The National Security Agency, the electronic snooping arm of the U.S. government, has enlisted computer security company Network Associates to help create a version of Linux that's less vulnerable to attack. The NSA awarded the two-year, $1.2 million contract to the . . .
The National Security Agency, the electronic snooping arm of the U.S. government, has enlisted computer security company Network Associates to help create a version of Linux that's less vulnerable to attack. The NSA awarded the two-year, $1.2 million contract to the PGP Security division of the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, Network Associates announced Monday. The company will add more security features into a version of Linux the NSA already has paid for called "Security-Enhanced Linux" (SELinux).

Network Associates also will help present the changes to the community of programmers who collectively produce Linux under the open-source method.

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