IBM aims Linux at financial companies
Source: C|NET
Linux
Super-Secure Linux, Inch by Inch
Super-secure additions to the Linux operating system are inching closer to the mainstream.
Developers have turned Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux), a prototype created in part by the National Security Agency, into a module that operates almost seamlessly on the Linux operating system.
"Even though SELinux wasn't intended as a complete secure system, we knew that as released it could make a substantial impact to the security of systems that incorporated it," says Grant Wagner, technical director for NSA's Secure Systems Research Office.
Hardened Linux Puts Hackers EnGarde
Source: Network Computing
Maintaining the security of your Internet-facing Linux server is a challenge. Often you're left building castles in the sand, only to see them washed away by the vulnerability du jour. If you're ready to construct your fortifications of stronger stuff, security-enhanced Linux distributions may be the answer. They offer an alternative to the patch-and-pray cycle we're stuck in today.
SuSE Security Announcement
Source: Security Focus
Package: bind9, bind9-beta
Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2002:021
Date: Thursday, Jun 6th, 02:00 MEST 2002
Affected products: 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0
Vulnerability Type: remote denial of service attack
Severity (1-10): 4
SuSE default package: no
Other affected systems: systems running ISC bind9
Content of this advisory:
'Unbreakable Linux'
Source: SILICON VALLEY
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- A trio of high tech CEOs joined forces Wednesday in a move to unseat IBM (NYSE:IBM) as the Linux vendor of choice.
Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) CEO Larry Ellison, Dell Computer (NASDAQ:DELL) CEO Michael Dell, and Red Hat (NASDAQ:RHAT) CEO Matthew Szulik said they are fully committing themselves to Linux for the enterprise.
Linux clustering cornucopia
Which cluster is for you? Rawn Shah serves as your expert guide through the maze of both open- and closed-source clustering solutions available for Linux today. This article surveys different forms of clustering and some of the many implementations that are available commercially and as freeware.
Commentary: Where UnitedLinux Got It Wrong
Source: Newsforge
On Thursday, Linux companies Caldera, SuSE, Conectiva and Turbolinux came together to announce a new effort called UnitedLinux. The four distributions will create a single Linux distribution focused on the business server market. Participating companies will be free to bundle their own software with the distribution to add value to the generic distribution. Furthermore, other Linux companies are free to join the effort.
Linux.Simile : A Polymorphic Metamorphic Virus
{Win32,Linux}/Simile.D is a very complex virus that uses entry-point obscuring, metamorphism, and polymorphic decryption. It is the first known polymorphic metamorphic virus to infect under both Windows and Linux. The virus contains no destructive payload, but infected files may display messages on certain dates. It is the fourth variant of the Simile family. This variant introduces a new infection mechanism on Intel Linux platforms, infecting 32-bit ELF files (a standard Unix binary format). The virus infects Portable Executable (PE) files as well as ELFs on both Linux and Win32 systems.
Phat Linux 4.0 Released
Source: LINUX TODAY
The long-awaited fourth release of Phat Linux has finally hit FTP servers. With updates such as Ximian GNOME and a 2.4.18 kernel, users are sure to be pleased. Phat Linux 4.0 has been tweaked up and has been released for download. After testing and more user suggestions, Phat Linux 4.0 was finally declared finished, and pushed onto the Tucows servers.
