A flaw in widely used Unix software could allow attackers to gain control over computers running Solaris, HP-UX and several versions of Linux, the maker of the software warns. Stephen Shankland worked ...

The rise of Linux in the global server landscape hasn’t gone unnoticed. Today, the open-source operating system (OS) resides on critical servers and powers applications for a vast array of companies, ...

The Linux Foundation's Greg Kroah-Hartman delivered a comprehensive talk this week on the current state and future challenges of Linux kernel security. Speaking at the Open Source Summit (OSS) Japan ...

Is Linux more secure than Windows? Sure. But that's a very low bar. Kees Cook, a Linux security expert, Debian Linux developer, and Google Security Engineer, is well aware that Linux could be more ...

The Linux server market is expected to grow by 35% from last year, according to research firm IDC. Many of these Linux systems are replacing Unix in corporations looking to reduce IT costs. However, ...

At the RSA Conference in San Jose, Calif., Sun revealed plans to release Solaris Trusted Extensions into beta testing in April and simultaneously enter evaluation for Common Criteria Certification at ...

The new features include encryption and hardening capabilities focused on data security and compliance issues. Fully integrated into the HP-UX 11i v2 operating environment, the enhancements are free ...

Computer security only happens when software is kept up to date. That should be a basic tenet for business users and IT departments. Apparently, it isn’t. At least for some Linux users who ignore ...

There’s no such thing as perfect security. There are no programs that give you absolute software security. After all, security is a process, not a product. Linux’s security process, though, is ...

Continuing our previous coverage of the "Apache and Case Insensitivity security issue," Robert Dotson suggests that the problem is not really a bug, but more an inherent part of using UNIX on HFS. He ...

Recently, an article crossed my path that made me smile. There’s not much in tech these days that does that, so I took a moment to savor this rare sensation. The piece by Jack Wallen on ZDNet pitched ...

“Stack Clash” poses threat to Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and other OSes. Mac OS kernel is derived heavily from Mach kernel, so for virtual memory management is not UNIX based but XNU based. Several ...