Organizations throughout the world are adopting Linux as their production platform. By connecting to the Internet to provide critical services, they also become targets of opportunity. To help protect these Linux systems, this article covers the basics of securing a Linux box. The examples provided here are based on Red Hat 6.0, but should apply to most Linux distributions.

Battered by Microsoft, softwaremaker Corel has bet the farm on Linux. But Linux is taking off in the server market--not on the desktop.

Hi, my name is Tom (hi Tom...), and I'm a Windows developer." Whew, it sure feels good to get that off my chest. I've got another confession to make, though -- I'd really prefer to be a Linux developer.

IBM will begin seling its Intel-based servers preloaded with a choice of three different versions of Linux, the company and its Linux partners will announce Monday. . IBM is banking heavily on Linux, using it from its low-end Intel servers on up to its multi-million-dollar S/390 mainframes.

As Microsoft muddles forward in its Pyrrhic struggle against the U.S. government, Linux continues to encroach upon the company's sacred Windows NT market space. Given Microsoft's well-documented aggressive business style, many analysts are bracing for another colossal battle as the software titan hunkers down to undercut the open source movement.

Solution providers are growing more optimistic about Linux's potential to crack the business market, but major hurdles still remain, according to data from the March CRN Technology Solution Provider Survey.

LinuxFromScratch is a project which aims to teach the inner workings of Linux, by describing how to compile a fully functional Linux distribution (with the same capabilities as existing Linux distributions such as Debian, SuSe, Slackware, RedHat and others) entirely from source.

I often find myself hearing that many organizations are trying to find a way to implement Linux into their existing networks. Samba provides a way to incorporate Linux to service their Windows workstations. Also, with the number of available IPV4 IP addresses dwindling, Linux can act as an excellent masquerading machine using one available address for numerous clients connecting to the Internet.

The ISO image of the SuSE Linux 6.4 evaluation CD is now available

on ftp.suse.com and it's mirrors. There are no strings attached, except that you only get one sixth of the

fun and no printed manuals or free installation support.

ZDNet has bought LinuxDevices.com for an undisclosed sum, but probably for less than finding enough knowledgeable, authorititive journalists to cover the embedded OS patch itself. In the press statement announcing the deal, Dan Rosenweig, ZDNet's president and CEO, makes a nod in the direction of editorial content - "Rick Lerbaum has created a killer site" - before getting down to the serious business of talking commerce.