Kali Linux Rolling Edition 2016.1 released

Kali Linux Rolling Edition 2016.1 released

The first Kali Linux Rolling Edition is available after 5 months of testing, featuring the stability of Debian together with the latest versions of many outstanding penetration testing tools created by the information security community.

This new model of release feeds continuously from Debian testing, so the kali-rolling repository will always hold the latest stable releases of monitored tools after 24-48 hours being released.

UDS Enterprise supports any hypervisor

UDS Enterprise supports any hypervisor

UDS Enterprise integrates with multiple Windows and Linux service providers, such as the main hypervisors in the market.

This multiplatform connection broker enables the administration and deployment of virtual desktops, physical desktops, applications and other desktop services with Citrix XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix Acropolis, RHEV KVM, oVirt KVM, VMware vSphere

UDS Enterprise not only allows to use one or several hypervisors at a time, but also makes it very easy to migrate from one to another.

Critical OpenSSH vulnerability

Critical OpenSSH vulnerability

Security experts have discovered a critical vulnerability in OpenSSH which affects versions from 5.4 to 7.1 and it allows attackers to steal encrypted private keys.

A new OpenSSH version has been released to patch this vulnerability, so it is strongly recommended to update to this new release. Another option is to deactivate the vulnerable code adding “UseRoaming no” option in ssh_config file.

Linux predictions for 2016

Linux predictions for 2016

Linux has changed a lot in 2015. We have seen, for example, how Microsoft now loves Linux and they have created their own distribution. The first Ubuntu smartphone and the first smartwatch running Tizen have been launched. In the enterprise, Linux has become more powerful with tecnhologies like OpenStack, Docker and Cloud Foundry.

This new year which is about to start is going to bring also great changes for Linux. CIO magazine has published some interesting predictions. You can have a look at them below:

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