Security News

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server earns Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification
2021-08-17 09:57

SUSE announced its flagship Linux distribution has earned Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification.SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 is now EAL 4+ level certified for IBM Z, Arm and x86-64 architectures, signifying compliance with the most-demanding security requirements for mission-critical infrastructure.

EasyWSL turns Linux docker images into a Windows 10 WSL distro
2021-08-15 14:21

If you can't find your favorite Windows Subsystem for Linux distribution available in the Microsoft Store, a new program called EasyWSL can convert almost any Linux Docker image into a WSL distro. The Microsoft Store offers many prebuilt Linux WSL distributions such as Fedora, Ubuntu, Alpine, Kali, Debian, and more.

How to install Webmin on Rocky Linux
2021-08-13 18:05

With Webmin, you can better secure and manage your instances of Rocky Linux. With distributions such as Rocky Linux, Webmin isn't included in the standard repositories, so you'll need to jump through a couple of hoops to get it up and running.

When 2FA on your Linux servers won't let you in, try this fix
2021-08-12 15:00

When your Linux servers are giving you fits, Jack Wallen has the solution for you.

Intel Patches High-Severity Flaws in NUC 9 Extreme Laptops, Ethernet Linux Drivers
2021-08-11 11:26

Intel on Tuesday released six new security advisories to inform customers about the availability of firmware and software updates that address a total of 15 vulnerabilities across several products. Two of the advisories have been assigned a high severity rating.

Qualys scans Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS on Red Hat OpenShift to reduce risk
2021-08-08 00:00

Qualys announced it has collaborated with Red Hat to drive greater security for both the container and host operating system for Red Hat OpenShift. The Cloud Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS on OpenShift combined with the Qualys solution for Container Security provides continuous discovery of packages and vulnerabilities for the complete Red Hat OpenShift stack.

Linux version of BlackMatter ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
2021-08-05 21:32

The BlackMatter gang has joined the ranks of ransomware operations to develop a Linux encryptor that targets VMware's ESXi virtual machine platform. With VMware ESXi being the most popular virtual machine platform, almost every enterprise-targeting ransomware operation has begun to release encryptors that specifically target its virtual machines.

Linux tutorial: How to disable the login banner
2021-08-05 15:00

You'll also learn why disabling the Linux login banner helps make your Linux servers more secure.

Google: Linux kernel and its toolchains are underinvested by at least 100 engineers
2021-08-04 12:29

Google's open security team has claimed the Linux kernel code is not good enough, with nearly 100 new fixes every week, and that at least 100 more engineers are needed to work on it. Kees Cook, a Google software engineer who has devoted much of his time to security features in the Linux kernel, has posted about continuing problems in the kernel which he said have insufficient focus.

Connect Ubuntu Linux Desktop 21.04 to an Active Directory domain: Here's how
2021-08-03 12:00

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to join Ubuntu Desktop to Active Directory domains.