President Obama Launches New Cybersecurity Initiative
Feb 10, 2016US government invests $19 billion on enhancing security and replacing ancient computer systems.
more »Mozilla Firefox Blocks Flash
Jul 14, 2015More embarrassment for Adobe's embattled multimedia tool
more »Obama Proposes Personal Data Notification Law
Jan 13, 2015New statute would require companies to report break-ins to consumers.
more »Industry Giants Announce a Fix for the Password Mess
Dec 16, 2014FIDO alliance declares the beginning of the end for old-style login authentication.
more »Password Management Services Vulnerable to Attack
Jul 15, 2014Should you trust an online service to store your online passwords?
more »Offensive Security Releases Kali Linux
Mar 22, 2013Offensive Security announces the release of Kali Linux – their “most advanced, robust, and stable penetration testing distribution to date.”
more »Electronic Freedom Foundation Criticizes Ubuntu
Nov 01, 2012The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) publishes a blog post critical of the new search feature included in Ubuntu 12.10.
more »Side Channel Attacks Some web applications send unnecessary information to attackers
Aug 23, 2012Sometimes error messages or log entries are too verbose for their own good, disclosing valuable information to attackers.
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Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices
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The Bullet-Proof KDE Software Initiative Is Coming
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Linux Mint Shares a Possible Kernel Cleanup Solution
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CachyOS Gets an Update
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The Linux Kernel Dev Staging Area Now Rejects AI-Generated Patches
Unless a kernel patch is a valid security fix, it will be rejected if it was created using AI.
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Linux Surpasses Double-Digit Market Share
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AI Helped Develop a Linux Exploit
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Yet Another Linux Kernel Vulnerability Discovered
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Ubuntu 26.10 to Include Ubuntu Certified Hardware Check
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Substantial Update to IPFire Now Available
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