Enterprise Linux users face growing risks from software vulnerabilities, especially given their widespread reliance on open-source code in Linux applications and commercial software. Live kernel ...

Live patching is a way of updating a running system without stopping it. It is best known as a technique for keeping Linux servers updated to the latest security levels without affecting downtime.

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConnectSecure, a leader in cybersecurity risk and exposure management, today announced the launch of a new cross-platform Linux operating system patching capability. The ...

When a microprocessor vulnerability rocked the tech industry last year, companies scrambled to patch nearly every server they had. In Oracle’s case, that meant patching the operating system on about 1 ...

“In addition to increasing service availability by updating critical kernel patches without rebooting, and reducing the need for planned downtime by patching frequently, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live ...

Red Hat has announced the availability of RHEL 8.1. The new point release comes six months after the release of RHEL 8 and brings new security measures. The biggest addition is live kernel patching.

On a well-maintained Linux system, months can go by without needing to reboot. Sooner or later, however, a security patch to the Linux kernel will require you to reboot your machine. That's not a real ...

The latest trends and issues around the use of open source software in the enterprise. If there’s one thing that Linux needs to aid its march onwards it is (arguably) more enterprise robustness.

Vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel fixed in 2012 went unpatched for more than two years on average, more than twice as long as it took to fix unpatched flaws in current Windows OSes, according ...