This week Dave (https://twitter.com/davidegts) and Gunnar (http://atechnologyjobisnoexcuse.com/about) talk with Mark Thacker (https://twitter.com/Thackman) about RHEL 7.4 security and storage, and how to kill a feature
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 bolsters security functionality and performance, Linux container features and automation capabilities for complex IT environments (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-bridges-hybrid-multi-cloud-deployments-latest-version-red-hat-enterprise-linux-7)
RHEL 7.4 launched Aug. 1, 2017 (RHEL 7.4 Release Notes for Security here (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.4_Release_Notes/new_features_security.html))
Network Bound Disk Encryption (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/sec-Using_Network-Bound_Disk_Encryption.html)
USBGuard (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/sec-Using-USBGuard.html) (See Lucy’s excellent blog post (http://rhelblog.redhat.com/2017/08/03/built-in-protection-against-usb-security-attacks-with-usbguard/) on this)
Audit (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/chap-system_auditing.html) enhancements for human readability (ausearch --format text)
OpenSCAP (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Security_Guide/chap-Compliance_and_Vulnerability_Scanning.html) NIST Certification
SELinux support with OverlayFS (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.4_Release_Notes/new_features_file_systems.html)
System Role for SELinux configuration (https://access.redhat.com/articles/3050101)
D&G This Week in Vendor Abandonment: Btrfs (https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/7.4_Release_Notes/chap-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7.4_Release_Notes-Deprecated_Functionality.html)
Red Hat Acquires Permabit Assets, Eases Barriers to Cloud Portability with Data Deduplication Technology (https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-acquires-permabit-assets-eases-barriers-cloud-portability-data-deduplication-technology)
We Give Thanks
* Mark Thacker (https://twitter.com/Thackman) for being our special guest star! Special Guest: Mark Thacker.
