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Doesnt look like it

Thank you Tom, but Linux kernel updates have their own notification channels through the distributions, so not sure if we want those notifications also in here. Each Linux distro has its own upgrade path, and there are frequent upgrades. Not speaking of Windows, Apache, and so on... So not sure what this group should be about. If it's to give warnings of kernel upgrades, I'm out of it. Maybe if it's as an alert list, it should be added to description? (not voting for that, but respecting a community decision)

I felt it was good security info - I'll stick to offering security info through my website.
Thanks for the comment Beat.

And a really old virus as well

probably old usb sticks... i received one from a promotion the other day that was 256meg!

Tom, a comment on quite why you posted this link, would be of immense interest.

I went there, thinking it can't be too bad, Tom has recommended it <shrug>! Not really interested in another security service but might be worth a look...

A little bit of an oddly laid-out site struck me first when I moved away to the "About Us", but professional looking enough.... However, there is no where that states actually who they are or are affiliated with? What makes their information/alerts valid?

Looks and feels like one of those out of hours callers asking me to give my credit card details on the phone.

Why should I trust their information for a subscription, more than anyone else that I already have free access or subscribe to...?

THEN the next thing I see is a bunch of advertising scrolling across the top of the page, a themes site link and and "powered by" link at the bottom, at that point I stopped looking, unprofessional and certainly didn't obtain my trust particularly quickly, considering the industry they are touting, Security....

Interesting observations -the ticker runs with alerts when they are fresh -but - when they become dated, they are removed. So it updates fairly frequently.

Sorry - hit send too quickly! :) Yes - updated vulnerabilities can be obtain for free -however, with SalvusAlerting the system gathers them and alerts you. Rather than digging through the hundreds produced weekly - Thus within minutes of a published vulnerability on any number of sources, the system picks it up -and alerts you. When it comes to hackers, time is not on your side.

FWIW - SalvusAlert is my company - hopefully that helps everyone understand the background. :)

thanks Russ for the comments - I added a recent (sunday AM) ALERT that was sent out on the home page.

Please PM if any questions - thank you

Might have been better and more honest if you had stated up front that the site you were linking to was your own commercial service and was posted as an advert

Can't win with J! either way - if you self promote - you're chastised. If You promote your blog.. :)
Guess - agree or disagree is a good principle, in this event wouldn't you say?

Bit of a difference though as the blog is a) under my name so can there be no confusion and b) 100% commercial and advert free ;)

Yep - Difference between US and UK I suppose - Thanks for the comment.

Is there someplace I can go to see the details? I don't see anything at joomla vulnerabilites list. Sorry for my ignorance here, just not sure.

RedHat is not a joomla extension, it is actual server software. try this websit http://www.linuxsecurity.com/

Oops, I think I knew that. So sorry. Thanks for the nice note @mandville.

might need a trip to Poland for that!

ha! or a trip to amazon.. ;)

ya think..

yes - we lettuce leaves at the ready!