Windows 10 Is About to Get More Secure, Easier to Use
Microsoft is poised to roll out its Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday. The free update includes two security innovations for individual customers: Windows Hello [Read More…]
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Linux Botnets on a Rampage
Linux-operated botnet Distributed Denial of Service attacks surged in this year’s second quarter, due to growing interest in targeting Chinese servers, according to a Kaspersky [Read More…]
Linux Mint 18: Fresher Than Ever
The Linux Mint 18 Sarah will please long-time users and impress new adopters for its growth in features and overall consistent performance. Linux [Read More…]
900 Million Androids Could Be Easy Prey for QuadRooter Exploits
Four newly identified vulnerabilities could affect 900 million Android devices,Check Point researchers told attendees at the DEF CON 24 security conference in Las Vegas this [Read More…]
TCP Flaw Opens Linux Systems to Hijackers
A flaw in the RFC 5961 specification the Internet Engineering Task Force developed to protect TCP against blind in-window attacks could threaten Android smartphones, as [Read More…]
Google May Paint IoT Fuchsia
A team at Google is working on a new operating system called “Fuchsia,” according to information that recently turned up on Github, but details are [Read More…]
Latest Slackware Version Doesn’t Cut Newbies any Slack
Slackware is one of those Linux distros often described as being difficult to use. The Slackware Project version 14.2 released on July 1 does little [Read More…]
Google Fills Nexus Devices With Rich Nougat Features
Google on Monday began rolling out its long-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat release to Nexus smartphones and tablets. The new operating system became available as a [Read More…]
25 Years of Linux: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
Happy Birthday Linux! You’re 25! When Linux was born on Aug. 25, 1991, it was little more than a hobby for then 21-year old Linus [Read More…]
Apple Speeds iOS Patch to Bring Down Pegasus
Apple on Thursday issued a patch that addresses three recently discovered critical iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, and advised users to update their systems immediately. State-sponsored actors [Read More…]