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Latest WSL Update Brings Strong Security Mechanisms

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Microsoft has announced new security features for WSL in an attempt to nudge organizations to use this capability.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 17, 2023

The 5 Best Immutable, Rock-Solid Linux Distros

Is Linux still fun if it's harder to break? Linux has long been a dependable operating system, but new versions utilize technologies that make your desktop even harder to break.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 12, 2023

Canonical Unveils Ubuntu 23.10, Focused on Security and App Discovery

Ubuntu 21.10 focuses on stronger security. It also includes smoother app discovery processes. In advance of next year’s bigger update, Ubuntu 23.10 offers a surprising amount of additional refinement.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 23, 2023

Ubuntu Linux 23.10 Is Adding an Important New Security Feature

This has the potential to improve Linux desktop and container security significantly.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 11, 2023

Ubuntu 23.10 Seems Like the Usual Boring Update - Until You Dig Into It

Ubuntu has been depending on baby steps to keep it moving forward. And although Mantic Minitaur might look as if it follows that pattern, there's more to it than meets the eye.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 03, 2023

Linux Now Mitigating Hygon CPUs For Inception/SRSO Vulnerability

Disclosed back in August was the Inception vulnerability affecting all Zen processors. It took until today though for the mainline Linux kernel to mitigate Hygon processors for this vulnerability for those Zen 1 CPUs formed from the AMD-Chinese joint venture.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 02, 2023

Ubuntu 23.04 & 22.04.3 Installs Haven't Been Following Their Own Security Best Practices

It turns out that Ubuntu Linux installations of Ubuntu 23.04, 22.04.3 LTS, and installs done since April 2023 that accepted the Snap version update haven't been following Ubuntu's own recommended security best practices for their security pocket configuration for packages. A new Subiquity release was issued today to fix this problem while those on affected Ubuntu installs are recommended to manually edit their /etc/apt/sources.list file.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 16, 2023

The Great CentOS Linux Migration: How We Got Here and What’s Next

The recent news regarding Red Hat’s decision to limit access to the source code of their Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) distribution has garnered considerable attention. "It is wise to make sure security and IT compliance aspects are addressed. Perhaps more open source Linux distributions will appear in the near future and offer another alternative to CentOS Linux."

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 09, 2023

What Is Kali Linux? Everything To Know About the Popular Linux Distro

One of the most-used Linux distros is Kali Linux, which is preferred by security professionals.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 03, 2023

Intel Core CPUs See a Performance Drop of up to 40% with the Downfall Security Patch

Downfall is the latest speculative execution vulnerability discovered in Intel’s x86 CPU architecture. As custom dictates, the chipmaker has released a microcode update and Linux kernel patches to mitigate the flaw. Like most security fixes, these updates degrade performance as they essentially block speculative execution in certain scenarios.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 14, 2023

‘Worm-like’ Botnet Malware Targeting Popular Redis Storage Tool

An unknown group of hackers is using a novel strain of malware to attack publicly accessible deployments of Redis — a popular data storage tool used by major companies like Amazon, Hulu and Tinder.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 01, 2023

Red Hat adds four years of extended support for RHEL 7

An additional three years are also added to RHEL 8 and 9's lifecycles, which are still both fully supported.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 03, 2023

SQLite 3.42 Released With "Secure Delete" Command

SQLite 3.42 is now available as the newest update to this widely-used, embed-friendly SQL database option that is used by countless applications and other software for lightweight and speedy data storage purposes.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 23, 2023

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Ubuntu 23.10 Improving PPA Management For Enhanced Security & Reliability

One of the great longtime features of Ubuntu Linux has been Launchpad's Personal Package Archives (PPAs) for easily augmenting the official Ubuntu repositories with additional packages either to supply updated versions of select software or for software not yet found in the official Ubuntu archives. With Ubuntu 23.10 a change is being made in how PPAs are managed to enhance the security and reliability.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 23, 2023

Intel Issues New CPU Microcode Going Back To Gen8 For New, Undisclosed Security Updates

Well, this is a bit strange... Intel just published Friday afternoon CPU microcode updates for all supported processor families back to Coffee Lake "Gen 8" for undisclosed security updates.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 15, 2023

Following exFAT Improvements Last Year, Microsoft Is Adding XFS Root File System to Mariner

In December last year, Microsoft's exFAT on Linux received some really hefty gains in terms of performance thanks to Sony. Internal tests showed close to 60% gains in some instances. Speaking of file systems, Microsoft has now added support for XFS as root file system type for CBL-Mariner, which is Microsoft's Linux OS for Azure 1P services and edge appliances.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 10, 2023

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Ubuntu Livepatch for HWE Linux kernels coming soon

Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has announced that Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernels will receive updates via the Livepatch service, just like Long-Term Release (LTS) kernels. The first kernel to gain support will be Linux 6.2 which will ship with Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Lobster next week before being made available as an HWE kernel in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS in July.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 18, 2023

Meet Kali Purple: The Defensive Security Linux Distribution

On the 13th of March, 2023, the Kali Linux team announced the availability of a new version of their security-focused Linux distribution, named “Kali Linux Purple”. The new distribution is aimed at defensive security. “Defensive” not in the sense of simply protecting your personal computer for anonymity like Qubes OS and Tails, but in the sense of protecting other machines or resources that you might own, just like an enterprise-level defensive system.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 05, 2023

Ubuntu Pro Tackles the Challenge of Enterprise Open Source Adoption

Attractive as open source is, many organizations still have concerns. With these challenges in mind, Canonical, released Ubuntu Pro, a comprehensive subscription for open source security, compliance, and support.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 31, 2023

Vali Cyber Introduces SecurityPerf, Revolutionizing Linux Security

Vali Cyber, Inc. announces the release of SecurityPerf™ 1.0, an open-source framework designed to benchmark the impact of security solutions on typical workloads run in Linux environments. As an open-source, always free-to-use solution, SecurityPerf enables anyone to run realistic benchmarks for common production workloads to measure cybersecurity overhead. The information provided by SecurityPerf is designed to inform cybersecurity purchase decisions with critical economic information.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 27, 2023

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Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS Beta Released with Enhanced Security & Performance

Fedora 40 Released with Impressive Speed & New Security Features

Canonical Snap Store Scams Lead To Policy Changes