Sean Michael Kerner

The open-source OpenStack cloud platform distribution landscape is getting a bit more crowded today with the announcement of the new Mirantis OpenStack distribution. Mirantis is no stranger to the OpenStack market and has been a leading services vendor in the space since OpenStack first burst onto the cloud scene three years ago. As the line […]

Linux vendor Red Hat is updating its middleware solutions portfolio today with the JBoss Portal 6.1 release, integrating social media authentication capabilities via Facebook, Google+ and Twitter as well as enabling a new era of mobile devices. As to why Red Hat is now providing the social media integration features, Christina Wong, senior product marketing […]

Far from being a cyclical, seasonal market, the cyber-security business is constantly growing, and demand is high for skilled IT professionals who understand the needs of modern IT security. Yet a new study, sponsored by Raytheon and conducted by Zogby Analytics, shows surprisingly little interest from young adults in pursuing a career in cyber-security. Based […]

Cyber-Attacks: Where Are They Coming From? And Where Are They Going? By Sean Michael Kerner China Has the Most Malicious IP Addresses, Claims AlienVault According to AlienVault’s latest Open Threat Exchange (OTX) snapshot, China tops the list of countries with the most reported malicious IP addresses. Indonesia Is the Top Country for Attack Traffic, Says […]

The open-source Ubuntu Linux project is out today with its 13.10 release, code-named “Saucy Salamander.” The new release includes components for desktop, server and cloud users as well as a move toward mobile devices. Ubuntu is an open-source Linux operating system distribution, backed by commercial vendor Canonical. Canonical’s Ubuntu product manager, Richard Collins, explained to […]

The open-source OpenStack Foundation is out today with its latest milestone release, code-named Havana. The OpenStack Havana release includes new projects for cloud orchestration and monitoring and improves on existing compute, storage and networking capabilities. Increased participation in the open-source project has led to new features being contributed and developed, Jonathan Bryce, executive director of […]

Nginx, the lead commercial sponsor behind the open-source Nginx Web server, aims to grow its business, with a boost from a fresh capital injection of $10 million. The new funding is a Series B round led by venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and brings the total funding to date for Nginx to $13 […]

Oracle is out with one of the largest patch updates in the company’s history. The Oracle October Critical Patch Update (CPU) released on Oct. 15 deals with a staggering 127 security vulnerabilities, including 51 that are specific to Java. The Oracle CPU is a quarterly update that patches Oracle’s core software applications, including its database, […]

Verizon is enhancing its cloud-based Universal Identity Services (UIS) offering with new features that aim to make it easier for enterprises to benefit from two-factor authentication technologies. Tracy Hulver, senior identity strategist for Verizon Enterprise Solutions, explained that the UIS update makes the service simpler for users. The UIS can connect with enterprise identity systems, […]

Hacking Websites today isn’t nearly as hard as it once was. The open-source WordPress content management system powers more than 71 million Websites, and all an attacker needs to do to potentially hack any one of them is to find an old, unpatched deployment. WordPress recently updated to version 3.6.1 fixing a number of security […]