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Canonical GitHub account hacked, Ubuntu source code safe - ZDNet

Sun, 07/07/2019 - 18:38
Canonical GitHub account hacked, Ubuntu source code safe  ZDNet

Ubuntu source code appears to be safe; however Canonical is investigating.

EROFS Looking To Be Promoted Out Of Linux's Staging Area - Phoronix

Sun, 07/07/2019 - 12:02
EROFS Looking To Be Promoted Out Of Linux's Staging Area  Phoronix

Huawei's EROFS file-system has been part of the mainline Linux kernel for about one year albeit as part of the "staging" area until it's been proven stable and ...

Linux Games Get A Performance Boost for AMD GPUs Thanks to Valve's New Compiler - It's FOSS

Sun, 07/07/2019 - 11:02
Linux Games Get A Performance Boost for AMD GPUs Thanks to Valve's New Compiler  It's FOSS

Valve's new ACO compiler gives Linux games a performance boost for AMD GPUs. They compilation is now 45% faster resulting in in-game FPS improvement.

Debian 10.0 "Buster" Now Available - Powered By Linux 4.19, GNOME + Wayland - Phoronix

Sun, 07/07/2019 - 08:12
Debian 10.0 "Buster" Now Available - Powered By Linux 4.19, GNOME + Wayland  Phoronix

After a long day of preparations, Debian 10.0 "Buster" is now available as planned with the CD/DVD images having just hit the mirrors. Debian 10 is making use ...

Confirmed: Microsoft Wants Security Advice From Linux - Forbes

Sat, 07/06/2019 - 17:14
Confirmed: Microsoft Wants Security Advice From Linux  Forbes

Microsoft is no stranger to security problems as I have reported here at Forbes on far too many occasions for my liking. From the BlueKeep ticking time bomb that ...

Microsoft applies to join Linux security inner sanctum - MSPoweruser

Sat, 07/06/2019 - 07:38
Microsoft applies to join Linux security inner sanctum  MSPoweruser

Microsoft recently revealed that it runs more Linux than Windows 10 jobs on their Azure servers. Keeping all those instances secure is obviously very important ...

Microsoft wants to join private Linux security developer board - Windows Central

Sat, 07/06/2019 - 04:35
Microsoft wants to join private Linux security developer board  Windows Central

Microsoft has applied to join a private group of Linux developers responsible for reporting and discussing security issues before they go public.

Google Chromebook Challenger PineBook Pro Gets Privacy Switches And July Pre-Order Date - Forbes

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 23:29
Google Chromebook Challenger PineBook Pro Gets Privacy Switches And July Pre-Order Date  Forbes

The PineBook Pro is shaping up to be a fantastic value for $199, especially after a surprise announcement privacy advocates will love.

Golang Malware Targets Linux-Based Servers - Infosecurity Magazine

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 22:51
Golang Malware Targets Linux-Based Servers  Infosecurity Magazine

A cryptominer campaign has been targeting Linux-based servers using a new Golang malware, according to research published by F5 Labs. Though not often ...

Lessons in Vendor Lock-in: Google and Huawei - Linux Journal

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 19:39
Lessons in Vendor Lock-in: Google and Huawei  Linux Journal

What happens when you're locked in to a vendor that's too big to fail, but is on the opposite end of a trade war? The story of Google no longer giving Huawei ...

New Google "GVE" Driver Queued For Upcoming Linux 5.3 - Phoronix

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 18:37
New Google "GVE" Driver Queued For Upcoming Linux 5.3  Phoronix

Adding to the list of Linux 5.3 kernel features is a new "GVE" network driver from Google. The new GVE driver is nearly four thousand lines of kernel code and is ...

Intel Icelake Thunderbolt Support Not Coming Until Linux 5.4 - Phoronix

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 18:23
Intel Icelake Thunderbolt Support Not Coming Until Linux 5.4  Phoronix

While the Linux support around Intel Icelake is largely settled, one area that has gone under the radar until now has been the Thunderbolt support, which now is ...

New Golang malware plays the Linux field in quest for cryptocurrency - OODA Loop

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 18:07
New Golang malware plays the Linux field in quest for cryptocurrency  OODA Loop

Palo Alto Networks researchers have discovered a new strain of cryptojacking malware written in the Go programming language. The malware, dubbed Golang, ...

OpenWrt 18.06.4 released with updated Linux kernel, security fixes Curl and the Linux kernel and much more! - Packt Hub

Fri, 07/05/2019 - 16:33
OpenWrt 18.06.4 released with updated Linux kernel, security fixes Curl and the Linux kernel and much more!  Packt Hub

The OpenWrt Community announced the release of OpenWrt 18.06.4, the fourth *service* release of the stable OpenWrt 18.06 series. This release comes with a ...

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