Microsoft Defender now supports Linux desktops.
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Public preview announced today. All server distros supported on desktops too: RHEL CentOS Ubuntu Debian ... Show more
Microsoft Defender now supports Linux desktops
Microsoft Defender now supports Linux desktops
I keep trying to escape Fedora, but it's the perfect Linux distro for me: It's a good problem to have.
xda-developers.com/i-keep-trying-to-escape-fedora-but-its-the-perfect-linux-distro-for-me/

CERN is moving more than 2,200 specialized computers from RHEL to Debian: During a recent conference held in Winterthur, Switzerland, engineers working at the ...
techspot.com/news/113745-cern-moving-more-than-2200-specialized-computers-rhel.html

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint leaves some Linux boxes defenseless after update: One bug disabled the security service on restart, another blocked installation ...
theregister.com/patches/2026/07/27/microsoft-defender-for-endpoint-leaves-some-linux-boxes-defenseless-after-update/5278914

Red Hat will support your RHEL forever now - for a price: Red Hat's new Long-Life Add-On extends support on a specific release for as long as you're willing to ...
zdnet.com/article/red-hat-enterprise-linux-forever-support/

Open-source security is a mess - IBM and Red Hat bet $5 billion and 20,000 engineers can fix it
zdnet.com/article/open-source-security-is-a-mess-ibm-and-red-hat-bet-5-billion-to-fix-it/

Microsoft Exchange, Windows 11 hacked on second day of Pwn2Own: During the second day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, competitors collected $385,750 in cash awards ...
bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pwn2own-day-two-hackers-demo-microsoft-exchange-windows-11-red-had-enterprise-linux-zero-days/

Red Hat’s skill packs give AI agents something a bigger model never could: 20 years of institutional memory
thenewstack.io/red-hat-agentic-skills-repository/

98% of IT leaders want digital sovereignty: Now SUSE is operationalizing it for companies everywhere
zdnet.com/article/suse-bets-its-future-on-digital-sovereignty/

RLC Pro is an enterprise Linux for the AI era: If you want an affordable enterprise Linux for your AI, CIQ has a commercial offering based on Rocky Linux for you ...
thenewstack.io/ciq-launches-rlc-pro-for-enterprise-linux-for-the-ai-era/

Fedora made me realize Windows was the problem with my workflow: And now I can't go back.
xda-developers.com/fedora-made-me-realize-windows-was-the-problem-with-my-workflow/

AlmaLinux 10.1 launches with Btrfs filesystem support: AlmaLinux 10.1 is out now, bringing with it the Btrfs filesystem as an optional choice during installation ...
neowin.net/news/almalinux-101-launches-with-btrfs-filesystem-support/

Cybercrooks breach Red Hat's private GitLab repos - what we know about affected customers
zdnet.com/article/cybercrooks-breach-red-hats-private-gitlab-repos-what-we-know-about-affected-customers/

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 arrives with quantum security and AI features: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 is now available. It brings quantum security features ...
neowin.net/news/red-hat-enterprise-linux-10-arrives-with-quantum-security-and-ai-features/

RHEL 9.5: Delegate admin tasks to other people using sudo: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 has been released. OpenELA, the association of free derivatives ...
heise.de/news/RHEL-9-5-Per-sudo-an-andere-Admin-Aufgaben-delegieren-10061497.html

CIQ takes Rocky Linux corporate with $25K price tag: Backs RHEL-compatible distro with indemnification and update guarantees
theregister.com/2024/10/09/rocky_linux_from_ciq/

Red Hat unleashes Enterprise Linux AI - and it's truly useful: Many AI programs, despite all the hype, aren't that useful. On the other hand ...
zdnet.com/article/red-hat-unleashes-enterprise-linux-ai-and-its-truly-useful/

CrowdStrike issues go beyond Windows: company's security software has reportedly been causing Linux kernel panics since at least April
tomshardware.com/software/linux/crowdstrike-issues-go-beyond-windows-companys-security-software-has-reportedly-been-causing-kernel-panics-since-at-least-april

