Tag: security
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C++ Creator Rebuts White House Warning
Biden administration seems oblivious of the strengths of contemporary C++ and the efforts to provide strong safety guarantees, Bjarne Stroustrup said. C++ creator Bjarne Stroustrup has defended the widely used programming language in response to a Biden administration report that calls on developers to use memory-safe languages and avoid using vulnerable ones such as C++…
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CERN’s Proton Mail for Linux
Proton Mail has released a brand new desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The app means subscribers to the privacy-focused mail service no longer need to use a web browser to read, send, and manage their mail. For privacy-conscious folks, Proton needs little introduction. Formed by a group of scientists and engineers who met…
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Hackers Use 1-day Flaws for Custom Malware
Magnet Goblin hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware. A financially motivated hacking group named Magnet Goblin uses various 1-day vulnerabilities to breach public-facing servers and deploy custom malware on Windows and Linux systems. 1-day flaws refer to publicly disclosed vulnerabilities for which a patch has been released. Threat actors looking to exploit…
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Linux on Desktop Still Growing
According to the latest data from StatCounter, Linux’s market share has reached 4.03% — surging by an additional 1% in the last eight months. What’s the reason behind this recent growth? “That’s a good question,” writes ZDNet’s Steven Vaughan-Nichols. “While Windows is the king of the hill with 72.13% and MacOS comes in a distant…
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More Support for Open-Source Devs – US Feds
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will start providing more hands-on support to open-source software developers as they work to better secure their projects, the agency said. From a report: CISA hosted a two-day, invite-only summit this week with leaders in the open-source software community and other federal officials. During the private event,…
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LF launches Fraud Prevention Solutions
This week Linux Foundation Charities launched “a groundbreaking open source software solution for real-time fraud prevention” named Tazama — “with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.” They’re calling it “the first-ever open source platform dedicated to enhancing fraud management in digital payments.” Until now, the financial industry has grappled with proprietary and often…
