Verified Microkernel: the Cure for All Linux OS Vulnerabilities?

According to security researchers, Linux vulnerabilities could be entirely mitigated or “decreased” to “less-than-critical” severity via an OS design which is based on a verified microkernel. To prove their point, a group of aca… Continue reading Verified Microkernel: the Cure for All Linux OS Vulnerabilities?

Forget Troy. Try HelenOS

Even though it seems like there are a lot of operating system choices, the number narrows if you start counting kernels, instead of distributions. Sure, Windows is clearly an operating system family, and on the Unix-like side, there is Linux and BSD. But many other operating systems–Ubuntu, Fedora, Raspian–they all derive from some stock operating system. There are some outliers, though, and one of those is HelenOS. The open source OS runs on many platforms, including PCs, Raspberry PIs, Beaglebones, and many others.

Although the OS isn’t new, it is gaining more features and is now at version 0.7. You …read more

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KasperskyOS — Secure Operating System released for IoT and Embedded Systems

Russian cyber security and antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab has made available the much awaited KasperskyOS, a secure-by-design operating system based on Microkernel architecture which is specially designed for network devices, industrial control systems… Continue reading KasperskyOS — Secure Operating System released for IoT and Embedded Systems

Antivirus Firm Kaspersky launches Its Own Secure Operating System

The popular cyber security and antivirus company Kaspersky has unveiled its new hack-proof operating system: Kaspersky OS.

The new operating system has been in development for last 14 years and has chosen to design from scratch rather than relying on … Continue reading Antivirus Firm Kaspersky launches Its Own Secure Operating System