Micron has announced the 2200 series solid-state drives suitable for use in desktop computers, laptops, and mobile workstations. The products are made in M.2 2280 format: dimensions are 22 × 80 mm. The devices are NVMe solutions, utilizing the PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. At the core of the drives are 64-layer 3D TLC flash memory chips (three bits of information in one cell). The proprietary […]
Last week, The Linux Foundation announced the establishment of a new fund for open-source projects at its Open Source Leadership Summit event. This new independent institute aimed at the development of open [and industry-demanded] technologies is designed to unite tools for DevOps engineers, or more precisely — for organizing and implementing continuous delivery processes, CI/CD pipelines. […]
Welcome to the second lesson! This time we will discuss the architectural features of Check Point solutions. This is a very important lesson, especially for those who are first getting acquainted with 'Check Point'. Overall, this lesson will be quite similar to one of our previous articles 'Check Point. What is it, what is it used for, or briefly about the main aspects'. However, the content […]
Hello, dear readers of Habr! This is the corporate blog of TS Solution. We are a systems integrator primarily specializing in IT infrastructure security solutions (Check Point, Fortinet) and machine data analysis systems (Splunk). We will start our blog with a brief introduction to Check Point technologies. We pondered for a long time whether to write this article, as we […]
Soon, Intel will add the Core i9-9900 and i9-9900F versions to the already released Core i9-9900K and i9-9900KF processors, which will differ by a locked multiplier and the lack of overclocking capability. The proximity of the announcement is indirectly indicated by the fact that the Core i9-9900F has been spotted in the SiSoftware benchmark database, confirming its existence, and revealing some […]
How to assess the effectiveness of NGFW configuration The most common task is to check how effectively your firewall is configured. For this, there are free utilities and services from companies that deal with NGFW. For example, it can be seen below that Palo Alto Networks has the ability to launch an analysis of firewall statistics directly from the support portal — the SLR report or compliance analysis with best […]
One of the main challenges in game development and programming as a whole is optimization without significant loss of quality. This led to the emergence of various codecs for audio and video that ensured compression while maintaining acceptable performance. Now, Microsoft has presented its solution of a similar nature for games. At the 2019 Game Developers Conference, the corporation from Redmond announced the implementation of […]
Developers from Opera Software have announced that users of the mobile version of the Android operating system browser can now use a free VPN service, as was the case before the closure of the Opera VPN service. Previously, a beta version of the browser with this capability was available, and now the build has reached release. It is stated that the new service is free, unlimited, and easy to use. Its use will allow you to protect your data, which […]
In their professional activities, developers, pentesters, and security experts encounter processes such as Vulnerability Management (VM) and (Secure) SDLC. These phrases encompass various sets of practices and tools used, which are interwoven, although their consumers differ. Technical progress has not yet reached the point where one tool can replace a person for conducting an analysis of the security of infrastructure and software. […]
System administrators fall into two categories — those who already use monitoring and those who do not yet. It's a joke. The need for monitoring arises through various paths. Some are fortunate, and monitoring comes from the parent company. Here, everything is simple; others have already figured out what and how to monitor, and they have probably even written the necessary manuals and […]
Researchers have discovered a new clone of the infamous Mirai botnet, focused on IoT devices. This time, embedded devices intended for business environments are at risk. The attackers' ultimate goal is to gain control over bandwidth-capable devices and conduct large-scale DDoS attacks. Note: At the time of writing this translation, I was unaware that a similar article already exists on Habr. The original authors […]
On the BioWare blog, a post appeared from the studio's general manager, Casey Hudson. He stated that the troubled launch of Anthem greatly disappointed the team and him personally. According to the head of BioWare, various issues started to surface after the game reached a multimillion audience. Hudson expressed his “disappointment” with the shortcomings of the project that prevent enjoyment of the game. The general manager noted that since the release, BioWare […]