Sean Michael Kerner

The fifth major milestone release in 2013 of the open-source Linux kernel is now available, providing users with improved file system performance. Linux creator Linus Torvalds also used the launch of the new Linux 3.12 kernel as an opportunity to talk about the future of kernel development. The 3.12 kernel follows the Linux 3.11 release, […]

Mozilla is out now with a beta release of its upcoming Firefox 26 open-source Web browser, providing users with a preview of technology—including a key security change—that will become generally available before the end of the year. The Firefox 26 beta follows the release of Firefox 25 earlier this week, which included 10 security fixes […]

In recent years, Java has become a highly targeted part of the modern computing experience, and it’s a trend that continues to grow, according to multiple security vendors. According to a new report from Kaspersky Lab, there were 14.1 million Java exploit attacks in the one-year period from September 2012 to August 2013, with the […]

The Obama administration hasn’t had the easiest of times in the rollout of its Affordable Health Care for America Act (commonly referred to as Obamacare) and its associated Websites led by Heathcare.gov. In addition, to site accessibility delays that have plagued Obamacare Websites since day one, security researchers are now also warning about potential risks. […]

The leaks keep coming about how and where the National Security Agency (NSA) is able to obtain information on Americans and, seemingly, anyone else in the world. The leaks largely come from a single source: former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the massive data theft from his employer, which continues to shed light on the […]

Linux is one of the world’s leading operating systems powering much of the Internet and rapidly becoming a core mobile and embedded technology, as well. Helping to lead Linux forward is the Linux Foundation and its charismatic leader Jim Zemlin. Jim Zemlin has been the executive director of the Linux Foundation since the organization was […]

How do some of the best organizations in the world deliver and provide security for their own enterprises? That’s a question that the annual Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM) aims to answer. The fifth iteration of the model is now out and adds just a single new practice to what last year’s BSIMM advocated. […]

Mozilla today is releasing updates to its flagship Firefox browser for both desktop and mobile device users. Firefox 25 provides new features, including enhanced Web audio capabilities ,and delivers at least 10 security updates for the open-source browser. Mozilla rates as critical five of the security updates for Firefox 25. All five of the issues […]

Security researchers from mobile security firm Skycure today revealed details on a new type of mobile threat that potentially puts millions of users at risk of being exploited. The new threat, called HTTP Request Hijacking (HRH), could be responsible for redirecting mobile users to malicious Websites. The HRH flaw is particularly dangerous because countless numbers […]

Every day, billions of people around the globe connect wirelessly, leaving a veritable trail of identifiable breadcrumbs that can be followed, tracked and analyzed by security researchers. At the upcoming Black Hat Brazil event in November, researchers from security firm SensePost will debut an updated version of their distributed mobile tracking and analysis project, dubbed […]