Microsoft’s move to the cloud-native world means it’s now the custodian of several quite different Linux distributions. Some are internal tools that run deep parts of Azure’s networking infrastructure ...

Symark International Monday is announcing the acquisition of BeyondTrust for approximately $20 million in a deal that brings together two privately-held access control product vendors. Under the deal, ...

This was the message from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, standing in front of an image that read “Microsoft [heart symbol] Linux,” during a Monday webcast to announce a number of services it had added ...

A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as 'UNC3944' is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure admin accounts and gain access to virtual machines. From there, ...

The free software Himmelblau reaches version 2.0 and fully integrates Linux systems into Azure Entra ID – now with offline mode and SELinux support. Himmelblau has released version 2.0: The ...

A vulnerability nicknamed "Stack Clash" allows an attacker to gain root privileges on a UNIX system and take over vulnerable machines. The flaw was discovered last month by security researchers from ...

Three and a half years ago, Mark Russinovich, Azure CTO, Microsoft's cloud, said, "One in four [Azure] instances are Linux." Next, in 2017, Microsoft revealed that 40% of Azure virtual machines (VM) ...

Do any of these situations describe your company? * You have a heterogeneous computing environment that includes a mix of Windows, Unix and Linux systems. * Because of disparate platforms, you are ...

Here's a look at how the cloud leaders stack up, the hybrid market, and the SaaS players that run your company as well as their latest strategic moves. Microsoft Azure is Microsoft's comprehensive ...