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NethSecurity: Open-source Linux firewall
NethSecurity is a free, open-source Linux firewall that simplifies network security deployment. It integrates various security features into one platform, including firewalling, intrusion detection and prevention, antivirus, multi-WAN, DNS, and content filtering. NethSecurity has an intuitive interface that delivers real-time insights and control over network security. It is a centralized hub for monitoring and managing… Read more
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Mint 22 Hides Unverified Flatpak Apps
The Software Manager app in Linux Mint 22 will deliver faster start-up times and introduce a significant security safeguard for search results. As you may know (and if you don’t, what’s living on Mars like? ;P), the Linux Mint Software Manager (package name mintinstall) allows users to install DEB packages from the Ubuntu/Linux Mint repositories… Read more
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CSSP Calls for Proposals
The Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) is a federally-funded program that supports federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and Indigenous governments in the development of innovative science and technology advancements that contribute to the safety and security of Canadians. Projects funded by CSSP strengthen Canada’s ability to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover… Read more
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Linux 6.10-rc2 Will Fix Booting Intel Quark CPUs
Ahead of today’s Linux 6.10-rc2 kerne weekly test release a few “x86/urgent” patches were submitted for addressing some fallout on Intel and AMD processors. One of the x86 urgent fixes this week is to restore support for booting Linux on the Intel Quark SoCs… The 32-bit SoCs that held the distinction of being even slower… Read more
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Open Source Code Worth $5B
What is open source software worth? That’s the difficult question the Linux Foundation is aiming to help answer in a new report that aims to measure the development costs of Linux-related Collaborative Projects. Placing a price tag on Linux and other open source platforms is tough for several reasons. Most obviously, a lot of open… Read more
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Open Source a Threat, Microsoft Admits
In a regular filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Microsoft warned that open source software (OSS) solutions such as Linux pose a threat to the company’s long-term success. Microsoft’s public statements about Linux have evolved over the years, moving from dismissive to cooperative, but this filing is the first time the company has… Read more
