operating system

43% of businesses are still running Windows 7, security threats remain

January 15, 2019

With one year to go until Microsoft ends support for its ten-year-old operating system Windows 7, as many as 43% of enterprises are still running the outdated platform. …

French cybersecurity agency open sources security hardened CLIP OS

September 24, 2018

After developing it internally for over 10 years, the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI) has decided to open source CLIP OS, a Linux-based operating system …

Security improvements primary reason for Windows 10 migration

April 26, 2017

Migration to Windows 10 is expected to be faster than previous OS adoption, according to a survey by Gartner. The survey showed that 85 percent of enterprises will have …

Is your Windows 10 migration strategy leaving you vulnerable?

January 11, 2017

Despite enhanced security being a key driver in the move to Windows 10, many organizations are putting their security at risk with their choice of migration strategy, …

Researchers bypass ASLR by exploiting flaw in Intel chip

October 19, 2016

Researchers have found a design flaw in the branch predictor, a component of Intel’s Haswell processor, and have exploited it to bypass ASLR (Address Space Layout …

OS analysis tool osquery finally available for Windows

September 28, 2016

Nearly two years after Facebook open sourced osquery, the social networking giant has made available an osquery developer kit for Windows, allowing security teams to build …

New home router OS tackles firmware shortcomings

August 5, 2016

Untangle announced the release of a new operating system for consumer Wi-Fi routers at DEF CON 24. Router hardware has evolved and improved over the years, but its firmware …

Subgraph OS: Open source, hardened OS that prioritizes security and anonymity

April 5, 2016

Subgraph, an open source security company based in Montreal, has published the alpha release of Subgraph OS, which is designed to with security, anonymity AND usability in …