Oracle has published a corrective release of the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.0.12, which contains 17 fixes. Major changes in release 6.0.12: In additions for guest systems with Linux, the problem with the inability of an unprivileged user to create files inside shared directories has been resolved; In additions for guest systems with Linux, the compatibility of vboxvideo.ko with the kernel module assembly system has been improved; Build problems fixed […]
The developers of the Exim mail server notified users that a critical vulnerability (CVE-2019-15846) has been identified that allows a local or remote attacker to execute their code on the server with root rights. There are no publicly available exploits for this problem yet, but the researchers who identified the vulnerability have prepared a preliminary prototype of the exploit. A coordinated release of package updates and […]
In May of this year, I participated as a player in the KatherineOfSky MMO event. I noticed that when the number of players reaches a certain number, every few minutes some of them “fall off”. Luckily for you (but not for me), I was one of those players who disconnected every time, even when I had a good connection. I took it […]
There are people who like to use high-quality components from the corporate segment in their everyday life. They want to be sure that their SSD will not suddenly fail due to a power failure or write amplification when downloading huge 4K torrents every day onto a fragmented NTFS partition with a 4K cluster size or when compiling Gentoo from source again. Of course, such fears rarely come true […]
In 2017, we won a competition to develop the transactional core of Alfa-Bank’s investment business and began work (at HighLoad++ 2018, Vladimir Drynkin, head of the transactional core of Alfa-Bank’s investment business, gave a presentation on the investment business core). This system was supposed to aggregate transaction data from different sources in various formats, bring the data to a unified form, […]
We invite you to a seminar on SLS-3D printing, which will be held on September 6 at the Kalibr technology park: “Opportunities, advantages over FDM and SLA, examples of implementation.” At the seminar, Sinterit representatives, who came specifically for this purpose from Poland, will introduce participants to the first available system for solving production problems using SLS 3D printing. From Poland, from the manufacturer, Adrianna Kania, manager of Sinterit […]
Introduction On September 1, 2011, a file named ~DN1.tmp was sent from Hungary to the VirusTotal website. At that time, the file was detected as malicious by only two antivirus engines - BitDefender and AVIRA. This is how the story of Duqu began. Looking ahead, it must be said that the Duqu malware family was named after the name of this file. However, this file is completely independent […]
The specificity of AMD’s organizational structure is such that one division is responsible for the release of “custom” solutions for game consoles and server processors, and from the outside it may seem that this proximity is accidental. Meanwhile, the revelations of Forrest Norrod, the head of this line of AMD business, in an interview with the CRN resource make it possible to understand how game consoles at a certain stage helped make processors […]
Information about another mid-level Huawei Honor smartphone has appeared in the database of the Chinese Telecommunications Equipment Certification Authority (TENAA). The device has the code ASK-AL00x. It is equipped with a 6,39-inch HD+ display with a resolution of 1560 × 720 pixels. There is a small hole in the upper left corner of the screen: an 8-megapixel selfie camera is installed here. The main camera has a three-module configuration: sensors with 48 million, 8 […]
LG has announced the start of global sales of its giant 88-inch 8K OLED TV, first demonstrated at the beginning of the year at CES 2019. Initially, the new product will go on sale in Australia, Germany, France, the UK and the USA. Then it will be the turn of other countries. The TV costs $42. The 000K trend emerged this year: manufacturers are striving to create TVs with […]
There were a ton of announcements made during the latest Nintendo Direct broadcast. In particular, the publishing house Focus Home Interactive announced the release dates of two of its projects on the Nintendo Switch: the horror game Call of Cthulhu will be launched on October 8 and the action role-playing game Vampyr will be launched on October 29. On this occasion, fresh trailers for these games were presented. Vampyr, Focus Home Interactive's first collaboration […]
Apparently, Microsoft designers are working on new icons for core Windows 10 apps, including File Explorer. This is indicated by numerous leaks, as well as the company's early actions. Let's remember that earlier this year Microsoft began updating various logos for office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and OneDrive. The new icons are said to reflect a more modern aesthetic and […]
