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A major vulnerability impacting a large chunk of the Linux ecosystem has been patched today in Sudo, an app that allows admins to delegate limited root access to other users. The vulnerability, which received a CVE identifier of CVE-2021-3156, but is more commonly known as “Baron Samedit,” was discovered by security auditing firm Qualys two weeks ago and was patched earlier today … Read More

Last month, Red Hat caused a lot of consternation in the enthusiast and small business Linux world when it announced the discontinuation of CentOS Linux. Long-standing tradition — and ambiguity in Red Hat’s posted terms — led users to believe that CentOS 8 would be available until 2029, just like the RHEL 8 it was based on. Red Hat’s early termination of … Read More

Recent years have demonstrated that Windows users are not the only ones who should be concerned about malware. Linux is becoming an increasingly popular target among malware operators due to the growing popularity of the open-source OS and the high-value devices it powers worldwide. Security researchers from AT&T Alien Labs are now warning that “cyber gangs have started infecting Linux machines via … Read More

Malwarebytes becomes fourth major security firm targeted by attackers after Microsoft, FireEye, and CrowdStrike United States based cyber-security firm Malwarebytes confirmed yesterday that it was hacked by the same group which breached IT software company SolarWinds last year. Malwarebytes said its intrusion is not related to the SolarWinds supply chain incident since the company doesn’t use any of SolarWinds software … Read More

This comes into effect on February 8 2021. Millions of WhatsApp users have started receiving a notification from WhatsApp asking them to either accept its new Terms of Service and Privacy Policy by February 8, or lose access to the app completely. The in-app notification from the Facebook-owned platform, sent both to Android and iOS users, mentions key updates, such as how … Read More

A day later than expected, the fourth RC (Release Candidate) build of the upcoming Linux 4.14 LTS kernel series has been announced earlier today by Linus Torvalds, who gives us an insight into the development cycle. According to Linus Torvalds, things are starting calming down for the development cycle of Linux kernel 4.14, which will be the next long-term support … Read More

There’s another reason for taking a second look at Nextcloud as a replacement for DropBox — or even for Google’s office apps or Microsoft’s Office 356. Full encryption is on the way to the open source host-it-yourself client/server software. A year-and-a-half ago when Nextcloud was first forked from ownCloud, it was basically for syncing, storing and sharing files. “The elevator … Read More

DcData had an awesome time at the Red Hat Forum in Johannesburg yesterday! Excellent presentations and amazing technology!      

The last few years have seen a massive jump in the frequency of reports about digital security breaches and personal privacy issues, and no doubt this trend will continue. We hear about scammers moving to social media, nations using cyberattacks as part of coordinated offensive strategies, and the rise of companies making millions tracking our online behavior. Feeling apathetic about … Read More

Applications are getting more complex. Demand to develop faster is ever-increasing. This puts stress on your infrastructure, IT teams, and processes. Linux® containers help you alleviate issues and iterate faster—across multiple environments. What are Linux containers? Linux containers are technologies that allow you to package and isolate applications with their entire runtime environment—all of the files necessary to run. This … Read More