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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 […]

AlmaLinux Now Available on Arm Processors Through Community Collaboration with Arm, AWS, Equinix Metal, and Oregon State University

June 30, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Leading CentOS alternative gains acceptance worldwide, adds availability for Arm-based data center, artificial intelligence, high performance computing, cloud and edge workloads PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#almalinux–The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, a non-profit overseeing the only community-owned and community-driven open source enterprise-grade alternative to CentOS, today announced availability of AlmaLinux OS for Arm processors. This is the result […]

AlmaLinux Foundation Launches AlmaLinux 8.4 – Keeping in Lock Step with RHEL Updates

May 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Second software release within two months for free open source CentOS replacement PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#almalinux–The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, stewards of the AlmaLinux distribution — the open source enterprise-grade replacement for CentOS, today announced availability of AlmaLinux OS 8.4 – just one week after the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8.4. “This is […]

TuxCare Services from CloudLinux Help Support U.S. Department of Defense and Space Force National Security Mission

May 24, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Provide Linux support services for the Atlas V rocket, as part of missile detection mission PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cloudlinux–TuxCare services from CloudLinux provide automated security patches and updates for the systems supporting the Atlas V rocket. Through this work, TuxCare supports Department of Defense and Space Force missions to protect U.S. National Security. “Protecting U.S. […]