By Fahmida Y. Rashid, Victor R. Garza The best open source networking and security software The major theme of our winners in the Networking and Security category this year is unabashedly security. As organizations become more distributed and …read more Source:: OpenSource
Tag: Security Warnings
IDG Contributor Network: Is Debian the gold standard for Linux security?
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By Jim Lynch Is Debian the gold standard for Linux security? Security is an important priority for all users, even those who run Linux as their preferred operating system. One redditor wondered in a …read more Source:: OpenSource
Latin America braces for rise in cybersecurity threats
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Ransomware, ATM jackpotting and advanced targeted attacks will become a norm in the region within the next few months, according to Kaspersky Lab. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Mozilla launches free website security scanning service
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By Lucian Constantin In order to help webmasters better protect their websites and users, Mozilla has built an online scanner that can check if web servers have the best security settings in place. <a class="colorbox" …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Can Copperhead OS fix Android’s security problems?
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By Jim Lynch Copperhead OS and Android security Android has had its share of security problems over the years, but now a startup is working hard to fix them. Copperhead OS might be …read more Source:: OpenSource
IDG Contributor Network: Is Linux a security risk in Windows 10?
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By Jim Lynch Is Linux a security risk in Windows 10? The inclusion of Linux in Windows 10 has certainly gotten lots of attention in the media, but now some sites are speculating that …read more Source:: OpenSource
OpenBSD 6.0 tightens security by losing Linux compatibility
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By Serdar Yegulalp OpenBSD, one of the more prominent variants of the BSD family of Unix-like operating systems, will be released at the beginning of September, according to a note on …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft: Here’s how to fix the Group Policy mess caused by our security update
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Microsoft has posted more details and guidance regarding its June security patch which broke Group Policy for a number of users. …read more Source:: it-priorities
Red Hat builds Linux container security scanning into RHEL
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By Serdar Yegulalp Red Hat is retooling its enterprise product line around containers, and it’s introduced container security components as part of that effort. This week, Red Hat showed off two methods for …read more Source:: OpenSource
New Mozilla fund will pay for security audits of open-source code
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By John Ribeiro A new Mozilla fund, called Secure Open Source, aims to provide security audits of open-source code, following the discovery of critical security bugs like Heartbleed and Shellshock in key pieces …read more Source:: OpenSource