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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ratcheting up the competition against supporters of Security Enhanced Linux, such as rival Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc. today announced that it will release the source code for its Linux security ...

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 ...

Three security bypasses have been discovered in Ubuntu Linux’s unprivileged user namespace restrictions, which could be enable a local attacker to exploit vulnerabilities in kernel components. The ...

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, ...

Novell plans to open the source code for a security app formerly released under a commercial license. It may be overkill for desktop Linux users, but its features will intrigue system admins. I agree ...