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Linux users face fresh cyber threat as new SambaCry variant emerges; experts urge immediate system updates to thwart attacks.

Miners race to solve a cryptographic puzzle, which completes the next transaction (or block) on the chain, in hopes of capturing the coin reward.

WatchGuard found that despite an overall drop in general malware detection for the quarter, Linux malware made up more than 36% of the top threats.

The service comes at a time where demand for higher-level support services and adoption of Linux operating systems globally are growing.

This initial order is for 140 loops to be used with Asetek's RackCDU Direct-to-Chip (D2C) liquid cooling solution. The order is valued at USD $40,000.

'Amnesia', the new IoT botnet variant of 'Tsunami' targets an unpatched remote code execution vulnerability in DVR devices made by TVT Digital.

Qualcomm ups the ante in data centres with its first 10nm server chip, promising power efficiency and performance.

Trend Micro says it's not all smooth sailing for Linux users, as its open source based operating system is increasingly vulnerable to cyber attacks.

IBM releases new servers to drive data center efficiency & performance, collaborating with OpenPOWER Foundation.

The XOR.DDoS creates huge volumes of of data and meaningless strings in a SYN flood attack, crippling Linux PCs - and Windows too, says CDNetworks.

ESET has discovered a new threat from the Linux/Moose malware family that is generating fake activity on social networks.

Many open source geeks from across the globe are gathering in Auckland to meet their fellow technologists to share the latest ideas and innovations.

Docker faces stiff competition as Joyent and Linux's Canonical deploy open-source container tech, heating up the virtualisation market.

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 introduces time-travel with system snapshots and rollback, revolutionising system admin errors.

Security companies warn businesses to patch vulnerable systems as a new bug, named Shellshocked, affects Linux and Unix systems.

Seen as a meeting place for the free and open source software communities, the Linux Conference is set to be held at the University of Auckland early next year.

ERP vendor Infor announces that its products are available on Red Hat's Enterprise Linux and JBoss middleware.

Raspberry Pi, a wallet-sized computer, ignites a coding revolution among youth, now shipping globally after high demand.

NZ firms unlock agility and cost savings through virtualisation, leveraging tech to streamline operations and innovate.

Oracle has announced it will shift OpenOffice.org to a community-led project, ceasing its commercial version to foster open standards.