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Kali Linux 2021.4 has been released and includes further Apple M1 support, increased Samba compatibility, nine new tools, and an update for all three main desktops.
Mozilla has released Firefox 95 for Linux, Windows and MacOS, which features a new security sandboxing technology called RLBox that uses WebAssembly to isolate potentially buggy code.
LibreOffice 7.2.4 and LibreOffice 7.1.8 updates have been released, addressing an important buffer heap overflow security vulnerability. Update now!
Amazon Web Services has announced that it will release an updated version of its own Linux every two years, starting with Amazon Linux 2022, which it is previewing now. The SELinux security module is enabled and enforced by default in AL2022, but EC2 instances running the OS won't automatically implement patches or security updates. Users can instead choose to automate installation of packages, or patches, or both.
CentOS 8.5 is available - but with only 6 weeks before end of life. Luckily, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux, both of which provide community builds of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), have released builds matching RHEL 8.5, with Rocky's work catching up with Alma by being signed for secure boot.
Microsoft has released the latest preview version of Windows Subsystem for Linux, bringing with it a lengthy changelog, an updated kernel and a new icon.
Rocky Linux 8.5 is now out with Secure Boot support and updated components. The enterprise OS is yet another free and open-source CentOS alternative based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Microsoft Edge has finally arrived on Linux, with lots to love. It’s fast; it looks good; it may work for you where Chrome builds won’t; and it’s really easy to configure it to delete all its cookies, web data, authentication tokens and other historical baggage automatically every time you exit the browser.
SUSE's latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 release is ideal for those who need a lightweight and secure OS for their containerized and virtualized workloads.
LibreOffice 7.2.2 has been released as the second maintenance update to the latest and greatest LibreOffice 7.2 open-source office suite series, and comes with 68 bug fixes. Update now!
Ubuntu Frame - a new Ubuntu Linux Internet of Things distro - is designed specifically for digital signs and user kiosks, and comes with built-in security through secure client-server communications based on the Wayland protocol and automatic notifications on security vulnerabilities.
Debian GNU/Linux 11.1 has been released as the first point release to the latest and greatest Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” OS series, featuring 24 security updates and 75 bug fixes.
The first Arch Linux ISO image powered by the latest and greatest Linux 5.14 kernel series has been released with much-improved EXT4 and F2FS filesystems, the core scheduling functionality to better protect you against some of those nasty Spectre vulnerabilities, and more!
There's good news for admins looking nervously at their aging Ubuntu boxes - a few more years of support is now on offer as Canonical brings 14.04 and 16.04 LTS into the 10-year fold.
Offensive Security has released Kali Linux 2021.3 with a new set of tools, improved virtualization support, and a new OpenSSL configuration that increases the attack surface.
Extended CloudLinux TuxCare support will give CentOS 8 users time to determine which of the CentOS clones will work best for them.
Red Hat won't support CentOS 8 past the end of the year - but CloudLinux will provide updates and support to CentOS 8 until the end of 2025, giving CentOS 8 users a critical lifeline.
Canonical has announced that Ubuntu is set to drive high security and regulated workloads thanks to gaining a new FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) certification. Nikos Mavrogiannopoulos, Canonical's product manager for security, states, "With the new FIPS 140-2 validation, we can continue to deliver the security requirements that our government, finance, and healthcare clients trust to implement the most secure open-source software to power their infrastructure."
Uptycs - a leader in cloud-native security analytics - is helping organizations close security observability gaps across attack surfaces with its Uptycs Security Analytics Platform. Learn how Uptycs is helping a SaaS-based payment processing solution vendor automate their risk analysis and reduction strategy.
Microsoft now has its own lightweight and secure Linux distro, CBL-Mariner. With the distro's limited size also comes a minimal attack surface, making it easy to deploy security patches to it via RPM. Its designers also make a particular point of delivering the latest security patches and fixes to its users.