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Article from ADMIN 80/2024

By Amber Ankerholz

In the news: CIQ Offers Long-Term Support for Rocky Linux on AWS; Apple's PQ3 Brings Post-Quantum Security to iMessage; Google Open Sources Magika File-Type Detection System; Microsoft Announces Sudo for Windows; Linux Foundation Launches Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance; Sys Admins Saw the Biggest Average Salary Increase in 2023, According to Dice; Use of Open Source Software Increased Significantly in 2023; Docker Build Cloud Announced; Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 Announced; EU Commissions Nostradamus Project for Quantum Testing; and NIST Identifies Main Types of Adversarial Machine Learning Threats, GitLab Announces Critical Security Releases.

CIQ Offers Long-Term Support for Rocky Linux on AWS

CIQ, the company behind the Rocky Linux project, is now providing CIQ long-term support (LTS) for Rocky Linux 8.6, 8.8, and 9.2 images on Amazon Web Services (AWS).

According to the announcement (https://ciq.com/blog/ciq-offers-lts-for-rocky-linux-8-6-8-8-and-9-2-images-on-aws/), this LTS "ensures extended life for discontinued major and minor operating system versions, maintaining point release operating system life for at least 2 years." Customers can subscribe for 24/7 access to the latest images of Rocky Linux point releases through AWS Marketplace (https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-xe2snnbtbhdpc?sr=0-1&ref_=beagle&applicationId=AWSMPContessa).

Additionally, CIQ is now offering enterprise-level support (https://ciq.com/products/rocky-linux/benefits/enterprise-level-support/) for Rocky Linux delivered directly from CIQ engineers. This support includes "escalation support, customization, optimization, integration, and professional services."

See more details at the CIQ website: https://ciq.com/.

Apple's PQ3 Brings Post-Quantum Security to iMessage

The Apple security team has announced PQ3, a cryptographic security upgrade in iMessage. According to the announcement (https://security.apple.com/blog/imessage-pq3/), PQ3 is "a groundbreaking

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