Security News

Unbound releases open source blockchain-crypto-mpc library for blockchain developers
2018-11-29 03:30

Unbound brings to the blockchain community a security solution via open source. The company’s blockchain-crypto-mpc library is available for free on Git Hub. It’s an open source library for...

Distributing Malware By Becoming an Admin on an Open-Source Project
2018-11-28 12:48

The module "event-steam" was infected with malware by an anonymous someone who became an admin on the project. Cory Doctorow points out that this is a clever new attack vector: Many open source...

OpenStack Foundation board expands mission to host new open source projects
2018-11-15 02:30

The board of directors of the OpenStack Foundation (OSF) adopted a resolution advancing a new governance framework supporting the organization’s investment in emerging use cases for OpenStack and...

The Linux Foundation launches Ceph Foundation to advance open source storage
2018-11-12 16:05

The Linux Foundation and over 30 global technology leaders are forming a new foundation to support the Ceph open source project community. The Ceph project develops a unified distributed storage...

IBM Buys "Red Hat" Open-Source Software Company for $34 Billion
2018-10-29 08:18

It's been quite a year for the open source platforms. Earlier this year, Microsoft acquired popular code repository hosting service GitHub for $7.5 billion, and now IBM has just announced the...

IBM to Acquire Open Source Giant Red Hat for $34 Billion
2018-10-29 01:52

IBM Buys Software Company Red Hat for $34bn in Bid for Cloud Dominance read more

First release of StarlingX open source edge cloud software now available
2018-10-25 02:00

StarlingX — the open source edge computing and IoT cloud platform optimized for low latency and high performance applications — is available in its first release. The project was established in...

WhiteSource raises $35M to mainstream open source security management
2018-10-17 23:30

WhiteSource raised a $35 million funding round led by Susquehanna Growth Equity, with participation by existing investors 83North and M12 – Microsoft Ventures. This $35 million Series-C adds to...

Open Source Security Management Firm WhiteSource Raises $35 Million
2018-10-17 17:54

WhiteSource, a company that specializes in open source security management, on Wednesday announced that it raised $35 million in a Series C funding round. read more

Are communications service providers confident in open source networking solutions?
2018-09-28 05:15

The Linux Foundation announced the results of an industry survey to gauge industry perceptions of open source across networking technologies. Top takeaways from the survey indicate an increasing...