The Linux server market is expected to grow by 35% from last year, according to research firm IDC. Many of these Linux systems are replacing Unix in corporations looking to reduce IT costs. However, ...

A flaw in widely used Unix software could allow attackers to gain control over computers running Solaris, HP-UX and several versions of Linux, the maker of the software warns. Stephen Shankland worked ...

Continuing our previous coverage of the "Apache and Case Insensitivity security issue," Robert Dotson suggests that the problem is not really a bug, but more an inherent part of using UNIX on HFS. He ...

Customers can now enhance the security posture of their Unix environment by requiring two-factor authentication for Unix access and extending the security and administration of Microsoft Active ...

Threat analysts following the activity of LightBasin, a financially motivated group of hackers, report the discovery of a previously unknown Unix rootkit that is used to steal ATM banking data and ...

The theory that computers and networking are required for speedy data transmission is generally accepted as true in today’s technology-oriented world. Information flows quickly and, as such, time is a ...

Linux isn't the only open-source operating system (OS). There are also a number of Unix-like open-source BSD operating systems, including FreeBSD, that are still in active development. The FreeBSD ...

London-based mi2g Intelligence Unit on Tuesday released a report that says Mac OS X and Berkeley Standard Distribution (BSD) Unix are the “world’s safest and most secure 24/7 online computing ...

“Stack Clash” poses threat to Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and other OSes. Mac OS kernel is derived heavily from Mach kernel, so for virtual memory management is not UNIX based but XNU based. Several ...

Hewlett-Packard said Monday that it has improved the security of its HP-UX 11i version of Unix, releasing two tools to simplify the setting of a computer's security levels and obtaining an ...

Sandra Henry-Stocker was a programmer, Linux systems administrator, security engineer and Linux journalist for most of her 30-year career. She describes herself as "USL" (Unix as a second language) ...

The new features include encryption and hardening capabilities focused on data security and compliance issues. Fully integrated into the HP-UX 11i v2 operating environment, the enhancements are free ...