ZDNet

Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack

Another day, another potential Linux security problem. This time around, it's a critical vulnerability in shim -- the key link between Linux and your computer's firmware during boot. Left unrepaired, ...
ZDNet

Are all Linux vendor kernels insecure? A new study says yes, but there's a fix

While this may shock some, it's an open secret in the Linux community. As Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux stable kernel maintainer and a prominent member of the kernel security team, recently said: To be ...
Security

Seal Security launches Seal OS to target and repair Linux vulnerabilities

Seal Security, a leader in open source vulnerability remediation, today announced the launch of Seal OS, the first holistic solution designed to automatically fix vulnerabilities in both Linux ...
Forbes

The High Cost Of Security Vulnerabilities: Why Observability Is The Solution

As the risks of cyberattacks that are related to security vulnerabilities continuously grow and can cause huge business damage, we see DevSecOps shifting more and more toward engineering. In this ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Critical RCE Vulnerabilities Found in Common Unix Printing System

A new set of remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) in Linux environments has been discovered. These flaws, rated with a critical CVSS score of ...
Business Wire

Vulnerability Management Solution Tripwire IP360 Now Discovers More Than 200,000 Conditions

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tripwire, Inc., a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organizations, today announced that vulnerability ...
LinuxInsider

Coding Vulnerabilities, Linux Growth, FOSS Friction Cap Summer Highlights

As IT workers continue their daunting job of protecting network users from bad guys, a few new tools might help stem the tide of vulnerabilities that continue to link open-source and proprietary ...
LinuxInsider

Linux Vulnerabilities Creep Toward the Desktop

As Linux increasingly hits the enterprise and consumer mainstream, a growing number of security threats are emerging which prey on holes in applications and files managed by desktop users. On ...
Forbes

What To Look At When Assessing Your Cybersecurity Vulnerability Risk

Trishneet Arora is the Founder and CEO of TAC Security, a San Francisco-based Cybersecurity and Risk & Vulnerability Management Company. There's no doubt that organizations must pay attention to ...
Business Wire

Red Hat Reinforces Red Hat Enterprise Linux as a Foundation for Sensitive Computing with Common Criteria Certification, Commercial Solutions for Classified Status

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that Red Hat Enterprise Linux has further solidified itself as a platform of ...
Nasdaq

Rapid7 Introduces Active Patching: A New Automated Solution for Proactive Vulnerability Management

Rapid7, Inc. has announced the launch of Active Patching, an automated patching and remediation solution integrated into its Exposure Command platform, designed to enhance security for IT teams. As ...