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The Linux Foundation, Monday, December 23rd, 2024
We've long understood that people are the engine that powers open source. Prior research has found different ways to measure the value, aggregate investment, or cost to rebuild open source.
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DevOps.com, Tuesday, December 10th, 2024
An analysis of more than five million open-source software packages published by Lineaje, a provider of a platform for tracking open-source software components, finds 95% of security issues involve some type of open-source software package dependency, with more than half (51%) of the vulnerabilities discovered having no known existing fix available.
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DevOps.com, Friday, December 6th, 2024
The Linux Foundation in collaboration with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard and multiple providers of software composition analysis (SCA) published a study this week, that in addition to identifying the most widely used software packages, also shined a light on fundamental challenges the open source community needs to address.
more → LinuxLinks, Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format created by Adobe Systems in 1993 for document exchange. The format includes a subset of the PostScript page description programming language, a font-embedding system, and a structural storage system.
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OpenSource for U, Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
As organisations increasingly transition to the cloud, the synergy between open source and cloud technologies has become ever more evident. Let's delve into how open source platforms are reshaping the cloud computing landscape and offering new possibilities for innovation, efficiency, and security.
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LinuxLinks, Monday, November 25th, 2024
Remote Desktop Control displays the screen of another computer (via Internet or local area network) on a local screen.
more → LinuxLinks, Monday, November 25th, 2024
Remote Desktop Control displays the screen of another computer (via Internet or local area network) on a local screen.
more → HelpNet Security, Friday, November 22nd, 2024
In this Help Net Security interview, Stephanie Domas, CISO at Canonical, discusses common misconceptions about open-source security and how the community can work to dispel them. She explains how open-source solutions, contrary to myths, offer enterprise-grade maturity, reliability, and transparency.
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Security Boulevard, Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
When deciding what approach to use for security tooling, it seems like there are two choices:
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LinuxLinks, Monday, November 18th, 2024
Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers or data using wireless networks, which include Wi-Fi networks. The term may also refer to the protection of the wireless network itself from adversaries seeking to damage the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the network.
more → HelpNet Security, Thursday, November 14th, 2024
In this Help Net Security interview, Arun Gupta, Vice President and General Manager for Open Ecosystem, Intel, discusses the company's commitment to fostering an open ecosystem as a cornerstone of its software strategy.
more → The Document Foundation, Thursday, November 14th, 2024
The office suite optimised for the privacy-conscious office suite user who wants full control over the information they share
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LinuxLinks, Wednesday, November 13th, 2024
An intrusion detection system is a device or software application that monitors a network or systems for malicious activity or policy violations.
more → DARKReading, Monday, November 11th, 2024
Companies and organizations need to recognize the importance of investing in engineers who possess both the soft and hard skills required to secure open source software effectively.
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SiliconANGLE, Thursday, November 7th, 2024
In a cloud-powered environment, open-source software isn't just a tool - it's the fuel that accelerates innovation and promotes transparency.
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LinuxLinks, Thursday, October 31st, 2024
Here are the latest updates to our compilation of recommended software. It's been another busy month.
more → sonatype, Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
As organizations increasingly rely on open source software, associated security risks grow, demanding more robust and proactive risk management.
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Search Content Management, Friday, October 25th, 2024
For small businesses that lack significant budgets, these five free and open source ECM systems can help organize digital content and improve employee productivity.
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LinuxLinks, Monday, October 21st, 2024
Security is paramount. Security involves defense in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats, and keep intruders at bay.
more → linuxiac, Friday, October 18th, 2024
MySQL 9.1 introduces key updates, including enhanced trigger handling, optimized EXPLAIN output, OpenID Connect support, and more.
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LinuxLinks, Monday, October 14th, 2024
Security is paramount. Security involves defence in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats, and keep intruders at bay.
more → 925Linux, Sunday, October 13th, 2024
This release also introduces fast image clipping with the Shape Builder, support for internal links in exported PDF files, and customizable handles.
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SC Media, Friday, October 11th, 2024
SiliconAngle reports that malicious open-source packages reached 512,847 during the past 12 months, a 156% year-over-year increase, as downloads for open-source software exceeded 6.6 trillion, most of which were for JavaScript requests.
