Linus released kernel v2.6.20 (tar.bz2) to the public today, adding virtualization support through KVM and relocatable kernel support for x86, among other changes. The latter feature is an interesting one from a security perspective and for kdump users. From the changelog:
Relocatable kernel support for x86
This feature (enabled with CONFIG_RELOCATABLE) isn’t very noticeable for end-users but […]

Once again, we’re comin’ to ya from Ditka’s Restaurant in the heart of Chicago, the city of the big shoulders, and home to a certain team, which come January will run roughshod over the competition in Super Bowl XLI. A team that is known as…..Da Bears!

Literally right after RSA, SCALE is happening February 10th and 11th. I plan on making the drive out with several other friends from school.
The presentations I’m looking forward to:

New & Improved: How a More Modern IT Security Model Can Better Protect Enterprise Data on Linux Systems
Proving End-to-End Security in a Linux Environment
Web […]

I am not 100% positive or if this just merely coincidence, but I have a feeling my sister has fallen victim to the TJX security breach reported last week. Fraudulent transactions originating in France (of all places) began January 10th, comprosing four withdrawls: $3.90, $1.30, $.04, and $.01. Finally, $120 was debited and my sister […]

The time is nearing and I will have to move my site to a new host. Along with the move, we’ll undergo a domain name change to www.tssci-security.com as well. Currently we’re hosted on a dedicated FreeBSD server running Apache, and I’m pretty happy with it. I’d like a host that offers UNIX/Linux and SSH […]