IBM claims its new container design is more secure than Docker or other containers by cutting operating system calls to the bare minimum and thereby reducing its attack surface as …read more Source:: Linux
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Trust is good, quantum trickery is better
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•Scientists prove, for the first time, the security of so-called device-independent quantum cryptography in a regime that is attainable with state-of-the-art quantum technology, thus paving the way to practical realization …read more Source:: Science
Crunch time for food security
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•Insects have been a valuable source of nutritional protein for centuries, as both food and feed. The challenge now is to broaden their appeal, safely and sustainably. …read more Source:: Science
Why you must patch the new Linux sudo security hole
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•Ironically, only the most secure Linux server setups are vulnerable to this newly discovered hole. …read more Source:: Linux
IDG Contributor Network: Is Linux Mint a secure distribution?
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•By Jim Lynch Linux Mint and security problems Linux Mint has been lambasted by some in the media for security problems over the last few years. But how accurate are such perceptions? Does …read more Source:: OpenSource
Netflix Stethoscope gives users a BYOD security checkup
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Medical professionals use stethoscopes to help diagnose problems inside the body. With Netflix’s newly open-sourced Stethoscope web application, users receive a security checkup for their mobile and computing …read more Source:: OpenSource
5 open source security tools too good to ignore
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•By Fahmida Y. Rashid Open source is a wonderful thing. A significant chunk of today’s enterprise IT and personal technology depends on open source software. But even while open source software is widely used …read more Source:: OpenSource
Unhackable OS? CertiKOS enables creation of secure system kernels
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•Computer system security stinks, because our software is buggy and untestable in full. Great for cyber criminals, but not for us. So why doesn’t someone build a mathematically verified, secure, …read more Source:: Linux
IDG Contributor Network: Linux: The 10 best privacy and security distributions
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•By Jim Lynch The 10 best privacy and security distributions Privacy has become an important issue for many users as corporations and governments stop at nothing to gather personal information. But Linux users do …read more Source:: OpenSource
Hadoop vendors make a jumble of security
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•By Matt Asay A year ago a Deutsche Bank survey of CIOs found that “CIOs are now broadly comfortable with [Hadoop] and see it as a significant part of the future …read more Source:: OpenSource