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×Hi fellow Linux users! With 2023 recently behind us, I thought it would be fun to recall the most remarkable events in the Open Source ecosystem that shaped the year. 2023 was quite an eventful year in the realm of open-source security, so now is the perfect time to share the highlights. . Moments That Marked the Open-Source & Linux World in 2023 Here are the moments and events that stood out to me in 2023 as a Linux user and Open Source enthusiast: After three decades, Linux finally hit a three percent market share. RedHat restricted access to its Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Ubuntu bid farewell to Flatpak support. Flathub reached one billion downloads - and counting! Linux LTS kernels moved to a two-year support period. Prominent Linux distributions and open-source projects announced their plans to transition from Xorg to Wayland in 2024. Raspberry Pi 5 promises to be a game changer in the coming year. Ubuntu debuted the Flutter-based App Store. Reflecting Together Which of these 2023 events was the most notable, in your opinion? Is there another you would add to this list? What predictions do you have for open-source security in 2024? Connect with us on X @lnxsec - we'd love to discuss this with you! Stay up-to-date on the latest Linux security events and trends impacting you by subscribing to our weekly Linux Security Week newsletter. Stay safe out there, friends! . The year 2023 witnessed pivotal developments within the Open Source realm, fostering advancements in safety, teamwork, and diversity.. Open Source Highlights, Linux Events 2023, Security Trends, Community Developments, Distributions Overview. . Brittany Day
The Linux Foundation has released its annual report summarizing key Open Source trends and milestones in 2020. . A few days ago, the executive director of the Linux Foundation, Jim Zemlin , presented the nth annual report of this non-profit organization and that serves as a reference for the Linux universe. Founded in 2000, it has the support of more than 1,000 members from around the world including names like Google, Intel, Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle, Samsung or Tencent . As usually happens at the end of the year, many of us take a look back and try to remember the milestones and most relevant moments . On this occasion in 2020, a year irretrievably marked by COVID. Hence, for example, the report highlights the work of its division Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) , which has provided open source tools to countries and organizations around the world to fight the pandemic. Other milestones highlighted in the presentation of this report are the relevance of the project FINE , an acronym for Fintech Open Source Foundation, a division that brings help and knowledge to open source financial services. But there is much more. . Explore the major takeaways from the Linux Foundation's yearly report for 2020, emphasizing developments and initiatives.. Linux Foundation Report, Open Source Trends, Public Health Contributions. . Brittany Day
This NW article discusses the results from a recent survey, "Two years from now, companies surveyed expect e-commerce to bring in an average of 41% of their total revenue, and they'll be dedicating an average of $83 million per year . . . . This NW article discusses the results from a recent survey, "Two years from now, companies surveyed expect e-commerce to bring in an average of 41% of their total revenue, and they'll be dedicating an average of $83 million per year to their e-commerce efforts, the survey indicates." The link for this article located at NWFusion is no longer available. . Companies project e-commerce revenue to reach 41% of total revenues, investing $83 million annually in two years.. E-Commerce Trends, Revenue Growth, Business Insights. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
More vulnerabilities were discovered in Google Chrome last year than any other piece of core internet software . The Secunia Vulnerability Review 2015 report [PDF] is built on data harvested by the company's Personal Software Inspector tool residing on "millions" of customer end points, each with an average of 76 installed applications. The link for this article located at The Register UK is no longer available. . Statistics indicate that in 2015, Mozilla Firefox experienced a higher number of security flaws than any other essential web browser software.. Google Chrome Risks, Internet Security Trends, Vulnerability Analysis. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Paraphrasing the song made famous in the 1960s by The Troggs and wonderfully updated by Bill Nighy in "Love Actually" Big Data is really all around us. We are making more and more data about ourselves available to a broader audience. But what if that data is stolen? Is it useful to anyone?. A look at the new products coming from this year's Consumer Electronics Show is proof that 2014 will be the year that wearable technology moves from The Valley of the Geeks in Main Street. Google Glass is perhaps the most feted piece of wearable tech but there are dozens of wristbands that track our activity, apps that we can log our meals in and devices for capturing all manner of biometric data. Intel even released an earbud that tracks your pulse and reminds you get more exercise. The link for this article located at CSO Online is no longer available. The link for this article located at CSO Online is no longer available. . A look at the new products coming from this year's Consumer Electronics Show is proof that 2014 will. paraphrasing, famous, 1960s, troggs, wonderfully, updated, nighy. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
A hacker claims to have breached and backdoored security and antivirus software firm Trend Micro due to 'pseudo-security' as well as SYKES which runs support services for Trend Micro. According to Pastebin and a dump for 'proof' of the breach, the hacker claims to still be in control of a backdoor into the security firm.. . An anonymous individual alleges to have infiltrated and compromised security solutions provider Avast, citing superficial protections as the reason.. Trend Micro Breach,Cybersecurity Incident,Antivirus Security,Backdoor Threats. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Security-as-a-service was the big theme at this year. The link for this article located at ZDNet is no longer available. . The RSA Conference 2023 highlighted the evolution of cloud security, urging organizations to update their frameworks as they migrate to the cloud.. Cloud Security Trends, Service Models, RSA Conference Insights. . Dave Wreski
After three years of modest or no gains, the number of publicly reported vulnerabilities jumped in 2005, boosted by easy-to-find bugs in web applications. Yet, questions remain about the value of analyzing current databases, whose data rarely correlates easily. A survey of four major vulnerability databases found that the number of flaws counted by each in the past five years differed significantly. However, three of the four databases exhibited a relative plateau in the number of flaws publicly disclosed in 2002 through 2004. And, every database saw a significant increase in their count of the flaws disclosed in 2005. . A few common themes emerged from the data as well. In 2005, easy-to-find flaws in web applications were likely responsible for the majority of the increase, the database managers said in interviews with SecurityFocus. However, some of the increase came from a doubling in the number of flaws released by large software companies. The link for this article located at TheRegister.co.uk is no longer available. . The rising number of documented flaws underscores patterns in software security gaps following an extended period of consistency.. Public Vulnerabilities Trends, Web Application Bugs, Vulnerability Data Analysis. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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