Live Patching Education

Operational technology (OT) is equipment and computer software used for analyzing utility control processes for critical infrastructure, while Industrial Control System (ICS) assets are the digital devices used in industrial...

There are many different ways to improve upon traditional patching, so it’s easy to get confused about how each patching approach works. In the past, we’ve looked at traditional patching...

Not all Linux live patching solutions are created equal. In fact, many live patching solutions are quite limited. Oracle’s Ksplice is an example of a limited live patching tool, which...

The CIS Critical Security Controls, known widely as CIS Controls, are a series of actionable cybersecurity recommendations designed to prevent common and not-so-common attacks against IT infrastructure seen in the...

Openbox is the default window manager in LXDE and LXQt and is used in various Linux distributions. Many consider Openbox to be a free, stackable window manager for the X...

After the Equifax data breach, which highlighted the consequences of unpatched software, administrators have the delicate task of ensuring that the latest patches are applied especially across public-facing servers while...

In a symphony orchestra, instruments harmonize to create one pleasing sound. Similarly, enterprise IT procedures orchestrate to introduce new systems to production, monitoring, and maintenance processes. IT automation with kernel...

IT environments are different everywhere you look. No two companies have precisely the same needs or requirements, so it follows that no two companies will agree on -exactly- the same...

If you’re a systems administrator responsible for thousands of servers, even a small slowdown can cause serious technical problems for your enterprise, and cost it a lot of money as...

TuxCare has recently introduced QEMUCare, the live patching solution for when you need to deploy patches to a QEMU-based infrastructure, but the logistics around the maintenance window are just too...

DevOps is a combination of software development and IT operations that aims to improve and evolve products at a faster than normal pace in order to help organizations compete more...

Ever heard of a pipe-freeze kit? A pipe-freeze kit forms a plug of ice inside a water pipe, allowing a plumber to make repairs without shutting off water. Like water...