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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most breaches don’t start with malware or zero-day exploits. They start with a login.  An attacker gets hold of a password, maybe through phishing, reuse, or a leaked credential dump. They test it ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HP continues to advance its Unix operating environment with the addition of features that simplify the protection of data on HP Integrity servers. The company added encryption and hardening ...

who uses the monicker "Hack4Life," said Wednesday that he stole advisories detailing flaws in a common set of Unix code, the Kerberos authentication system and some implementations of encryption for ...

I was intrigued when I first saw this title. I’d known for a long time that Android was built on top of a Linux kernel, but I hadn’t any sense for whether this would make it easy for a thirty year ...