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Test Takers Sought for CompTIA Linux+ Beta Exam

CompTIA's new Linux+ certification exam covers evolving job roles, focuses more on how Linux powers the cloud.

December 8, 2021 TD Staff Leave a Comment

IT professionals with a year or more of on-the- job experience working with Linux servers are invited to serve as beta testers for a new version of the CompTIA Linux+ certification exam, CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce. CompTIA Linux+ certification is intended for early career IT professionals who support Linux systems in […]

Microsoft Releases Sysmon for Linux

Linux users can now monitor devices for malicious activity and log security events using Microsoft's popular Sysmon tool.

October 15, 2021 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Microsoft has released a Linux version of its popular IT monitoring tool Sysmon to help IT professionals monitor Linux enviromments for possible malicious activity and log security events. Now, Linux users can monitor devices for malicious activity using this popular Windows tool. The company released Sysmon for Linux as an open-source project on GitHub In […]

KuberLogic – A New Open-Source PaaS Solution from CloudLinux

October 11, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CloudLinux, founded in 2009 and a leader in a secure and reliable Linux operating system, announces the launch of a new open-core project – KuberLogic – software that allows DevOps to set up scalable, self-healing PaaS on top of your Kubernetes cluster. KuberLogic allows administrators to run and deploy key open-source components […]

Linux Job Report: Hiring is Rebounding In The Wake Of The Pandemic

Linux’s 9th annual Open Source Jobs Report reveals cloud-native skills are more in demand than any other technical discipline.

September 28, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Linux’s 9th annual Open Source Jobs Report reveals cloud-native skills are more in demand than any other technical discipline.

Elastic Announces New Threat Prevention Capabilities for Windows, macOS and Linux, and Host Isolation for Cloud Native Linux Environments

September 23, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Expanding Threat Prevention to Stop Threats at the Endpoint Protecting organizations with malicious behavior prevention on Windows, macOS and Linux hosts Accelerating response with host isolation for cloud native Linux environments in Kibana Safeguarding Windows hosts with new memory threat protection MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) (“Elastic”), the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic […]

CloudLinux Provides Lifeline for CentOS 8 with Extended Lifecycle Support

September 1, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

TuxCare service delivers four additional years of updates and support past the end-of-life date PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#centos–CloudLinux today announced it will provide updates and support for CentOS 8 through December 31, 2025 — providing a lifeline for those systems that have just four more months of support from the CentOS community through the end […]

Windows, Linux Users Have New Local Privilege’s Elevation Vulns To Mitigate

IT professionals need to be aware of newly disclosed flaws in Windows and Linux systems that could give local attackers elevated privileges.

July 21, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As if the list of software vulnerabilities and cybersecurity threats to mitigate isn’t long enough already, IT professionals now need to be aware of newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows and Linux operating systems that could give local attackers elevated privileges. Both vulnerabilities were disclosed Tuesday and come as IT professionals grapple with keeping systems up […]

Linux Foundation Offers New Certification For Entry-Level IT Pros

Entry-level IT professionals and those new to the industry can now register for the Linux Foundation’s Certified IT Administration exam.

December 4, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Entry-level IT professionals and those new to the industry can now register for the Linux Foundation’s Certified IT Administration exam. The exam, set to begin on Jan. 15, consists of 60 multiple-choice questions that certify an IT professional understands fundamental IT concepts like operating systems, software application installation and management, hardware installation, programming, network functions, […]

Red Hat Releases Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2

Enterprise IT software company Red Hat has released a new version of its popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux built for the hybrid cloud era.

April 27, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Enterprise IT software company Red Hat has released a new version of its popular Red Hat Enterprise Linux built for the hybrid cloud era. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.2 is designed to extend beyond the reliability of previous versions of the platform and help organizations get more value from existing RHEL subscriptions with new […]

Microsoft Teams Comes to Linux

Windows says Microsoft Teams is available in public preview for Linux desktops, becoming the first Office app made available for the operating system.

December 10, 2019 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft Teams is now available for Linux users in public preview, Microsoft announced Tuesday, a move that makes Linux the first Microsoft Office app coming to Linux desktops. Linux will support all of Teams’ core functions, including chat, video meetings, calling, collaboration on documents and other business processes. In a blog post, Microsoft said most […]