WIKILEAKS HAS RELEASED Finfisher “weaponised malware” that it claims is being used by governments around the world to spy on journalists and activists, in order to help developers defend against it. Finfisher, which was first revealed in Wikileaks documents published in December 2011, can be used to intercept data from Mac OS X, Windows and…
LibrePlanet is coming March 21-22, 2015, call for proposals now open for annual free software conference
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LibrePlanet is an annual conference for free software enthusiasts. The conference brings together software developers, policy experts, activists and computer users to learn skills, share accomplishments and face challenges to software freedom. Newcomers are always welcome, and LibrePlanet 2015 will feature programming for all ages and experience levels. This year, the theme of LibrePlanet is…
11 open source security tools catching fire on GitHub
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Malware analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics — GitHub hosts a number of compelling tools for securing computing environments of all sizes The famous tenet “all bugs are shallow” is a cornerstone of open source development. Known as Linus’s Law, the idea that open code leads to more effective bug detection in a project is often…
Micro Focus buying Novell, Suse Linux owner for $1.2 billion
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Micro Focus is picking up Attachmate for a little over half of what Attachmate paid for Novell just three years ago In a move that will collect a lot of infrastructure software under one roof, mainframe software provider Micro Focus has started proceedings to merge with Attachmate Group, owners of Novell and Suse Linux, for…
WaveMaker PaaS Bets On Docker
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WaveMaker Enterprise, a newly issued platform-as-a-service, now uses Docker containers as its deployment step. While other platforms, including Apprenda, Red Hat’s OpenShift, and VMware/Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry, are moving the in the same direction, starting on Tuesday WaveMaker Enterprise gives you control over Docker as a default Linux container deployment environment, according to WaveMaker CEO Samir…
Broadband Forum and NFV ISG (ETSI) Up the Ante for NFV
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Two organizations collaborate to channel fully interoperable NFV solutions To see this press release, please visit: http://www.broadband-forum.org/news/download/pressreleeases/2014/BBF_NFV_FINAL_15Sep2014.pdf September 15, 2014, Dublin, Ireland – The Broadband Forum continues to collaborate with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) Industry Specification Group for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV ISG) after agreeing a formal liaison relationship last year.The collaboration aims…
ThinkPenguin wireless router now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
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The TPE-NWIFIROUTER comes pre-installed with libreCMC, an FSF-endorsed embedded GNU/Linux distribution. “This is a big step forward for computer user freedom. For the first time, you can purchase a router that ships with only free software preinstalled. This router and OS give us a platform that we can trust and control, and that the community…
10 Things You Need to Know About the Hot DevOps Trend
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DevOps results in faster software/application deployment and quicker problem detection. Here are misconceptions about transitioning to DevOps. Read more at eWeek Source: Linux
Future of the Enterprise: Heavy Investment in Internet of Things Security
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Research firm Gartner says over 20 percent of enterprises will invest in security for business initiatives using Internet of Things devices by 2017. Read more at Enterprise Open Source Toolkit Source: Linux