Artificial intelligence (AI) is being introduced to just about every facet of life these days. AI is being used to develop code, communicate with customers, and write in various media. Cyber security, particularly product security is another place AI can have a significant impact. AI is being built into security tools, and, on the flip side, into the realm of exploitation. AI is now mainstream and won't be going away anytime soon, so security professionals need to learn how to best use it to help enhance the security of their systems and products.AI and its implications for securityThe term "a ..read more

Many organizations face numerous challenges when modernizing their applications or migrating from on-premises applications to cloud-native microservices. This can include challenges such as deploying and managing their applications at scale, increased network complexity, managing costs and ensuring security.Red Hat and F5 are collaborating to deliver enhanced networking and security services using Red Hat OpenShift to deploy technology from F5 Distributed Cloud. This technical collaboration aims to provide organizations with a more seamless multi and hybrid cloud application experience, prov ..read more

In this article, we provide essential “how to” technical information for deploying SAS Institute's SAS Viya platform, on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) as well as provide a reference architecture. For some general security, machine management and storage considerations when deploying SAS Viya on Red Hat OpenShift please take a look at our previous two part series (part 1, part 2).Based on the collaboration between Red Hat and SAS, we have adopted a holistic approach to SAS Viya on OpenShift. SAS Viya can now be deployed and supported on most x86_64 platforms where OpenShift can be ..read more

As of Jun 30, 2024, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 maintenance support 2 phase ends and Red Hat will no longer update compliance content for RHEL 7. Many policy providers, such as CIS and DISA, will no longer update their policies once maintenance ends.When this support phase ends, you can expect:The RHEL 7 scap-security-guide package will no longer be updated. You can continue to use the content provided after Jun 30, 2024. The content is mature, stable, and still suitable for use by Extended Update Support (EUS) customers after the end of maintenance, however as mentioned before there ..read more

Intel recently launched the 5th generation of Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Intel Xeon SP), code-named Emerald Rapids; a family of high-end, enterprise-focused processors targeted at a diverse range of workloads. To explore how Intel’s new chips measure up, we’ve worked with Intel and others to run benchmarks with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 / 9.2 and greater. Intel’s 5th Gen Xeon Scalable processors are a drop-in compatible with existing 4th Gen Xeon Scalable motherboards. It now supports up to 64 cores per socket vs 60 cores, can handle DDR5-5600 memory speeds over DDR5-4800 pri ..read more

No versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) are affected by this CVE.Updated March 30, 2024: We have determined that Fedora Linux 40 beta does contain two affected versions of xz libraries - xz-libs-5.6.0-1.fc40.x86_64.rpm and xz-libs-5.6.0-2.fc40.x86_64.rpm. At this time, Fedora 40 Linux does not appear to be affected by the actual malware exploit, but we encourage all Fedora 40 Linux beta users to revert to 5.4.x versions.Editor's note: This post has been updated to more clearly articulate the affected versions of Fedora Linux and add additional mitigation methods.Yesterday, Red Hat Infor ..read more

It’s no surprise that today’s IT environments are more complex than ever before. A mix of old and new technologies, disparate teams and outdated manual processes often result in inefficient operations, security and compliance risks and overburdened IT teams.Standardizing on a single operating system throughout your organization is the first step in simplifying and streamlining your IT infrastructure. Standardized operating environments (SOEs) can help you overcome IT complexity to improve efficiency, reduce costs, increase uptime and improve your security posture. IT teams can make the mos ..read more

Every organization incorporates new technology into its business, and that means most people within the organization have plenty of opportunities to learn something new. Maybe you’re responsible for setting up some of that new technology at your organization, or maybe you just want to get a headstart on something new and different. Some of the most exciting innovation happens on Linux, and so Linux is often the foundation, and key to understanding, new ways of computing. Linux can admittedly seem overwhelming when you don’t know where to start or where to go with it once you do start. To h ..read more

Convert2RHEL is a script that makes it easier to switch to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). Conceptually, it's simple. The script replaces non-RHEL packages from CentOS Linux or Oracle Linux (and soon Rocky Linux and Alma Linux) with signed RHEL packages. At the time of this writing, the supported conversions are:CentOS Linux 7.9 to RHEL 7.9CentOS Stream 8 to RHEL 8Rocky 8 to RHEL 8Red Hat’s Convert2RHEL utility enables a guided and supported conversion in 3 basic steps:Configures access to authentic RHEL content in your instance.Performs various safety checks and reviews informational and r ..read more

Improving customer experience is something Red Hat focuses on every day of the year. One way we work to improve our customers' and partners' experience is through collaborating with teams across the business to share user feedback and make sure Red Hatters are keeping the customer voice top of mind in all decisions.In the first part of our State of Customer and Partner Experience Annual Report, we covered how we engaged with customers and partners throughout 2023 to collect and listen to feedback, regardless of the channel. In this post, we will dive deeper into how that feedback has driven im ..read more