Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

This is the first in a multipart series on Qubes OS, a security-focused operating system that is fundamentally different from any other Linux desktop I've ever used and one I personally switched to ...

I’ve used a lot of “secure” operating systems, but most of them feel like regular Linux with a few extra locks on the doors. Qubes OS is different because it treats your whole desktop like a set of ...

Qubes OS uses the Xen hypervisor and an ever-growing set of qubes to isolate various pieces. The Xen Dom0 top-level domain, which runs the host operating system, is the most privileged part of the ...

You know the state of computer security is dire when Qubes OS, arguably the world’s most secure operating system, makes only modest claims. Last week, the software project announced the official ...

Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...

If you’re looking for an operating system with a focus on security, you could do worse than to consider that praised by the technologist tasked with protecting the Snowden documents from prying ...

Qubes OS, the security-focused operating system that Edward Snowden said in November he was “really excited” about, announced this week that laptop maker Purism will ship their privacy-focused Librem ...

Qubes OS is designed to be a single-user desktop operating system that provides strong security out of the box through isolation between applications and services, rather than trying to ensure that ...

Hysolate and Qubes OS offer similar products aimed at similar, yet different audiences. While many security solutions sit on top of the operating system, Hysolate and Qubes OS serve as either the OS ...

Qubes OS defends at-risk enterprise users from targeted attacks, as well as drive-by malware and the Meltdown exploit. When nation-state adversaries frolic and gambol across your corporate network, ...