Red Hat launches major update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat has released a major update to its business flagship Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 open-source operating system with version 8.2. More monitoring tools and container solutions should make the open source business operating system work even better for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.... Read more
Huawei joins patent-free Open Invention Network
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei announces that it is joining the Open Invention Network, in which Linux programmers are free to use patent-pending programs to create money-making software.
The Open Invention Network is an organisation with more than 3000 members (and is financially suppor... Read more
Microsoft announces Defender for Linux, Android and iOS to follow
Not only versions of Microsoft Windows have security tools, including Threat Protection, Insider Risk Management and Defender, also Linux has the possibility to install this security as of this week. Microsoft is also planning to roll out the tools for iOS and Android later this year.
The arriva... Read more
CoreOS Container Linux ends in September
Red Hat will end CoreOS Container Linux in September. The company urges users to migrate to another operating system "as soon as possible" before the end comes in sight.
According to DevClass, Red Hat prefers users to migrate to Fedora CoreOS, which the company has designated as the "official su... Read more
Linux Foundation launches DENT to improve network edge
The Linux Foundation today launches DENT. This is a project intended to develop a network operating system (NOS) for disaggregated network switches, which are intended for campus environments and remote business locations.
A press release from the Linux Foundation shows that the aim is to unite ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is now also available on Linux
Microsoft continues to expand the reach of its Teams business collaboration tool with the launch of a public preview on Linux. This is the first time that an application from the Office suite has been officially launched on Linux.
The Linux version supports all core functionality of Teams, inclu... Read more
‘VPN connections of Linux distributions vulnerable to hacking’
A new vulnerability has been discovered in Linux, Android, macOS and other Unix-based operating systems. Malicious parties could be able to hack VPN connections because of the vulnerability.
The research team 'The Breakpointing Bad', of the University of New Mexico, shared the findings. When a v... Read more
Azure Sphere 19.11 supports Linux
Version 19.11 of Azure Sphere comes with support for Linux. However, a number of requirements have to be met. For example, the new version needs Ubuntu 18.05 LTS.
Azure Sphere is Microsoft's solution for extremely light IoT devices that can be kept up to date using Azure. This avoids the complex... Read more
Linux vulnerability allows hackers to attack devices through wi-fi
The
Linux kernel has been found to contain an error, which provides hackers with the
opportunity to crash devices using Realtek's WiFi chips. In some cases, it is
also possible to take over devices. The error has existed for 6 years, until now.
The
vulnerability is located in the RTLWIFI driver,... Read more
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: What’s new?
Earlier this year, Red Hat released a new version of its Linux
distribution. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, for many known as RHEL 8. We talked
to Maxim Burgerhout about this new version, but especially about what they have
renewed and improved. What the added value of this version is for developers
a... Read more