Linux Foundation creates research division to study open source impact
Venture Beast
APRIL 14, 2021
The Linux Foundation is creating a new research unit to provide greater insight into open source technology and the people creating it. Read More.
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University of Minnesota banned from contributing to Linux kernel
The Verge
APRIL 22, 2021
The University of Minnesota has been banned from contributing to the Linux kernel by one of its maintainers after researchers from the school apparently knowingly submitted code with security flaws. The possibility of bugs slipping through is well-known in the open-source software community.
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Open-sourced Technology Levels the Playing Field Between Tech Giants and Startups
CTOvision
JULY 21, 2015
The contest between proprietary technology and open source has been ongoing for a decade.Today, some of the most premium technology is open-sourced and free. Even Google's highly prized Borg software is becoming open-sourced. Government push for open source software.
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How a university got itself banned from the Linux kernel
The Verge
APRIL 30, 2021
Fifteen days later, the University of Minnesota was banned from contributing to the Linux kernel. “I I suggest you find a different community to do experiments on,” wrote Linux Foundation fellow Greg Kroah-Hartman in a livid email. None of the University of Minnesota researchers would talk to me for this story.
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Heptio founder leads Stacklok, a new software supply chain startup that just raised $17.5M
GeekWire
MAY 17, 2023
Stacklok Photo) A pair of cloud computing vets are jumping back into entrepreneurship with a new startup that helps enterprises vet software supply chains amid a rise in cyber-breaches stemming from open-source code. Hinds is the project founder of Sigstore, a tool to verify and authenticate software artifacts.
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Flexagon recognized in the Forrester Wave ISDP
Flexagon
JUNE 5, 2023
Java and Linux) as well as business platforms such as Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP. Ranked highly as having a strong current offering among 13 ISDP vendors, the report notes that Flexagon builds an end-to-end ISDP that supports traditional forms of software and infrastructure (e.g.,
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Salesforce IT injects generative AI to ease its massive datacenter migration
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 6, 2023
That’s why SaaS giant Salesforce, in migrating its entire data center from CentOS to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, has turned to generative AI — not only to help with the migration but to drive the real-time automation of this new infrastructure. This is going to change how infrastructure is managed.”
The Linux Migration: Other Users’ Stories, Part 4
Scott Lowe
MARCH 21, 2017
This post is part of a series of posts sharing other users’ stories about their migration to Linux as their primary desktop OS. As I mentioned in part 1 of the series , there seemed to be quite a bit of pent-up interest in using Linux as your primary desktop OS. Q: Why did you switch to Linux? is awesome).
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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 24, 2022
IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000. The program enables customers to pay only for what they use of Z system hardware and software. Z upgrades and open source. The surge in Linux interest reflects the popularity of the operating system across the industry.
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Computing at the edge of space: HPE and Microsoft conduct International Space Station experiments
GeekWire
AUGUST 18, 2021
They’re using standard and open-source tools such as Python and Linux containers to ensure that others can participate or build on their approaches in the future. Instead, the companies took software developed by Microsoft and packaged it up into Linux containers to process astronaut genomes on Spaceborne Computer-2.
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Severe flaws in widely used archive library put many projects at risk
Network World
JUNE 22, 2016
In a world where any new software project is built in large part on existing third-party code, finding and patching vulnerabilities in popular open-source libraries is vital to creating reliable and secure applications.
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Why Fuzzing Is Your Friend For DevSecOps
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
One large risk they can mitigate is being blindsided by an unknown software vulnerability. With the increasing numbers of remote workers, it’s even more critical to make sure the software agencies develop and use is secure. Fuzzers are different from most software security tools. Leaders proactively mitigate risk.
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Why Fuzzing Is Your Friend For DevSecOps
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
One large risk they can mitigate is being blindsided by an unknown software vulnerability. With the increasing numbers of remote workers, it’s even more critical to make sure the software agencies develop and use is secure. Fuzzers are different from most software security tools. Leaders proactively mitigate risk.
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WHY FUZZING IS YOUR FRIEND FOR DEVSECOPS
ForAllSecure
JUNE 16, 2020
One large risk they can mitigate is being blindsided by an unknown software vulnerability. With the increasing numbers of remote workers, it’s even more critical to make sure the software agencies develop and use is secure. Fuzzers are different from most software security tools. Leaders proactively mitigate risk.
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Wall of Flippers is the way to put a stop to Flipper Zero
Dataconomy
DECEMBER 25, 2023
It’s packed with tools for exploring hardware, software, and wireless protocols. Researchers demonstrated the ability to bombard Apple devices with bogus connection requests, triggering an endless torrent of pop-ups and wreaking havoc on notifications. Wall of Flippers is an open-source Python project offers a beacon of hope.
