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We have thousands of posts on a wide variety of open source and security topics, conveniently organized for searching or just browsing.
Google yesterday rolled a new stable version of the company’s web browser, Chrome 79 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. The new web browser comes with several security improvements and better secure browsing protections, including a new feature that will automatically alert you if your passwords have been hacked. Learn more:
Are you a Google Chrome user? Google has released the Chrome 79 web browser for all supported platforms, including GNU/Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and Chrome OS. This release includes 51 security fixes. Learn more:
Red Hat and CentOS have announced the availability of important kernel security updates for their Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS Linux 7 operating system series that address two security vulnerabilities and numerous other bugs. Learn more:
Are you a Kali Linux user? Have you heard that the Kali Linux OS has added a Windows-style undercover theme for hackers, penetration testers and cybersecurity researchers? Learn more:
Are you a privacy-conscious Linux user? If so, you may want to check out Brave 1.0, which is now out of beta and in stable release form. Learn more:
Nearly four years after the Brave browserinsertedits we-will-pay-for-your attention pitch into theadblockersv.publisherswar, it’s finally showtime. Brave 1.0 promises privacy, security, speed and ad-watching payouts. Are you using Brave 1.0? If so, we'd love to hear what you think of the browser. Learn more:
Red Hat, Inc. today announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1, the latest version of the world's leading enterprise Linux platform. The first minor release of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 enhances the manageability, security and performance of the operating system underpinning the open hybrid cloud while also adding new capabilities to drive developer innovation. Learn more about Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1:
Microsoft is planning to bring its Defender antivirus to Linux systems next year and will be giving a demo of how security specialists can use Microsoft Defender at the Ignite Conference this week. What are your thoughts on this announcement? Get the details in a great ZDNet article:
Starting in March 2020, with Firefox 74, Firefox users will no longer be able to side load extensions. This method has been available to Firefox extension developers since the browser's early days; however, Mozilla has announced plans to discontinue supporting sideloaded extensions, citing security risks. Do you agree with Mozilla's decision? Learn more:
Following an attack that breached one of its servers, NordVPN is taking several steps in an effort to show customers that it can still provide secure access to the internet. Learn more:
Germany's BSI tested Firefox, Chrome, IE, and Edge. Firefox was only browser to pass all minimum requirements for mandatory security features. Learn more:
Have you heard thatCloudflareis ratcheting up its fight against bots with a new “fight mode,” which it says will frustrate and disincentivize bot operators from their malicious activity? Learn more:
IBM has boosted its growing stable of quantum computers with a new 53-quantum bit (qubit) device, the most powerful ever offered for commercial use. Learn more in a great Naked Security article:
Popular software hosting service GitHub has acquired Semmle, a code analysis platform that helps product developers and security researchers discover potential zero-days and critical vulnerabilities in large codebases. Learn more in a great The Next Web article:
Chrome 77 has been released with no EV indicators, contact picker or permanent Guest Mode. Learn more about Chrome 77, which is available for Linux users:
Have you heard Google is removing EV certificates from the Chrome omnibar? Get the details:
The new Kubernetes Security Platform comes with enhanced capabilities for DevOps and security teams to protect their container and Kubernetes environments. Get the details:
Are you familiar with bpftrace, a new Linux tracer that analyzes production performance problems and troubleshoots software? Learn more in this awesome Opensource.com article:
IBM Corp. todayannouncedthat it has reengineered its software portfolio to now be "cloud-native and optimized to run on Red Hat OpenShift." This will allow enterprises to build "mission-critical" apps once and "run them on all leading public clouds, including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Alibaba and IBM Cloud and on private clouds," according to the announcement.
In recent months, we’ve seen quite a few reports of the Google Play Store hosting counterfeit apps that are designed to dupe users and earn money through ad farms. In the latest reveal, CSIS Security Group’s report suggests that a fake app – promising updates for Samsung phones – has been installed by over 10 million users.