Startup recognized for software that delivers Linux security updates without a reboot

Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark Reading, Contributor

November 19, 2009

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Ksplice, a new security company that offers services to speed the deployment of security patches, was awarded a cash prize today as the winner of the Cyber Security Challenge, a part of the annual Global Security Challenge.

The Cyber Security Challenge recognizes the world's best startups responding to mounting challenges in cyber security. The competition is sponsored by BAE Systems and features a cash award to the winning startups.

Ksplice offers a service that speeds the deployment of security patches in Linux environments without requiring system reboot. These rebootless updates are based on traditional source code patches, the company says -- they are as effective as traditional updates, but they can be applied seamlessly, with no downtime.

The runners-up in the challenge were ExactTrak, based in the U.K., and SCIT Labs, which is based in Virginia.

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Tim Wilson, Editor in Chief, Dark Reading

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Tim Wilson is Editor in Chief and co-founder of Dark Reading.com, UBM Tech's online community for information security professionals. He is responsible for managing the site, assigning and editing content, and writing breaking news stories. Wilson has been recognized as one of the top cyber security journalists in the US in voting among his peers, conducted by the SANS Institute. In 2011 he was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Voices in Security by SYS-CON Media.

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