Not sure if everyone had seen this...this is the start of a push for us to put security issues in Linux to bed for good (at least make it REAL difficult for the best hackers). http://www.novell.com/products/apparmor/ has details on the acquisition and the first product that we are releasing as part of the acquisition. Some detail is below.
Novell announced that it has acquired Immunix, Inc., a top provider of host-based application security solutions for Linux. Immunix technology stops attacks before they can impact the sytstem, assuring the integrity of servers, and eliminating the need for constant security patching, all while increasing up time and raising system efficiency. Immunix, founded in Portland, Oregon in 1998, was instrumental in the development of the security architecture of the Linux kernel, and has close ties with the Linux development community.
Novell is announcing a new product called Novell AppArmor, Powered by Immunix. This easy-to-use software offers a set of pre-defined security policies for popular applications such as Web, e-mail and remote login, as well as wizards which make it easy to create and deploy custom security policies. The built-in reporting and alert features allow IT professionals to ensure compliance with security regulations quickly and easily, and to receive instant notifications when intrusions do occur. The software helps customers deploy application security policy in hours, not days. It facilitates risk management by providing powerful kernel-level application security. The Apache "chunking" bug that lead to the widespread "slapper" worm is one example of a software vulnerability that Novell AppArmor can neutralize.
JP
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