

Data61's seL4 security enforcement now available to the RISC-V ecosystem

Have you heard that CSIRO has announced the completion of the proof of implementation correctness of the open-source seL4 microkernel for the RISC-V ISA?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 09, 2020

New software security tool to detect bugs in OS

Have you heard about the Universal Serial Bus (USB) - a portable, flexible, and modular framework for fuzz testing USB drivers? It can be used to identify vulnerabilities in the USB driver stacks of widely used operating systems, including Linux.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 01, 2020

Open Source Artificial Intelligence: Leading Projects

Learn about leading open-source AI projects that are producing the artificial intelligence advances of the future. The focus includes machine learning, deep learning, neural network and other applications that are pushing the boundaries of ML and AI.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 22, 2020

Securing Linux's master sysadmin command: Sudo

Have you heard about the new release of the open-source Linux command sudo? It comes with improved auditing, logging, and security.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 14, 2020

Security Privacy Hackers Locks Key 6749 Esm H200

Microsoft offers bug hunters $100K to hack its Linux smart home software

Researchers have three months to find problems in the software for net-connected devices like baby monitors and refrigerators.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 08, 2020

Microsoft offers $100,000 to hack its custom Linux OS

Microsoft is offering hackers up to $100,000 if they can break the security of the company’s custom Linux OS. The software giant built a compact and custom version of Linux last year for its Azure Sphere OS, which is designed to run on specialized chips for its Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The OS is purpose-built for this platform, ensuring basic services and apps run isolated in a sandbox for security purposes.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 06, 2020

IBM extends z15 mainframe family, intensifies Linux security

IBM is intensifying Linux security and privacy, and has reshaped the mainframe with an eye toward further integrating it within hybrid clouds and further securing Linux-based workloads.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 15, 2020

Security Projects - Page 12

CoCo VMs Will Now Panic If RdRand Is Broken in Linux 6.9

New GitHub Actions Enhancements Boost Security & Power

Tails 6.1 Released with Security, User Experience Enhancements