
IoT devices under attack: Amnesia hijacks, BrickerBot destroys
Every hour of every day, computer systems and IoT devices are under attack by bots trying to recruit them into growing botnets. Security researchers have recently highlighted …

Capsule8: Container-aware real-time threat protection
Despite massive adoption of Linux in the enterprise, there has been no world-class security offering for Linux infrastructure — until now. In this podcast recorded at RSA …

Passages: Secure virtual browser for malware isolation
Over 90% of undetected attacks come through the web. In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2017, Lance Cottrell, Chief Scientist at Ntrepid, talks about Passages, a …

Advanced Windows botnet spreads Mirai malware
Kaspersky Lab experts are analyzing the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware as part of a concerted effort to close down Mirai botnets in the wild. The Windows …

Kali Linux certification, first official Kali book on the horizon
The Kali Linux distribution celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The hugely popular open source project, maintained by Offensive Security, announced today that its new …

McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise opens Linux machines to remote attackers
Security researcher Andrew Fasano has discovered a multitude of vulnerabilities in McAfee Virus Scan Enterprise product for Linux – vulnerabilities that can be chained …

Critical Linux bug opens systems to compromise
Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia have discovered a critical flaw that can allow attackers – both local and remote – to obtain root shell on …

Linux/IRCTelnet creates new, powerful IoT DDoS botnet
Linux/IRCTelnet (new Aidra), a new piece of Linux malware targeting IoT devices and turning them into DDoS-capable bots, has been spotted and analyzed by one of the …

Dirty COW Linux kernel zero-day exploited in the wild is now patched
Linux developer Phil Oester has spotted attackers exploiting a Linux kernel zero-day privilege escalation flaw that dates back to 2007, and has raised the alarm. The …

Ubuntu 16.10 released with hybrid cloud operations and Unity 8 developer preview
Released today, Ubuntu 16.10 comes with hybrid cloud operations, bare-metal cloud performance, the ability to lift-and-shift 80% of Linux VMs to machine containers, Kubernetes …

Open source jobs: Insights from European professionals
The 2016 Open Source Jobs Report released earlier this year by Dice and The Linux Foundation analyzed trends for open source careers and the motivations of professionals in …

OpenChain Project: Best practices for an ecosystem of open source software compliance
Yesterday at LinuxCon in Berlin, The Linux Foundation announced that the OpenChain Project has established its first set of requirements and best practices for consistent free …
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