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LinuxLinks, Tuesday, October 8th, 2024
Almost everything that happens on a Linux system is logged in some way. These log files traditionally were stored plain ASCII text in a standard log file format, although they can be in binary format.
more → LinuxLinks, Monday, October 7th, 2024
A color picker is a software tool used to select colors and, in some cases, to create color schemes.
more → theCUBEresearch, Monday, October 7th, 2024
The rapid adoption of open-source software (OSS) in enterprise and cloud-native applications has revolutionized the technology landscape, offering unprecedented innovation and agility.
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Security Boulevard, Thursday, October 3rd, 2024
There's a prevailing myth that top-notch security solutions must come with a hefty price tag. Yet, this isn't necessarily the case. Open-source tools are potent allies in the fight against cyber threats. They offer robust functionality without the associated costs of commercial software.
more → LinkedLinks, Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
Here are the latest updates to our compilation of recommended software. We've been beavering away!
more → DevOps.com, Friday, September 27th, 2024
A survey of 400 maintainers of open-source software projects suggests IT organizations should be paying a lot more attention to the degree to which the stewards of these projects are compensated before downloading software components.
more → Security Boulevard, Friday, September 27th, 2024
Open-source security requires a multi-faceted approach due to the transparency of open-source software exposing potential vulnerabilities.
more → TechRepublic, Saturday, September 21st, 2024
Explore the top open source IAM (Identity and Access Management) tools, their features and how they can enhance your organization's security and access control.
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HelpNet Security, Monday, September 16th, 2024
A C-suite perspective on potential vulnerabilities within open-source dependencies or software packages reveals that, while remediation costs for dependency risks are perilously high, function-level reachability analysis still offers the best value in this critical area, according to Endor Labs.
more → HelpNet Security, Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
Open-source cybersecurity tools provide transparency and flexibility, allowing users to examine and customize the source code to fit specific security needs. These tools make cybersecurity accessible to a broader range of organizations and individuals.
more → Analytics Insight, Friday, September 6th, 2024
MLOps (Machine Learning Operations) is receiving huge traction lately as more and more organizations are utilizing AI-driven systems.
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LinuxLink, Friday, September 6th, 2024
Security is paramount. Security involves defence in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats, and keep intruders at bay.
more → Security Boulevard, Thursday, September 5th, 2024
In April, the tech world faced a concerning incident involving XZ Utils, a widely used open-source compression tool.
more → linuxiac, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
Samba 4.21, a free software re-implementation of the SMB protocol, rolls out with enhancements in LDAP TLS, user validation, and more.
more → The Register, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
GNU screen is included in most Linux distros, but newer, fancier tools such as tmux often outshine it.
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linuxiac, Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
LibreOffice 24.8 is out, featuring advanced privacy settings, a wealth of new features across all apps, and broad OS compatibility
more → CIO, Thursday, August 8th, 2024
The use of open source software has been cited in a number of big security vulnerabilities in recent years. But there are ways to minimize that risk and gain the full benefits that open source offers. Find out about the emerging practices that organizations are using to.
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Analytics Insight, Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
Explore top open source data science tools
more → Security Boulevard, Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Open source software (OSS) is software for which the original authors have granted express copyright and usage permissions to allow all users to access, view, and modify the source code of these programs however they see fit and without the need to pay royalties.
more → ZDNet, Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
Some of the best and brightest work in open source. Who are these people? How did they get there? Where do they see open source going next?
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Gestalt IT, Tuesday, July 16th, 2024
Open-source platforms and managed services are a huge help when it comes to modernizing applications, especially for smaller businesses. This episode of the Tech Field Day podcast, recorded at AppDev Field Day, includes Jack Poller, Stephen Foskett, and Paul Nashawaty discussing the challenges and solutions for small businesses in modernizing applications.
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The Register, Monday, July 15th, 2024
Deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward
more → 9to5linux, Thursday, July 11th, 2024
All users of the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series are urged to update to this version as soon as possible.
more → CSO Online, Thursday, June 27th, 2024
These must-have open-source tools help CISOs and their teams scan for vulnerabilities, analyze protocols, run forensics, and support threat intelligence and encryption.
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InformationWeek, Tuesday, June 25th, 2024
Open-source software fuels the digital world, but how can enterprises manage its risks?
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Security Boulevard, Monday, June 17th, 2024
Open-source software has revolutionized the tech industry, fostering collaboration, innovation, and accessibility.
more → Tecmint, Monday, May 27th, 2024
Productivity is a personal thing. You can read tips from famous gurus on the Internet, watch inspirational videos on YouTube, get to know various psychological techniques and so on to increase your productivity.
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