Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of Parrot 4.6 distribution with a selection of security testing tools

The release of Parrot 4.6 distribution has taken place, based on the Debian Testing package base and including a selection of tools for system security assessment, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Three versions of ISO images are available for download: with a MATE environment (full 3.8 GB and minimal 1.7 GB) and with a KDE desktop (1.8 GB). The Parrot distribution is positioned as a portable laboratory with […]

Survey for Prioritizing the Development of FreeBSD

The FreeBSD developers have announced a survey for users of the project, aimed at helping prioritize development and identify areas that need special attention. The survey consists of 47 questions and takes about 10 minutes to complete. The questions cover topics such as application areas, development tool preferences, attitudes towards default settings, and wishes regarding timelines […]

Experts' Comments on the Delay of Intel's 10nm Processors: Not All is Lost

Yesterday's publication inspired by Dell's presentation unveiling Intel's processor plans has captured public attention. What has long been rumored has found some confirmation in official documents. However, we will likely hear Intel representatives' comments on the pace of adoption of 10nm technology tomorrow at the quarterly earnings conference, but it's unlikely they will differ significantly from […]

ASRock A320TM-ITX: a rare Thin Mini-ITX form factor motherboard for AMD processors

ASRock has introduced a rather unusual motherboard called the A320TM-ITX, designed in the less common Thin Mini-ITX form factor. The uniqueness of this product lies in the fact that such motherboards for AMD processors in the Socket AM4 implementation simply did not exist before. Thin Mini-ITX motherboards are distinguished not only by their small length and width (170 × 170 mm), […]

Google is preparing its OS for feature phones. And it's not Android

There have long been rumors that Google is working on an operating system for feature phones. In March of this year, mentions of a special mode that allows controlling the OS with buttons were found in the Chromium Gerrit repository, and now new information has emerged. The resource Gizchina published a screenshot of the main page of the Chrome browser, which has been adapted for feature phones. This […]

Adaptive Antenna Arrays: How Does It Work? (Basics)

Good day. Over the past few years, I have dedicated myself to researching and creating various algorithms for spatial signal processing in adaptive antenna arrays, and I am currently continuing this work in my profession. Here, I would like to share the knowledge and tricks I have discovered. I hope this will be helpful for those beginning to study this field […]

Debian 9.9 Release

The ninth corrective update of the Debian 9 distribution is now available, which includes accumulated package updates and fixes in the installer. This release includes 70 updates addressing stability issues and 52 updates addressing vulnerabilities. Notable changes in Debian 9.9 include the removal of 5 packages: gcontactsync, google-tasks-sync, mozilla-gnome-keyring, tbdialout, and timeline due to incompatibility with the new ESR branches of Firefox […]

We have enabled TLS 1.3. Here’s why you should do the same.

At the beginning of the year, in our report on internet issues and accessibility for 2018-2019, we already mentioned that the spread of TLS 1.3 is inevitable. Some time ago, we deployed version 1.3 of the Transport Layer Security protocol, and after collecting and analyzing data, we are finally ready to discuss the specifics of this transition. IETF TLS working group chairs state: "In brief, TLS 1.3 must […]

Mozilla is abandoning IRC as a communication platform

Mozilla plans to discontinue the use of IRC as the main platform for live communication among project participants. The IRC.mozilla.org server is set to be decommissioned in the coming months, following migration to one of the modern web-oriented communication platforms. A decision on the new platform has yet to be made, though it is known that Mozilla will not develop its own system but will utilize a popular […]

Google named the recipients of the Open Source Peer Bonus award

Google has announced the recipients of the Open Source Peer Bonus, awarded for contributions to the development of open projects. A unique aspect of this award is that candidates are nominated by Google employees, but nominees do not need to be affiliated with the company. This year, the award has been expanded and now recognizes not only developers but also technical writers, designers, community activists, mentors, experts in […]

Pay attention to carrier pigeons: the capabilities of this technology are astonishing.

About the Author: Allison Marsh is an adjunct professor of history at the University of South Carolina and one of the directors of the Ann Johnson Institute for Science, Technology, and Society. When it comes to establishing connections between two points, nothing beats a pigeon. Except perhaps the rare hawk. Bird espionage: in the 1970s, the CIA developed a tiny camera that turned homing pigeons into spies. For thousands of years, homing […]

An open tool for network monitoring with IoT devices

We explain what IoT Inspector is and how it works. / photo PxHere PD On the security of the Internet of Things, consulting firm Bain & Company (PDF, p.1) states that from 2017 to 2021, the IoT market volume will double: from $235 to $520 billion. Smart home gadgets will account for $47 billion. […]

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