Author: ProHoster

Bareflank 2.0 hypervisor release

The release of the Bareflank 2.0 hypervisor, which provides tools for the rapid development of specialized hypervisors, has taken place. Bareflank is written in C++ and supports C++ STL. The modular architecture of Bareflank makes it easy to expand existing hypervisor capabilities and create your own hypervisor options, both running on top of hardware (like Xen) and running in an existing software environment (like VirtualBox). It is possible to execute the operating system of the host environment […]

New Dino communication client introduced

The first release of the Dino communication client has been published, supporting participation in chats and messaging using the Jabber/XMPP protocol. The program is compatible with various XMPP clients and servers, focused on ensuring the confidentiality of conversations and supports end-to-end encryption using the OMEMO XMPP extension based on the Signal protocol or encryption using OpenPGP. The project code is written in Vala using […]

ProtonVPN has released a new Linux console client

A new free ProtonVPN client for Linux has been released. The new version 2.0 has been rewritten from scratch in Python. Not that the old bash-script client was bad. On the contrary, all the main metrics were there, and even a working kill-switch. But the new client works better, faster and much more stable, and has many new features. Key features in the new […]

Three vulnerabilities fixed in FreeBSD

FreeBSD addresses three vulnerabilities that could allow code execution when using libfetch, IPsec packet retransmission, or access to kernel data. The problems are fixed in updates 12.1-RELEASE-p2, 12.0-RELEASE-p13 and 11.3-RELEASE-p6. CVE-2020-7450 - A buffer overflow in the libfetch library, used to fetch files in the fetch command, the pkg package manager, and other utilities. The vulnerability could lead to code execution [...]

Kubuntu Focus is a powerful laptop from the creators of Kubuntu

Kubuntu Team presents its first official laptop - Kubuntu Focus. And don’t be confused by its small size - this is a real terminator in the shell of a business laptop. He will swallow any task without choking. The pre-installed Kubuntu 18.04 LTS OS has been carefully tuned and optimized to run as efficiently as possible on this hardware, resulting in a significant performance boost (see […]

Police switch to Astra Linux

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs purchased 31 thousand Astra Linux OS licenses from the system integrator Tegrus (part of the Merlion group). This is the largest single purchase of Astra Linux OS. Previously, it had already been purchased by law enforcement agencies: in the course of several purchases, a total of 100 thousand licenses were acquired by the Ministry of Defense, 50 thousand by the Russian Guard. Renat Lashin, executive director of the Domestic Soft association, calls them comparable in […]

Does automation kill?

“Excessive automation was a mistake. To be precise - my mistake. People are undervalued." Elon Musk This article may look like bees against honey. It’s really strange: we’ve been automating business for 19 years and suddenly on Habré we’re declaring in full force that automation is dangerous. But this is at first glance. Too much is bad in everything: medicines, sports, [...]

How to set up a Chinese Levitron

In this article we will look at the electronic content of such devices, the operating principle and the configuration method. Until now, I have come across descriptions of finished factory products, very beautiful, and not very cheap. In any case, with a quick search, prices start at ten thousand rubles. I offer a description of a Chinese kit for self-assembly for 1.5 thousand. First of all, it is necessary to clarify [...]

Very Attacked Person: find out who is the main target of cybercriminals in your company

Today for many Khabrovsk residents is a professional holiday - the day of personal data protection. And so we would like to share an interesting study. Proofpoint has prepared a study on attacks, vulnerabilities and personal data protection in 2019. Its analysis and analysis is under the cut. Happy holiday, ladies and gentlemen! The most intriguing thing about the Proofpoint study is the new term […]

Alpine builds Docker builds for Python 50x slower and images 2x heavier

Alpine Linux is often recommended as a base image for Docker. You are told that using Alpine will make your builds smaller and your build process faster. But if you use Alpine Linux for Python applications, then it: Makes your builds much slower Makes your images larger Wastes your time And can ultimately cause runtime errors […]

About backups in Proxmox VE

In the article “The Magic of Virtualization: An Introduction to Proxmox VE,” we successfully installed a hypervisor on the server, connected storage to it, took care of basic security, and even created the first virtual machine. Now let's look at how to implement the most basic tasks that have to be performed in order to always be able to restore services in the event of a failure. Proxmox standard tools allow not only [...]