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Solaris is an enterprise-level operating system originally developed by Sun Microsystems and later acquired by Oracle Corporation. It is known for its scalability, robustness, and its ability to handle large workloads and computing environments. Solaris is built on UNIX principles and features a number of advanced technologies, including the ZFS file system, DTrace for performance analysis, and containers for virtualization.
In the context of information security, Solaris plays a significant role due to its use in critical and high-security environments. The operating system contains various security features designed to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the data it handles. Features such as process and user rights management, role-based access control (RBAC), and mandatory access control (MAC) provide sophisticated mechanisms to limit the actions that can be performed on the system. Additionally, Solaris is equipped with auditing tools to monitor and record system activity and potential security events, allowing for comprehensive analysis and timely response to threats.
Given its deployment in sensitive scenarios, Solaris is often the subject of security research and vulnerability assessments, leading to regular updates and patches that address new security concerns. Administrators of Solaris systems must stay informed about the latest security practices and updates in order to maintain the security and integrity of their servers.
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Solaris, a large darknet marketplace focused on drugs and illegal substances, has been taken over by a smaller competitor named 'Kraken,' who claims to have hacked it on January 13, 2022. [...]
National Security Agency apparently has tools that crack Solaris boxes China has accused the United States of a savage cyber-attack on a university famed for conducting aerospace research and linked to China’s military.…
New research into the inner workings of the stealthy BPFdoor malware for Linux and Solaris reveals that the threat actor behind it leveraged an old vulnerability to achieve persistence on targeted systems. [...]
A recently discovered backdoor malware called BPFdoor has been stealthily targeting Linux and Solaris systems without being noticed for more than five years. [...]
Plus: Android trojan in 100,000+ app installs, Solaris malware Cybersecurity researchers with Cisco have outlined probable links between the BlackMatter/DarkSide ransomware ring responsible for last year's high-profile raid on the Colonial Pipeline, and an emerging ransomware-as-a-service product dubbed BlackCat.…
A financially motivated threat actor has been observed deploying a previously unknown rootkit targeting Oracle Solaris systems with the goal of compromising Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) switching networks and carrying out unauthorized cash withdrawals at different banks using fraudulent cards