85% of organizations are yet to hit the cloud native technologies adoption milestone

Despite high adoption rates of cloud native technologies in recent years, enterprises have yet to cross the chasm to full adoption, but they’re quickly moving in that direction, according to initial results of a survey released by Canonical. The report… Continue reading 85% of organizations are yet to hit the cloud native technologies adoption milestone

Amazon ECS Anywhere enables customers to run Amazon ECS on any infrastructure

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Anywhere, a new capability for Amazon ECS that enables customers to run and manage container-based applications on-premises using the same APIs, cluster ma… Continue reading Amazon ECS Anywhere enables customers to run Amazon ECS on any infrastructure

Security doesn’t always require immediacy

New security threats emerge almost continuously, meaning we now deal with a known unknown. In the past year alone, malware and ransomware use has sharply increased, 43% of total breaches focused on web applications, and the trend of new vulnerabilities… Continue reading Security doesn’t always require immediacy

Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromise

A vulnerability (CVE-2020-10713) in the widely used GRUB2 bootloader opens most Linux and Windows systems in use today to persistent compromise, Eclypsium researchers have found. The list of affected systems includes servers and workstations, laptops a… Continue reading Bug in widely used bootloader opens Windows, Linux devices to persistent compromise

What’s the Deal With Snap Packages?

If you follow Linux news, you’ve probably already heard about the debate over snap packages. Developed by Canonical as a faster and easier way to get the latest versions of software installed on Ubuntu systems, the software has ended up starting a fiery debate in the larger Linux community. For …read more

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IoT security: In 2020, action needs to match awareness

As the power of IoT devices increases, security has failed to follow suit. This is a direct result of the drive to the bottom for price of network enabling all devices. But small steps can greatly increase the overall security of IoT. A better IoT secu… Continue reading IoT security: In 2020, action needs to match awareness

Canonical Adds More Security to Ubuntu OS

Canonical delivered an update to its Ubuntu distribution of Linux that makes available a wide range of cybersecurity capabilities, including an open source virtual private network (VPN) tunnel dubbed WireGuard that provides better performance than IPs… Continue reading Canonical Adds More Security to Ubuntu OS