Linux, an immensely powerful and versatile operating system, sits at the heart of countless applications, from tiny embedded devices to massive servers. A pivotal aspect for any user, whether a ...

Malware targeting banks, payment card processors, and other financial services has found an effective way to remain largely undetected as it plucks sensitive card data out of computer memory. It ...

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 ...

Back in the old days of 2010, I used to walk into my home office in the morning, hit the power button on my production system, and then head back upstairs to have breakfast. By the time I returned to ...

You will agree that an operating system’s primary function is to provide a safe execution environment where different applications can run safely. This necessitates the requirement of a basic ...

Original story: Security researchers have uncovered rare malware that can infect a Linux machine’s boot process, making it harder to detect and remove. The malware is known as a bootkit, which is ...

This was my thought process until a few weeks ago, when I was messing around in my BIOS and had to clear the CMOS. After ...

Hackers targeting payment card data are deploying sophisticated malware that executes before the operating system has started booting, according to newly-released report. Through this method, the ...

The Critical Process Died error results in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) and occurs when a critical process on which the system relies has unexpectedly crashed. This ...