Red Hat: Security, TPM, Loss of Clients, and Vendor Lock-in
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Post-quantum cryptography: Hash-based signatures
Last quarter, I introduced the issue where our existing public key cryptography algorithms are vulnerable to a potentially new form of computers called quantum computers. In this article I introduce one of the better understood potential replacements: Hash-based signatures.
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Meta Income Down by Half | Will Apple Make it Worse? | Linux Secure Boot Fix - DevOps.com
3. Linux Secure Boot Shenanigans
Big changes are proposed to systemd. Lennart Poettering’s goals are to provide a signed and measured execution path from firmware to userspace, with rollback protection and remote attestation, atop TPM 2.0.
Analysis: Good luck with that
There’s already enough loud grumbling about systemd and Poettering—for example, code bloat and uncomfortable ties to IBM and Microsoft. And now he’s proposing using a proprietary Microsoft file format (PE). This move will only amplify the critics. Is it time for someone like Google to offer an alternative init system?
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Rakuten dumps Red Hat, turns to “true” open-source Linux OS, Digital Platforms - Services | TelecomTV
Rakuten Mobile has dealt a major blow to Red Hat by deciding to remove the vendor’s software from its mobile network platform in Japan following some product support and business relationship decisions that, according to Rakuten Mobile CEO Tareq Amin (pictured above), “killed my business model”.
Talking to reporters and analysts on the side of the Fyuz event in Madrid, Amin provided updates on a number of developments related to the Open RAN sector, Rakuten Mobile and the operator’s network software offshoot Rakuten Symphony, which is selling applications, network functions and systems integration and support services to other operators around the world.
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You’re invited to the Fedora Linux 37 Release Party!
As we work our way through the Fedora Linux 37 Schedule, I am excited to announce that we will celebrate the final release of Fedora Linux 37 with a virtual Release Party. Please register on Hopin and join us on November 4th & 5th for a short program of informational sessions and social activities. Make sure to save the dates, share the registration, and show up to celebrate with Fedora Friends, old and new!
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Digital transformation: 4 questions to help drive momentum [Ed: ICBM selling extra complexity (vendor lockin) under the auspices of "digital transformation" or "modernisation"]
Nowadays, conversations around digital transformation involve countless definitions, strategies, and implementations. But when all is said and done, success stories are not as common as we might hope. In fact, according to our survey, less than 27 percent of organizations succeed in their digital transformation efforts.
Enterprises often find themselves stuck at some stage of their digital transformation journey. Some find it challenging to move beyond the pilot phase; others struggle to scale beyond the “start small” phase. Here are four questions to help your digital transformation initiative move forward.