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41 Federal Big Data Community Convenes 6 Feb at Apache Hadoop Forum
CTOvision
DECEMBER 21, 2013
Sudhanshu Arora – Software Engineer, Cloudera. The Evolution of Machine Learning from Science to Software. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career in the enterprise software market. Prior to Cloudera Mike was CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine.
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Top 5 Takeaways From The “ForAllSecure Makes Software Security Automous” Livestream
ForAllSecure
APRIL 17, 2019
The pain of not being able to hire enough cybersecurity people to secure software is universal. million open jobs in software security. ” It’s commonly unknown that risk can be inherited via vulnerable code components sourced from software supply chains. ISC)2 predicts that by 2022 there will be 1.8
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52 Attend the 6 Feb @Cloudera Federal Forum: For the Analyst, Data Scientist, #BigData Technologist in DC
CTOvision
JANUARY 23, 2014
Sudhanshu Arora – Software Engineer, Cloudera. 2:00 PM The Evolution of Machine Learning from Science to Software. Tom has a distinguished 30-year career in the enterprise software market. Prior to Cloudera Mike was CEO of Sleepycat Software, makers of Berkeley DB, the open source embedded database engine.
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Top 5 Takeaways From The “ForAllSecure Makes Software Security Automous” Livestream
ForAllSecure
APRIL 17, 2019
The pain of not being able to hire enough cybersecurity people to secure software is universal. million open jobs in software security. ” It’s commonly unknown that risk can be inherited via vulnerable code components sourced from software supply chains. ISC)2 predicts that by 2022 there will be 1.8
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TOP 5 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE “FORALLSECURE MAKES SOFTWARE SECURITY AUTONOMOUS” LIVESTREAM
ForAllSecure
APRIL 17, 2019
The pain of not being able to hire enough cybersecurity people to secure software is universal. million open jobs in software security. ” It’s commonly unknown that risk can be inherited via vulnerable code components sourced from software supply chains. ISC)2 predicts that by 2022 there will be 1.8
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Los Angeles IT secures the vote with open source and the cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 11, 2023
Aman Bhullar, CIO of Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, has heeded the call, having led a widespread overhaul of antiquated voting infrastructure just in time for the contentious 2020 presidential election — a transformation rich in open source software to ensure other counties can benefit from his team’s work.
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AWS Careers: On the Road to All 9 AWS Certifications
Linux Academy
MARCH 15, 2019
I had the pleasure of speaking with one of our amazing students about his experience training for AWS certifications on Linux Academy. We have a large hospital organization with a clinic with 20-30 healthcare providers and a large research health science division. My job encompasses supporting Linux and VMware on physical servers.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
In this episode, one researcher explains how he successfully escaped the Chrome sandbox, and how bug bounties must just be a good thing resulting in better security for us all. Primarily, where we do security audit and analysis for software vendors. Tim: Chrome is based on the open source project Chromium by Google.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
In this episode, one researcher explains how he successfully escaped the Chrome sandbox, and how bug bounties must just be a good thing resulting in better security for us all. Primarily, where we do security audit and analysis for software vendors. Tim: Chrome is based on the open source project Chromium by Google.
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Technology Short Take #60
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 28, 2016
The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Networking.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Chrome Sandbox
ForAllSecure
OCTOBER 13, 2020
In this episode, one researcher explains how he successfully escaped the Chrome sandbox, and how bug bounties must just be a good thing resulting in better security for us all. Primarily, where we do security audit and analysis for software vendors. Tim: Chrome is based on the open source project Chromium by Google.
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What is Virtual Network Computing (VNC)?
Dataconomy
APRIL 13, 2023
A Virtual Network Computing port is a network port that is used by VNC servers and clients to establish a connection over a network The VNC technology was developed by the British company Olivetti Research Laboratory in the late 1990s and is currently maintained and extended by RealVNC Ltd. and the open-source community.
The Hacker Mind Podcast: Fuzzing Message Brokers
ForAllSecure
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Jonathan Knudsen from Synopsys joins The Hacker Mind to discuss his presentation at SecTor 2021 on fuzzing message brokers such as RabbitMQ and VerneMQ, both written in Erlang, demonstrating that any type of software in any environment can still be vulnerable. Vamosi: The idea behind Open Source is great.