Key FactsCrowdStrike Backlash for $10 Apology Voucher After IT Chaos
Jul 24, 2024 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- CrowdStrike faces criticism for a $10 UberEats voucher apology following a global IT outage that caused chaos across airlines, banks, and hospitals.
- The company apologized to staff and partners with the voucher, which was deemed insufficient by some.
- A detailed review of the incident revealed a system error led to millions of Microsoft Windows computers crashing.
- However, experts criticized CrowdStrike for major mistakes and called for a better testing strategy to prevent such incidents in the future.
CrowdStrike's Falcon Sensor also linked to Linux kernel panics and crashes: Rapid restore tool being tested as Microsoft estimates 8.5 million machines went down
theregister.com/2024/07/21/crowdstrike_linux_crashes_restoration_tools/

CentOS 7 holdouts thrown a support lifeline by SUSE: Liberty Linux Lite to keep the updates coming for a few more years ... for a fee
theregister.com/2024/06/18/centos_7_suse_support/

Oracle's love and hate relationship with open source software: All companies use open source now, but Big Red never been entirely comfortable with it
theregister.com/2024/06/14/oracles_love_and_hate_relationship/

Lansweeper finds a lot of CentOS Linux out there: Network scan reveals 26 percent of Linux boxes are CentOS 7, EOL later this month. What happens next?
theregister.com/2024/06/06/lansweeper_centos/

Long-term supported distros' kernel policies are all wrong: Or so says CIQ, which coincidentally has issues obtaining RHEL's kernel sources
theregister.com/2024/05/21/longterm_supported_distros_kernel_policies/

Transparency is sorely lacking amid growing AI interest: Getting companies to open up about how they train their foundation AI models is proving a challenge.
zdnet.com/article/transparency-is-sorely-lacking-amid-growing-ai-interest/

The end of CentOS 7 - what happens next?: From June onwards, CentOS 7 users will only have the choice of switching to the upstream version or looking at the ...
heise.de/ratgeber/Das-Ende-von-CentOS-7-wie-geht-es-weiter-9720659.html

RHEL 9.4: Cloud-Fokus und aktualisierte Basis: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 (RHEL) legt den Fokus auf verbesserte Cloud-Unterstützung. Die Softwarebasis wurde ...
heise.de/news/RHEL-9-4-Cloud-Fokus-und-aktualisierte-Basis-9706891.html

Malicious backdoor sneaks into xz, Linux world's data compression library and tool
theregister.com/2024/03/29/malicious_backdoor_xz/

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta delayed due to malicious code in xz-utils, other Linux distros are also affected
tomshardware.com/software/linux/ubuntu-2404-beta-delayed-due-to-malicious-code-in-xz-utils-other-linux-distros-are-also-affected

Linux could have been brought down by backdoor found in widely used utility: Andres Freund, a PostgreSQL developer at Microsoft, was doing some routine ...
techspot.com/news/102456-linux-could-have-brought-down-backdoor-found-widely.html
Red Hat tries on a McKinsey cap in quest to streamline techies' jobs: Some staff are worried – can't think why
theregister.com/2024/03/27/red_hat_hires_mckinsey/

Ubuntu 24.04: Same as it ever was, but with 5 big improvements: Ubuntu has had a refresh and these five features could make the distro stand out from the crowd.
zdnet.com/article/ubuntu-24-04-same-as-it-ever-was-but-with-5-big-improvements/

Support-Ende: CentOS-Nutzer müssen wechseln – laut Red Hat am besten zu RHEL: CentOS ist bald endgültig Geschichte – doch worauf sollen Nutzer künftig setzen? ...
heise.de/news/Kein-Scherz-Top-5-warum-laut-Red-Hat-die-CentOS-Nutzer-zu-RHEL-wechseln-sollen-9634676.html

Open Source Initiative co-founder imagines a post-open-source world: In a post-open-source world, Bruce Perens, one of the co-founders of the Open Source ...
techspot.com/news/101366-open-source-initiative-co-founder-imagines-post-open.html