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Ubuntu Chief Calls for Linux Patch and Bug Collaboration

Mark Shuttleworth, the founder and CEO of Ubuntu, thinks the open source community needs a federated, decentralized system for tracking patches and bugs. In other words, he wants the open source world to collaborate on Linux security, among other, issues. In fact, that was one of Shuttleworth's key messages when he offered the keynote address at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit last week. "It's not about Red Hat versus Microsoft or open source fans versus the evil empire, any more than the ... More

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Posted June 18th, 2007 @ 07:40am   More Posts in: Dedicated Server Security


Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Highlights Online Risks

Microsoft issued six sets of updates to patch 15 bugs in June's Patch Tuesday release. The fixes address 12 critical bugs, six of them in Windows software and six in Internet Explorer.Although the IE bugs are the focus of most security analysis this week, flaws in Windows Vista have become a topic of discussion as well. Two patches plug holes in Microsoft's newest operating system. One critical patch affects Windows Mail in Vista and Windows Vista x64 edition, while ... More

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Posted June 13th, 2007 @ 11:02am   More Posts in: Dedicated Server Best Practices,Dedicated Server Security


Novell Taking Risks in Microsoft Pact

Details of the Microsoft-Novell Linux deal inked last November became public this week as the Linux vendor filed its annual report and SEC 10K documents. The filings offer access to the agreement Novell signed with Microsoft to distribute SuSE Linux without any risk of Microsoft patent claims. Click here to read compare ServerPronto's Microsoft options with our SuSE Linux options. The regulatory filings also suggest that changes to the General Public License (GPL) could put the kibosh on the distribution deal ... More

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Posted May 31st, 2007 @ 07:38am   More Posts in: Dedicated Server Basics,Dedicated Server Best Practices,Dedicated Server Security


Best Practices for Dedicated Servers: Securing Your Server

Freedom, by definition, demands responsibility. In dedicated server land, you enjoy abundant freedom. You’re free to run the OS and software that best meets your needs (as long as that software doesn’t violate your provider’s acceptable use policies). You’re free to have as many IP addresses and domains as you’d like. And you’re free to choose the bandwidth allotment that your traffic demands.   Of course, along with that flexibility and power comes the duty to protect your turf. ... More

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Posted December 4th, 2006 @ 09:53pm   More Posts in: Dedicated Server Best Practices,Dedicated Server Security


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