Linux stands at the heart of countless operating systems, driving everything from personal computers to servers and embedded systems across the globe. Its flexibility and open-source nature allow for ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered “Bootkitty,” possibly the first UEFI bootkit specifically designed to target Linux systems. This marks a significant shift in the UEFI threat landscape, which ...

I'm going to start this post by saying something that a lot of people will find surprising. There are a lot of things that I like about UEFI firmware and the UEFI boot process. I think it is an ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

Linus Torvalds was happy this week. He declared, "Linux 6.9 is now out, and … the whole release has felt pretty normal." Mr. Linux continued, "The changes [are] mostly being dominated by some driver ...

Computers run programs. From the earliest behemoth computers with their hard-wired programs to modern-day disposable calculators and desktop PCs, all our computers run some kind of program. John von ...

A proof-of-concept hack allows adversaries to tweak old exploits, have code jump containers and attack underlying infrastructure. Researchers at CyberArk have created a proof-of-concept attack that ...

Editor's Note: Linux remains an attractive option for embedded systems developers. In fact, industry surveys such as the Embedded Market Study by UBM (EDN's parent company) consistently show interest ...

Linux is a tried-and-true, open-source operating system released in 1991 for computers, but its use has expanded to underpin systems for cars, phones, web servers and, more recently, networking gear.