Network security has become a top priority for modern businesses, particularly those entrusted with sensitive financial and personal data. Moreover, Gartner projects a 15% increase in global cybersecurity spending, with a significant focus on security services, software, and strengthening network defenses.

When it comes to Java security, the first thing that comes to mind should be the JVM. If you're relying on outdated, unpatched, or unsupported Java runtimes, you're taking unnecessary risks.

This week's Java roundup for September 15th, 2025, features news highlighting: the GA releases of JDK 25 and GraalVM for JDK 25; new JEP candidates and JEPs targeted for JDK 26; point releases of Quarkus, the A2A Java SDK, Apache TomEE, LangChain4j and Gradle; the second alpha release of Hibernate Validator 9.1; and Oracle detaching GraalVM from the Java release train.

Manager's quality control priorities were upside down

Revenge on managers who slow things down is a drink best served with floating fungus

It is time once again to share a list of the best free and open-source software I've come across in 2025. Some of these programs are long-standing favorites that continue to improve year after year, while others are newer projects that caught my attention and proved useful in my daily Linux workflow.

The NIST standards show that with one year of progress behind us, there are five years of opportunity ahead.

In an era where AI is reshaping the landscape of customer service and personalization, the industry is undergoing a profound transformation to adapt to new interaction models.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become essential in modern DevOps, enabling teams to define and manage infrastructure with version-controlled configuration files instead of manual setup.

In 2025, modernization efforts remain central to digital transformation, and platform engineering has emerged as a critical, yet often overlooked, linchpin in that journey.

When we first started talking about "the cloud," the mental image was simple: Hyperscale providers, massive data centers, and centralized infrastructure that promised elastic capacity and lower costs.

Darwin would understand microkernels. We need microkernels that understand Darwin.

These distros are easy to install, include the right apps, skip the bloat and ads, and automatically detect your hardware. Easy peasy. You're welcome. jack-wallen

Being a System or Network administrator tasked with monitoring and debugging Linux system performance problems on a daily basis is an immensely challenging responsibility.

Tech leaders weigh in on vibe coding: What it is, what it's not, and how to use it safely in production software.

Pair programming with ChatGPT Codex for a week exposed hard-won lessons every developer should know before trying it.

Discover how you should go about choosing between the three popular open source relational database management systems - PostgreSQL, MySQL and MariaDB.

Even though traditional databases now support vector types, vector-native databases have the edge for AI development. Here's how to choose.