Just what every Linux system administrator wants just before the holidays: A serious Linux kernel security bug. The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), a zero-day security research firm, announced a new Linux ...

There's a lot of FUD about how Linux is being shown recently to be less secure than proprietary systems. That's nonsense. But, now there are hard facts from Google's Project Zero, Google's security ...

SELinux, or Security-Enhanced Linux, represents a paradigm shift in Linux security by enforcing mandatory access controls (MAC) based on security policies. Unlike traditional discretionary access ...

Together with the Linux Foundation, Google announced today that they would fund two Linux kernel developers' efforts as full-time maintainers exclusively focused on improving Linux security. "While ...

A new Linux vulnerability known as 'Dirty Pipe' allows local users to gain root privileges through publicly available exploits. Today, security researcher Max Kellermann responsibly disclosed the ...

Durable foundation for IT innovation fuels more intelligent hybrid cloud operations with AI-powered Linux management Adds security features to help mitigate future quantum-based threats Makes ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. This new research adds to that concern, claiming that a ...

Recently released exploit code makes people running fully patched versions of Fedora and other Linux distributions vulnerable to drive-by attacks that can install keyloggers, backdoors, and other ...

News briefs for January 23, 2019. All Debian and Ubuntu users (as well as users of their derivatives, such as Linux Mint, Ubuntu MATE, Kubuntu, Lubuntu and Xubuntu) should update APT immediately.