A probable Chinese rootkit infects targeted computers and stays active even if the system is being reinstalled. | Continue reading
Gamification was a trendy idea that largely failed to offer the purported benefits. Here's how it often goes wrong in the work environment and how to use game mechanics successfully. | Continue reading
AWS isn’t the biggest corporate contributor to open source, but it’s increasingly involved in the projects upon which its customers depend. | Continue reading
A new report reveals that blockchain is neither decentralized nor updated. | Continue reading
Jack Wallen interviews Fedora's Matthew Miller to get his take on Fedora 36, the Achilles' heel of Linux, and whether Linux needs more new users or big companies behind it. | Continue reading
Start-ups, DARPA and Accenture Ventures announce research partnerships, new hardware and strategic investments. | Continue reading
Linux users can be a finicky lot, so what compels them to settle on a particular distribution? | Continue reading
Dubbed TA2541 by Proofpoint researchers, the group has been attacking targets in several critical industries since 2017 with phishing emails and cloud-hosted malware droppers. | Continue reading
Don't pack your bags and move to Bozeman yet. This micro-scale warp bubble won't be capable of propulsion, but it could have myriad other applications, says its discoverer Dr. Sonny White. | Continue reading
Log4j is a serious vulnerability that has swept across the IT landscape quickly. Here's a single command you can run to test and see if you have any vulnerable packages installed. | Continue reading
The latest version of Firefox is now available and includes an important step forward for web browser security. | Continue reading
You can find them everywhere from the pharmacy to your optometrist's office, but you may want to wait to buy a pair. | Continue reading
Jack Wallen has discovered a Chrome OS-like Linux desktop distribution that makes it possible for users to cut ties with Google while enjoying a full-blown operating system. | Continue reading
A voice phishing campaign spotted by Armorblox tried to convince people to give the attackers access to their computer. | Continue reading
Is the metaverse the same as VR? Which companies are building the metaverse? What is the metaverse's connection to hybrid work? Get answers to these questions and much more in this metaverse primer. | Continue reading
Commentary: Multicloud may be good strategy in some instances but not for delivering application resilience. Here's why. | Continue reading
Jack Wallen gives the latest version of Zorin OS a go and comes away with his mind sufficiently blown and a different opinion on what Linux distributions should be. | Continue reading
Docker announced a new subscription plan for enterprises and free access to Docker Desktop for personal use, educational institutions, non-commercial open-source projects and small businesses. | Continue reading
Jack Wallen explains how Linux has changed computing for the better and ponders what might be next for the open source OS created by Linus Torvalds. | Continue reading
Access to secured networks is regularly sold on the Dark Web and 45% of those sales are less than $1,000. | Continue reading
To wish Linux a 30th birthday, Jack Wallen describes how the operating system changed his life. | Continue reading
Microsoft Linux has arrived, but it's not what you imagined. Jack Wallen shares his take on this new arrival called CBL-Mariner and even shows you how to build it. | Continue reading
With the switch to remote work, employees have been left to foot the internet bill and many workers believe some changes are in order. | Continue reading
Security is a big part of Windows 11, but so is delivering productivity and a good experience with all the security features turned on. | Continue reading
Python implementation Pyston aims to speed up the programming language's code for web applications. Creator Kevin Modzelewski tells TechRepublic where the project is heading next. | Continue reading
Commentary: Today's infrastructure becomes tomorrow's legacy, but there are ways to build that avoid pitfalls. | Continue reading
This will drive PC and tablet shipments to over 500 million units for the first time, the firm said. | Continue reading
DevOps revolutionized how we managed servers, and HashiCorp's Terraform promises to do the same for multicloud installations. | Continue reading
Mozilla's Firefox 89 is a return to form for the open source browser. Find out what about this latest iteration helped it to return as Jack Wallen's browser of choice. | Continue reading
Dubbed RockYou2021, the list as revealed on a hacker forum contains 8.4 billion password entries, says CyberNews. | Continue reading
Commentary: QuestDB is the latest open source database company to hit the market, and it's trying to balance its approach to open source to deliver a sustainable business. | Continue reading
Want a ready-to-run cloud edge computing package with everything built-in? Check out the Open Infrastructure Foundation's latest version of Starling X. | Continue reading
Commentary: Agricultural innovation is accelerating thanks to AI. Will it be enough? | Continue reading
In a Q&A, Python programming language creator Guido van Rossum said it was "almost taboo to talk about a Python 4 in a serious sense" following the troubled migration from Python 2.0 to Python 3.0. | Continue reading
The UK economy is showing early signs of post-pandemic growth, but a boom in job vacancies and a lack of workers with basic digital skills could spell trouble for UK tech. | Continue reading
Software engineers have long faced excruciating interview processes that seem rigged to catch them out. So why are they still putting up with them? | Continue reading
The rebranding reflects a post-pandemic future that will have both physical and virtual gatherings, the company says. | Continue reading
Want a lightweight way to quickly spin up Kubernetes clusters? Check out virtual clusters from Loft Labs. | Continue reading
How do you build a cloud and manage containers? The Open Infrastructure Foundation suggests that using Airship 2.0 to create a fully declarative lifecycle management system is the way to go. | Continue reading
If systemd is a bit confusing to you, Jack Wallen is here to help ease that a bit by comparing systemd targets to sysvinit runlevels. | Continue reading
It might be running in your car right now, but you'd never know it because there's no "Intel Inside"-like badge. And that's just how BlackBerry likes it. | Continue reading
OpenStack, the popular open-source private cloud, used to be an island unto itself, but moving forward it relies more and more on integration with cloud-native computing programs. | Continue reading
The salon will have augmented reality hair consults, point-and-learn technology and Fire tablets for customer use. | Continue reading
CEO of Notarize says the company has had to scramble to scale up in the past year, pushing legislation through to operate within the real estate industry. | Continue reading
If you're looking for a virtual Linux desktop or server host, Shells delivers simplicity and performance for just about any type of user. | Continue reading
When it comes to tech selection, Gen Zers and millennials differ from older generations in five key areas, a new Forrester report finds. | Continue reading
Digital media's role in Brazil is being embraced and questioned, reports Alex Howard. Learn how human rights, the right to record, and Brazil's Bill of Internet Rights factor into this discussion. | Continue reading
Quarkus and Jakarta EE are gaining on Spring/Spring Boot as the most popular approach to moving Java applications to the cloud. | Continue reading