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Technology Short Take #60
Scott Lowe
JANUARY 28, 2016
The rise of Linux in importance in the networking industry continues, with Arista announcing enhancements to Arista EOS to support—among other things—Docker containers. As a partial counterpoint to the increased use/visibility of Linux in the networking industry, check out Ivan’s take on Dell’s OS10 announcement. Networking.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed
ForAllSecure
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
I mean, it was open source, right? And this is open source software, meaning that there’s some developers or some project behind it that has already built out the basics of what you need to put it into your code and start using it. No shame in that. You may have heard of Linus' law. That much was obvious.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed
ForAllSecure
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
I mean, it was open source, right? And this is open source software, meaning that there’s some developers or some project behind it that has already built out the basics of what you need to put it into your code and start using it. No shame in that. You may have heard of Linus' law. That much was obvious.
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Tech-savvy dad launches open-source platform to save children with rare diseases – including his son
GeekWire
APRIL 2, 2021
As his son is now approaching his third birthday, Ramesh is working with researchers in pursuit of a gene therapy to correct Raghav’s rare condition, and he is spearheading a first-of-its-kind effort to help others do the same. Researchers estimate there are more than 6,000 different rare diseases. Click to enlarge.).
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Best IT and Tech Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. Our articles are typically focused on software recommendations, business, security, interesting topics and search engine optimization and marketing. CIO Dashboard.
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Hottest tech skills to hire for in 2020
Hacker Earth
JANUARY 22, 2020
Information security software developers. Software engineer. Research analyst. Containers store up code and all its dependencies so that an application runs fast and reliably on any other Linux machine. Some of the common job roles requiring Docker as a skill are: Software developers. Software engineers.
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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hunting The Next Heartbleed
ForAllSecure
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
I mean, it was open source, right? And this is open source software, meaning that there’s some developers or some project behind it that has already built out the basics of what you need to put it into your code and start using it. No shame in that. You may have heard of Linus' law. That much was obvious.
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52 Tech Blogs – Best Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MAY 1, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Information Week shares news, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
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25 Feb Cloudera Federal Forum in Tysons Corner: Amazing agenda filled with lessons learned and best practices
CTOvision
FEBRUARY 4, 2015
Eva Andreasson has been working with JVMs, SOA, Cloud, and infrastructure software for 15+ years. Hittle is a Level III, top-ranked, Acquisition Program Manager and Systems Planning Research, Development, and Engineering Professional. Senior Director of Technology Solutions, Cloudera. Eva Andreasson. He likes shiny objects. Mike Olson.
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Join Architects, Planners, Program Managers, Data Scientists at 4th Annual Cloudera Federal Forum in DC 25 Feb
CTOvision
JANUARY 18, 2015
Eva Andreasson has been working with JVMs, SOA, Cloud, and infrastructure software for 15+ years. Hittle is a Level III, top-ranked, Acquisition Program Manager and Systems Planning Research, Development, and Engineering Professional. Senior Director of Technology Solutions, Cloudera. Eva Andreasson. He likes shiny objects. Mike Olson.
Don’t Use Kubernetes Until You’ve Asked This Question
Linux Academy
JULY 23, 2019
Kubernetes is an open-source platform that helps manage containers. Lee Eason (Executive Director in Software Development at IHS Markit, Co-founder of Tekata.io) shares his thoughts: “It’s important for companies to focus on doing work that makes them more competitive. To answer this question, let’s dive deeper.
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Best Tech Blogs – Must Read Tech Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 22, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Information Week shares news, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
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A Reflection On ForAllSecure's Journey In Bootstrapping Behavior Testing Technology
ForAllSecure
APRIL 3, 2019
Software security is a global challenge that is slated to grow worse. The application attack surface is growing by 111 billion new lines of software code every year, with newly reported zero-day exploits rising from one-per-week in 2015 to one-per-day by 2021, according to the Application Security Report from Cybersecurity Ventures.
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Top Tech Websites 2019
Galido
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Information Week shares news, analysis and research for business technology professionals, plus peer-to-peer knowledge sharing.
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Don’t Use Kubernetes Until You’ve Asked This Question
Linux Academy
JULY 23, 2019
Kubernetes is an open-source platform that helps manage containers. Lee Eason (Executive Director in Software Development at IHS Markit, Co-founder of Tekata.io) shares his thoughts: “It’s important for companies to focus on doing work that makes them more competitive. To answer this question, let’s dive deeper.
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67 Best IT Blogs – Must Read Information Technology Resources 2019
Galido
MARCH 19, 2019
Information technology is the use of any tech devices, infrastructure, software and processes to create and process, store, secure and exchange all forms of digital data. Our articles are typically focused on software recommendations, business, security, interesting topics and search engine optimization and marketing. CIO Dashboard.
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