Sudo is one of the most powerful and dangerous tools in the Unix or Linux system administrator's toolbox. With it, an ordinary user can run commands just as if he or she were the superuser or any ...

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 ...

Open source Linux software has gained favor among IoT system developers for a variety of reasons. Mostly, it is readily available through binary versions prepackaged with embedded hardware and an ever ...

Security researcher Dino Dai Zovi talks about a new company he cofounded called Capsule8 that will help IT organizations counter threats to Linux infrastructures. Security researcher Dino Dai Zovi ...

The rise of Linux malware: 9 tips for securing the OSS Your email has been sent Linux is the most secure operating system on the market; for years, that has been one of the open source platform’s best ...