Microsoft tightens tools for securing Linux endpoints
The Linux variant of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has been strengthened.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is Microsoft's answer to the demand for endpoint threat resistance in Windows, macOS and Linux. Functionality varies by the operating system. Microsoft announces that Microsoft Defender fo... Read more
Linux kernel updated to 5.15, the last LTS version of 2021
The Linux kernel has been updated to version 5.15, gaining lots of functionality. 5.15 is the latest Long Term Support version for this year.
According to Linus Torvalds, the release of the Linux kernel is the result of a 'calm' development process, despite the outcry from developers over the so... Read more
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Beta is available
The beta version Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.5 is live. The update enriches RHEL's web console, introduces new system roles for the rapid setup of various processes, and comes with the most current reference implementation of Java SE. While beta access was previously reserved for beta pass ho... Read more
Canonical will support older Ubuntu LTS versions a few years longer
Administrators who were nervous about ageing Ubuntu machines can breathe easy, a few more years of support have been added. Canonical brings 16.04 and 14.04 LTS into the ten-year fold. Users still on 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) released in April 2014 now have up to April 2024 to make the move to a more... Read more
Linux kernel v5.14 is ready and features the most commits in a long time
Version 5.14 of the Linux kernel is on its way and may debut next week, after going through a rather uneventful development process.
Linus Torvalds started this version on July 11th when he announced rc1 and told users to not expect any huge surprises and size-wise, to expect something within th... Read more
Linux kernel loses IDE support in release candidate of version 5.14
Linus Torvalds published the first release candidate for version 5.14 of the Linux kernel. Torvalds had some remarks accompanying the release, where he made clear his hopes that the release cycle will be smooth, with observations about the smoothness of the process related to the size of the releas... Read more
Linux security firm Capsule8 is acquired by Sophos
Sophos Group has announced that it has acquired the startup Capsule8 by Linux. Sophos will integrate their Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Capsule8’s attack detection technology.
Capsule8 was founded back in 2016 specifically for Linux production environments. It provides attack detectio... Read more
Microsoft no longer plans to deliver SQL Server on Windows Containers
Microsoft has suspended its SQL server on Windows Containers projects, which was announced in a blog post on July 5. Microsoft is advising those who need to use the SQL Server in containers, to use Linux instead. Microsoft officials said the decision was because of existing ecosystem challenges and... Read more
CloudLinux releases UChecker security tool for Linux servers
Linux is less vulnerable to attacks than Windows. However, Linux is not the perfection of security. Cloud Linux is helping to improve Linux’s operational security, by releasing UChecker.
The company is well known for creating a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)/CentOS server clone, CloudLinux, a... Read more
Linux 5.13 hits rc5, Linus Torvalds mildly concerned
The fifth Linux Kernel version 5.13 has just been released, and Linus Torvalds believes that the release will start shrinking soon
Linus Torvalds has been slightly concerned about how the releases have not calmed down yet. The rc5 is of average size, so he hopes that the releases will be shrinki... Read more