Security News

The Linux Foundation brings network automation and cloud native communities together
2018-09-25 23:30

The Linux Foundation announced further collaboration between telecom and cloud industry leaders enabled by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and LF Networking (LFN), fueling migrations...

New Adwind Campaign Targets Linux, Windows, and macOS
2018-09-24 18:52

Adwind remote access Trojan (RAT) samples detected in a recently campaign were configured to gain persistence on Linux, Windows, and macOS systems, Cisco Talos warns. read more

Destructive Xbash Linux Malware Targets Enterprise Intranets
2018-09-18 17:07

A newly discovered piece of Linux malware that features both ransomware and crypto-currency mining capabilities appears designed to target enterprise intranets, Palo Alto Networks security...

Code Execution in Alpine Linux Impacts Containers
2018-09-18 00:33

A security researcher discovered several vulnerabilities in Alpine Linux, a distribution commonly used with Docker, including one that could allow for arbitrary code execution.  Based on musl and...

Docker fave Alpine Linux suffers bug miscreants can exploit to poison containers
2018-09-15 00:03

Now that's poetic, Justicz: Update apk and images now An infosec bod has documented a remote-code execution flaw in Alpine Linux, a distro that pops up a lot in Docker containers.…

WinMagic enables enterprise-class full drive encryption for Linux
2018-09-13 15:06

WinMagic has recently delivered the enterprise-class managed full drive encryption solution for Linux. The new capability empowers the company to assist enterprises struggling with managing...

Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux
2018-08-24 19:32

The approach makes Mirai executable on a wide variety of disparate IoT devices and platforms from a single server.

Researchers Blame ‘Monolithic’ Linux Code Base for Critical Vulnerabilities
2018-08-22 17:10

With an OS design based on a verified microkernel, researchers contend almost all Linux OS flaws could be mitigated to less than critical severity.

SUSE and Microsoft collaborate to deliver enterprise Linux kernel optimized for Azure
2018-08-21 11:52

SUSE announced the availability of the enterprise Linux kernel tailored for Microsoft Azure. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 on-demand instances now run on a custom-tuned kernel for workloads on...

If for some reason you're still using TKIP crypto on your Wi-Fi, ditch it – Linux, Android world bug collides with it
2018-08-09 02:57

Patch wpa_supplicant and/or kill off key protocol, thanks It’s been a mildly rough week for Wi-Fi security: hard on the heels of a WPA2 weakness comes a programming cockup in the wpa_supplicant...