Three years ago, I devoted a couple columns (in the April and August 2006 issues of LJ) to Novell AppArmor, a partial implementation of Mandatory Access Controls (MACs) that Novell had integrated into ...

Linux distributor Novell has announced plans to release the source code of AppArmor, a robust open source security framework that enables developers to limit the potential for exploitation of Linux ...

In my article “Security Features in SUSE 10” (LJ, April 2006), I described Novell AppArmor, a partial implementation of mandatory access controls (MACs) that is now part of SUSE Linux. Since that ...

Novell reduces AppArmor work, relying instead on the open-source community, but project leaders launch a new company for the open-source Linux security project. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

On Jan. 10 2005, Novell announced the creation of the AppArmor project, an open-source project designed to develop Linux application security using Novell's AppArmor technology. AppArmor technology ...

Geneva — Managing Director of Novell Africa office, Mr. Graham Hallworth, informed that Linux application security technology is vital for protecting Linux systems from external or internal attacks, ...

On October 12, 2023, Canonical will be releasing Ubuntu 23.10. This new version of Ubuntu Linux is already looking good. One new security feature, however, hasn't gotten much attention: Restricted ...

Linux admins who have enabled the unprivileged user namespace restriction in their recent Ubuntu environments should take action to close three new vulnerabilities that allow a threat actor to bypass ...

A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed 'CIFSwitch' in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel's key request ...

Lagos — United States-based Novell Inc developer of software for the open enterprise with office in South Africa, has announced the creation of the AppArmor project, a new open source initiative ...