Security

Open source security is already in data centers, even if network executives think it isn't. One common example is OpenSSL, an open source-library implementation of the SSL encryption standard with…

The Open Source Software Institute, announced today the official launch of the OpenCrypto Management Program, a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored follow-on to OSSI's successful effort to secure…

A rootkit is a group of software tools which an attacker can use to hide their tracks. A rootkit can also contain software which allows the attacker to get root access and steal or remove files on…

After a long and arduous journey that included a suspended validation last year, the Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) has announced that OpenSSL has regained its FIPS 140-2 validation and is…

Hifn, the power behind network and information security, announced today a company initiative to advance the level of support and ease of use of hardware security processors. Hifn has contracted…

Heralding a pivotal shift in bank card systems, Risk IDS has released the industry’s first open source card fraud prevention system. The company says this move is set to shake up the way banking…

As far as encryption software goes, TrueCrypt may be one of the best open-source gems and least-recognized software offerings on the market. The CRN Test Center considers the utility, now at…

A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in McAfee's VirusScan Command Line Scanner antivirus software that could enable remote attackers to execute malicious code.

The flaw…

The OpenSSL Project, an international open source community, adopted "Camellia," a 128-bit block cipher(1) algorithm jointly developed in 2000 by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation ('NTT…

Alan Cox, The biggest name in Linux besides Linus himself has stated that many open-source projects were far from secure.

This is a big blow to the common conception that Linux is more…