Sean Michael Kerner

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a core element of the Internet infrastructure, quite literally helping the technology world as we know it stay on time. As such, news that multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP is somewhat concerning. But it’s not all bad news. The flaws in NTP weren’t found first by attackers […]

TOKYO—In the OpenStack world, no operating system is more widely deployed than Ubuntu Linux. It’s a fact that Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux, emphasized during a presentation at the OpenStack Summit here, while detailing new features that he hopes will further extend his lead. “Would you like to see something no one has seen […]

In every new industry, there is a period of learning where best practices are established and future success is assured. In that respect, there are many parallels between the best practices for safety and security that the aviation industry has learned over the years and ones that could serve to benefit the modern IT security […]

Canonical, the lead commercial sponsor behind the Ubuntu Linux open-source operating system, debuted its Ubuntu 15.10 release on Oct. 22, providing new server and cloud features. Canonical considers Ubuntu 15.10, a.k.a. Wily Werewolf, a stepping stone to its 16.04 Long Term Support (LTS) release, which is code-named the Xenial Xerus. Dustin Kirkland, product manager at […]

Synack debuted a new tool called Hydra that is designed to make it easier for its researchers to find potential threats. “Hydra is a platform that helps researchers to identify potential vulnerabilities that they can then utilize for exploitation purposes,” Jay Kaplan, CEO of Synack, told eWEEK. “It also gives them better cognizance of our […]

Apple is out with its first security update for its OS X El Capitan 10.11 desktop and iOS 9 mobile operating systems. The OS X 10.11.1 and iOS 9.1 security updates debut barely a month after the initial releases of OS X 10.11 and iOS 9. The security fixes in the new updates benefit from […]

Just ahead of HP’s historic corporate split, the company announced today that it is selling TippingPoint to Trend Micro in a deal valued at approximately $300 million. Trend Micro’s acquisition of TippingPoint, expected to close in the first quarter of HP’s fiscal 2016, will mark the third time in a just over a decade that […]

Docker Inc. has a full portfolio of products and service for organizations building and managing containers, but how do your users actually deploy containers? That’s a question that Docker Inc., the lead commercial sponsor behind the open-source Docker container effort, is now answering with the acquisition of privately held Tutum. “Tutum is a cloud service […]

Cyber-security vendor Cytegic today is announcing that it is raising a $3 million round of angel funding, bringing total funding to date to $6 million. With the new funding, the Israel-based company will seek to increase the traction it has built in the U.S. market. Cytegic is led by a noteworthy pair of Israeli security […]

During Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the United States, an historic agreement was reached to limit malicious cyber-attacks between the U.S. and China. While the politicians made pledges, the facts on the ground a month later give little credence to the idea that much, if anything, has changed. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of […]

As Docker container use grows in the enterprise, so too do concerns about the security and integrity of container applications. To help solve that challenge, Red Hat is announcing a new partnership with Black Duck Software to deliver secure and trusted containers to enterprise users. Red Hat is branding its approach to securing containers Deep […]

Canonical Takes the Wraps Off Ubuntu 15.10 Linux Distro Ubuntu 15.10, a.k.a. Wily Werewolf, is set to debut this week. Here’s a look at key features of the latest edition of the popular Linux distro. Wily Werewolf Set to Be Supported for 9 Months Ubuntu 15.10, also known as Wily Werewolf, is the second Ubuntu […]