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SUSE/IBM, Red Hat/Oracle Tool Up On CCS Security

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Backed by big name partners, SUSE Linux and Red Hat are each putting their security systems through the rigorous paces of Common Criteria Scheme (CCS) testing, with ultimate plans to reach the same security ratings already achieved by Microsoft and Unix players. The Common Criteria stamp of approval "reduces the investment risk and also provides more trust" in Linux, according to Roman Drahtmueller, a member of SUSE's security team.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 19, 2003

Trustworthy Open-Source Computing

Some people would have you believe this is monumental or out of the ordinary -- a group that distributes software experiencing a compromise, then letting everybody know about it and warning of the potential risks. Those that prance about in Penguin-embroidered cheerleader tops and yellow and black tutus suggest between pom-pom waves that no commercial vendor would ever be as candid.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 17, 2003

Doubts Linger About SCO's Cyber-Attack Claims

While Linux users have retracted accusations that SCO made up its claims it was a victim of a distributed denial-of-service attacks, doubts about those claims linger.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 15, 2003

Red Hat 7.x, 8.0 End of Life

We are approaching the published end of life dates for errata support for our Red Hat Linux distributions.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 12, 2003

Guardian Digital Security Suite Based on Open Source

The Internet Productivity Suite from Guardian Digital, which builds its security software atop open source code, combines a range of application within an appliance built atop the firm's EnGarde hardened Linux operating system platform. The Internet Productivity Suite includes gateway . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 11, 2003

Debian's Response

Things got pretty exciting in the Linux world recently, when the Debian Linux distribution announced that a cracker had broken in to four debian.org machines, escalated privileges to root, and installed rootkits on several of the servers.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2003

Cisco Acknowledges Access Point Security Breach

Several Cisco wireless access points (APs) are susceptible to a previously undetected security breach, the company said in an advisory issued this week.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2003

Smoothwall 2.0 Released

Smoothwall 2.0 is now available for download. Regular and Bittorrent ISO downloads are available with and without documentation. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 09, 2003

PHLAK 0.2 Released

PHLAK 0.2 has been released. With many bug fixes and an overall better feel and look, 0.2 will deliver what we had hoped 0.1 would have. Head over to www.phlak.org to grab your copy and start testing. PHLAK . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 08, 2003

SuSE No Longer Providing Security Support for 7.3 after Dec 15, 2003

Having provided security-relevant fixes for version 7.3 of our home user product, SuSE Linux, for two years, we would like to inform you that SuSE Linux 7.3 will be discontinued for all architectures. Vulnerabilities found after December 15th 2003 will not . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 04, 2003

Review: Antivirus Products

Late summer brought a rude awakening for those network managers who felt secure in their virus-containment strategies. W32/ Blaster, W32/Welchia and Sobig.F waltzed through the Internet in rapid succession, leaving billions of dollars in damage in their wake.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 04, 2003

Red Hat on the Cusp of Major Linux Clearance

Red Hat (Quote, Chart) is on the verge of completing a crucial certification process that could help it extend the tendrils of its enterprise Linux operating system further in the government sector, where multi-billion dollar budgets abound.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2003

SuSE Linux wins security clearance

SuSE and IBM have achieved a crucial security certification that will let the US government and military choose the operating system.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2003

Gentoo Rsync Rotation Server Compromised

On December 2nd at approximately 03:45 UTC, one of the servers that makes up the rsync.gentoo.org rotation was compromised via a remote exploit. At this point, we are still performing forensic analysis. However, the compromised system had both an IDS and a file integrity checker installed and we have a very detailed forensic trail of what happened once the box was breached, so weare reasonably confident that the portage tree stored on that box wasunaffected.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2003

Immunix Dropping Security Support for 7+ after Feb 29, 2004

Immunix 7+ is no longer available for purchase. Security patches will continue to be produced for this release until February 29, 2004. Beyond that date, we will cooperate with Immunix community users in hosting security patches for Immunix 7+, but we no longer commit to delivering timely patches.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 03, 2003

Exploiting Cisco Routers: Part 2

Welcome back! The first article in this two-part series covered a few different methods of getting into the target router. This article will focus on what we can do once we've gotten in. For the remainder of this article, we'll assume . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 02, 2003

Red Hat Linux to gain security stamp of approval

Red Hat is pushing to have its commercial Enterprise Linux software certified under the Common Criteria (CC) Scheme worldwide, and has anticipated the OS solution will gain accreditation by the end of this year. The CC Scheme is designed to test . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 01, 2003

So when will Linux vendors charge for security fixes?

Linux vendors spend money building security bug fixes. How much longer will they give them away for free, writes SecurityFocus columnist Hal Flynn.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 28, 2003

OpenEvidence: the open source for notarisation

Financed by the European community, OpenEvidence -part of European Project Group FP5- is an open source framework for data certification, time stamping and data archival that brings technology for evidence creation, validation and long term protection of documents.. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 25, 2003

Gates Sets Timetable For Security Improvements

Businesses should see a 180-degree improvement in the security of their Windows software environments within eight months, according to Microsoft's chairman and chief software architect, Bill Gates. . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 21, 2003

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