Mike Rapoport from IBM launched a bid to implement address space isolation in the Linux kernel. Address space isolation emanates from the idea of virtual memory—where the system maps all its hardware ...

With memory pages shared among applications, sometimes it’s hard to tell how much you’ll really save by killing that memory hog. Two new memory metrics offer help for busy administrators. Anybody who ...

Apple has been working to harden the XNU kernel that powers its various operating systems, including iOS and macOS, with a ...

Long ago, Intel made a design mistake in its 64-bit chips-- and now, all Intel-based operating systems and their users must pay the price. How bad will it really be? I asked Linux's creator Linus ...

An information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel can be exploited to leak data and act as a springboard for further compromise. Disclosed by Cisco Talos researchers on Tuesday, the bug is ...

Linux virtualization frenzy has a new challenger: the simplified virtualization technology, KVM, has made it into the standard kernel. Could it be a better approach to using the virtualization ...

Intel's CPU security took some whacks a few months ago, with well-publicized problems with the Intel Management Engine. If rumors are to believed, 2018 could kick off on an even worse year for the ...