Sean Michael Kerner

Apache HTTP Web Server users are being urged to update their servers to patch for a series of vulnerabilities in the widely deployed open-source technology. The Apache HTTP Server (commonly referred to as simply “Apache”) is a foundational component of the modern internet and is the most widely used web server in the world today. […]

The open-source Xen Project announced the 4.12 release of its namesake hypervisor virtualization technology on April 2, providing organizations and cloud operators with improved performance and security features. The new release integrates an improved virtual machine introspection capability that can be used to detect potential zero-day vulnerabilities. The Argo hypervisor-mediated data exchange is another new […]

Chef has been at the forefront of the DevOps movement with its namesake open-source Chef project. Not all of Chef’s platforms, however, have been open-source, with some available under commercial proprietary licenses. On April 2, Chef announced a major shift in its company alignment, making all of its products available under the Apache 2.0 open-source […]

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are often over-used terms in a modern cyber-security context, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t useful for helping organizations and vendors to improve. Among the many vendors that have embraced AI is McAfee, which is integrating different capabilities across its portfolio. Beyond the buzzword hype, AI has real value, […]

Cloudflare announced its new 1.1.1.1 with Warp service on April 1, providing a new security service that looks to provide consumers with improved privacy and security for internet access. The new consumer service is likely a precursor to Cloudflare’s entry into the multi-billion dollar market for enterprise VPN services. The 1.1.1.1 service integrates both DNS (Domain […]

The quest to enable autonomous vehicles involves many moving parts and a whole lot of software. Among the software components used by General Motors’ Cruise Automation division is the open-source Kubernetes cloud-native platform. Cruise isn’t just consuming Kubernetes as a project, it’s also expanding it and helping to improve security policy control with a project […]

Open source in 2019 is commonplace and serves as the foundation for much of modern IT infrastructure, including the cloud—but it wasn’t entirely that way in 1999. Twenty years ago, the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) got its start as a group to help organize and support open-source project efforts. According to the ASF, it now […]

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leader in the public cloud market and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. At the AWS Summit in Santa Clara on March 27, the public cloud provider announced several new services and capabilities, while reinforcing core elements of its platform growth including artificial intelligence and security. […]

Cyber-crime has become an accepted part of life for many Americans, and most want to do more to protect their privacy, according to a new report from Symantec. The Norton LifeLock Cyber Safety Insights Report, was released on March 26, providing insight into consumer attitudes about the current state of cyber-security. Among the high level findings […]

Computer hardware vendor Asus publicly confirmed on March 26 that it was the victim of a breach in which attackers were able to gain access to the company’s update servers. With access to Asus’ servers, the attackers took aim at the Asus Live Update tool, which is used to deliver driver and firmware updates. The […]

Hidden behind Apple’s big day of services announcements on March 25 with new TV, news and future credit card services was an item of more immediate importance to most Apple users—a set of critical security updates. Apple updated its iOS mobile operating system to version 12.2 and its macOS Mojave desktop operating system to version […]

The first major update of the open-source Kubernetes cloud-native platform in 2019 was released on March 25, with the general availability of Kubernetes 1.14. Kubernetes is a broadly deployed container orchestration system project that is hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) and benefits from a diverse set of contributors and vendors that support […]