The design of Linux is what mitigates viruses and other malicious software. It's not immune to malware (or the user who could ...

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 ...

Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key ...

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, ...

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 ...

Hewlett-Packard ups the security of its HP-UX 11i version of Unix, unveiling tools to ease the setting of a computer's security levels and nabbing a security certification. Stephen Shankland worked at ...

Re: [linux-security] DoS attacks against Linux kernel, Martin Siegert Re: [linux-security] ALERT: remote exploit in sendmail (SuSE), Martin Siegert [linux-security] ALERT: Again: possibility of remote ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. A Linux bug was recently uncovered by a young Norwegian ...

As Unix admins, we’re probably all well schooled in the basics of security and the three-legged stool on which it rests (confidentiality, integrity and availability). Those same principles underly ...

Hewlett-Packard said Monday that it has improved the security of its HP-UX 11i version of Unix, releasing two tools to simplify the setting of a computer's security levels and obtaining an ...