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Unix/Linux shops -- beware of Kerberos hole
News The Kerberos Administration daemon (kadmind), which is used in connection with Kerberos authentication, contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in many implementations, mostly affecting Linux/Unix. Symantec reports that some versions of Conectiva...
[November 11, 2002, 16:54]
UNIX to Linux Migration: An Introduction
White Papers It presents the differences between UNIX and Linux and provides an overview of what to expect when migrating to Linux. This paper is intended to provide a discussion of the important considerations, best practices, and resources for migrations from...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'
News The US Government has reported that fewer vulnerabilities were found in Windows than in Linux/Unix operating systems in 2005. Linux/Unix-based operating systems — a set that includes Mac OS X, as well as the various Linux distributions and flavours...
[January 5, 2006, 16:55]
IBM updates Unix, Linux strategies
News IBM will use Monday's announcement of two new RS/6000 servers targeted at service providers to provide an update on its Unix and Linux strategies. IBM isn't the only vendor to attempt to provide Unix-Linux interoperability.
[September 13, 1999, 14:39]
SCO sues IBM over Unix, Linux
News SCO Group, inheritor of the intellectual property for the Unix operating system, has sued IBM for more than $1bn, or about £630m, alleging that Big Blue misappropriated SCO's Unix technology and built it into Linux.
[March 7, 2003, 7:33]
Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'
Talkback That means that Windows has about 50 times more vulnerabilities compared to ONE flavor of Unix/Linux. So ALL UNIX like operating systems combined had about three times the vulnerabilities than Windows.
[January 6, 2006, 12:25]
2003 forecast: Linux will eat Unix
News Other visions in IDC's crystal ball for 2003 are that sales of midrange server computers will rebound to positive growth after a 20 percent contraction in 2002; that adoption of 64-bit computing will be slow; and that the Linux operating system...
[December 13, 2002, 7:32]
Unix forum cheers Linux
News Linux fever is infecting even the staunchest Unix advocates, as evidenced this week at SCO Forum in Santa Cruz, California. While the partners involved in the Monterey Project -- the initiative between SCO, IBM, Intel, Sequent Computer and Compaq...
[August 23, 1999, 12:15]
SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is copy of Unix'
News Troubled software maker SCO's chief executive has claimed the Linux operating system includes Unix source code, during a court case in which Novell is suing SCO for royalties on Unix. In the hearing, which concludes on Friday, SCO chief executive...
[May 2, 2008, 17:12]
Linux and AIX link up on IBM's biggest Unix server
News This year's operating system breakthrough is to have both Linux and IBM's own AIX Unix flavour running natively in their own partitions, instead of running a hosted Linux as with last year's AIX 5L. IBM used its long-awaited Regatta Unix server...
[October 4, 2001, 8:01]
Linux/UNIX threats: SANS top 10
News Sendmail is still the most widely used mail transport agent (MTA) on Linux/UNIX, and it has a number of vulnerabilities. Next on the list is the generic Linux/UNIX Web server, which includes Apache and other servers.
[November 22, 2004, 12:10]
Implementing Detailed User-Level Auditing of UNIX and Linux Systems Using Centrify DirectAudit
White Papers Centrify DirectAudit helps one comply with regulatory requirements, perform in-depth troubleshooting, and protect against insider threats for one's UNIX and Linux systems. DirectAudit's detailed logging strengthens the compliance reporting and...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Setting Up DB2 for UNIX and Linux on NFS Mounted File System
White Papers On supported Unix and Linux platforms, DB2 deployment can be divided into three fairly distinct parts; the installed code; the instances (working environment) created against the installed code. There can be multiple instances associated with each...
[April 26, 2007, 1:00]
The latest top 10 Linux/Unix security holes
News The fact that most Linux/UNIX versions ship with BIND is the reason for its widespread use, and every Linux/UNIX administrator needs to be aware of the multiple vulnerabilities found in older, unpatched versions of BIND.
[November 4, 2003, 11:10]
Linux and Unix 'had more vulnerabilities than Windows'
Talkback Both Linux and Unix (and flavours thereof like OSX) are fantastically more secure than windows, not only that, you can try some of them out for free to see for yourself. These statistics mean nothing - one of the biggest funders of the US govt.and...
[January 5, 2006, 17:53]
Managing Unix/Linux With Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta
White Papers Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 Cross Platform Extensions Beta enables organizations to achieve service level goals and gain visibility across their cross-platform environments, including Unix and Linux operating systems as well as...
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Novell’s Mono Tools tunes up for stereophonic Linux, UNIX & OS X
Blog The company says that this is the first commercial development tool for the rapid creation of .NET applications for Linux, UNIX and Mac OS X within Visual Studio. Novell says that, “Mono Tools for Visual Studio is a commercial solution that enables...
[November 12, 2009, 17:57]
Deploying IBM DB2 Products on UNIX and Linux Platforms
White Papers Deploying IBM DB2 products, including IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) and DB2 Connect, on UNIX and Linux platforms for dozens, hundreds, or thousands of clients and servers can seem like a daunting task.
[November 9, 2005, 0:00]
Watch for top Linux/Unix threats
News Applicability -- Most Unix and Linux versions come with Apache enabled. SNMP is also found in the Windows world, but SNMP attacks are almost exclusive to Unix and Linux systems, perhaps because there are so many other ways to attack Windows.
[October 22, 2002, 8:29]
Block OS fingerprinting on Linux/UNIX systems
White Papers When an attacker attempts to penetrate a targeted Linux/UNIX system, the first task involved is usually to discover which OS the system is running and then compromise it with known exploits. This sample hack from O'Reilly's Network Security Hacks...
[May 16, 2006, 4:36]
