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COVID19: Google suspends upcoming Chrome, Chrome OS releases

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Have you heard that due to the coronavirus outbreak, Google has suspended upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 19, 2020

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How Red Hat tackles security

In the latest Red Hat Product Security Risk Report, Red Hat reveals how it addresses security concerns both for Linux and open-source software.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 17, 2020

7 Linux Distros for Security Testing

Linux is often talked about when it comes to security. With this OS, you can choose from a multitude of distributions (distros) to lock down your computer or device, but that’s just for starters. Many Linux distros come with tools to help youperform penetration tests and security audits.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 16, 2020

Tails 4.4 Released with Important Security Fixes, App Updates

Tails 4.4 is now available for download with several welcome improvements, including new app updates and fixes for security vulnerabilities, all of them making the deployment of this new release the recommended step going forward for everyone.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 13, 2020

AWS launches Bottlerocket, a Linux-based OS for container hosting

AWS haslaunchedits own open-source operating system for running containers on both virtual machines and bare metal hosts.Bottlerocket, as the new OS is called, is basically a stripped-down Linux distribution that’s akin to projects like CoreOS’s now-defunctContainer Linuxand Google’scontainer-optimized OS. The OS is currently in its developer preview phase, but you can test it as an Amazon Machine Image for EC2 (and by extension, under Amazon EKS, too).

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 12, 2020

New Google Chrome Stable Version Now Available for Download

Google has released a new update for Chrome, patching four different security vulnerabilities in the browser on all supported desktop platforms.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 05, 2020

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Firefox Browser On Linux And Mac Gets New Security Technology

Along with rolling out thelatest security updateto the Firefox browser, Mozilla has now introduced a new approach to secure the Firefox web browser on Linux and Mac operating systems.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 28, 2020

Microsoft uses its expertise in malware to help with fileless attack detection on Linux

A fileless attack tends to hit via a software vulnerability, inject a stinky payload into an otherwise fragrant system process and then lurk in memory. The malware also attempts to remove any trace of itself on disk, which makes disk-based detection tricky.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 26, 2020

U.S. Government Says Update Chrome 80 As High-Rated Security Flaws Found

Are you a Google Chrome user? High-rated security vulnerabilities have already been discovered in version 80 of Google Chrome. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is encouraging Google users to update again just weeks after the Chrome 80 release. Here’s what you need to know.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 24, 2020

Firefox 73.0.1 fixes crashes, blank web pages and DRM niggles

Firefox version 73 has only been out for a week but already Mozilla has had to update it toversion 73.0.1to fix a range of browser problems and crashes, including when running on Linux machines.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 20, 2020

Mozilla Firefox 73.0.1 Released with Critical Linux Fixes

Mozilla has recently released the first minor update for Firefox 73, this time bringing important fixes for Windows and Linux systems running the browser.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 19, 2020

Google pulls 500 malicious Chrome extensions after researcher tip-off

Google has abruptly pulled over 500 Chrome extensions from its Web Store that researchers discovered were stealing browsing data and executing click fraud and malvertising after installing themselves on the computers of millions of users.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 17, 2020

500 Chrome Extensions Caught Stealing Private Data of 1.7 Million Users

Google removed 500 malicious Chrome extensions from its Web Store after they found to inject malicious ads and siphon off user browsing data to servers under the control of attackers.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 14, 2020

Firefox 73 Released With Security Fixes, New DoH Provider, More

Are you a Firefox user? Mozilla has released Firefox 73 to the Stable desktop channel for Windows, macOS, and Linux with bug fixes, new features, and security fixes.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 12, 2020

Google Chrome to start blocking downloads served via HTTP

Are you a Google Chrome user? Have you heard that Google has announced a timetable for phasing out insecure file downloads in the Chrome browser, starting with desktop version 81 due out next month?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 10, 2020

Chrome 80 Released With 56 Security Fixes, Cookie Changes, More

Are you a Google Chrome user? Google has released Chrome 80 to the Stable desktop channel for the Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, and Android platforms with bug fixes, new features, and 56 security fixes.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 05, 2020

ProtonVPN Applications are Now 100% Open Source

Are you a ProtonVPN user? Have you heard that ProtonVPN applications are now 100% open source?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 23, 2020

The Performance Cost To SELinux On Fedora 31

Followingthe recent AppArmor performance regression in Linux 5.5(since resolved), some Phoronix readers had requested tests out of curiosity in looking at the performance impact of Fedora's decision to utilize SELinux by default. Here is how the Fedora Workstation 31 performance compares out-of-the-box with SELinux to disabling it.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 20, 2020

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Google to kill third-party Chrome cookies in two years

Are you a privacy-conscious Google Chrome user? Google doesn’t want to block third-party cookies in Chrome right now. It has promised to make them obsolete later, though. Wait – what?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 16, 2020

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Firefox 72 rolls out: No more notification popups, fingerprinting blocked by default

Are you a Mozilla Firefox user? Firefox 72 brings more privacy protection enhancements and addresses annoying notification request popups. Learn more about this release:

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 08, 2020

Research Indicates All Linux Vendor Kernels Are Insecure - But There's a Fix!

RHEL 9.4 Improves Security, Tackles Hybrid Cloud Complexity

Ubuntu 24.04 Security Enhancements Analyzed [Updated]