Hi all! Everyone’s favorite portal had many different articles on certification in the field of information security, so I’m not going to claim originality and uniqueness of the content, but I would still really like to share my experience of obtaining GIAC (Global Information Assurance Company) certification in the field of industrial cybersecurity. Since the appearance of such terrible words as Stuxnet, Duqu, Shamoon, Triton, […]
A day late, the release of a specialized distribution kit, Tails 3.16 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), based on the Debian package base and designed to provide anonymous access to the network, was created. Anonymous access to Tails is provided by the Tor system. All connections other than traffic through the Tor network are blocked by the packet filter by default. To store user data in user save mode […]
A new version (5.11) of the Telegram messenger is available for download, which implements a rather interesting feature - the so-called Scheduled Messages. Now, when sending a message, you can specify the date and time of its delivery to the recipient. To do this, just press and hold the send button: in the menu that appears, select “Send later” and specify the necessary parameters. After that […]
The next major update to the macOS operating system, called OSX Catalina, is due out in October 2019. And after that, it will reportedly stop supporting all 32-bit apps and games on Mac. As Italian game designer Paolo Pedercini notes on Twitter, OSX Catalina will essentially “kill” all 32-bit applications, and most games running on Unity 5.5 […]
Microsoft has unveiled a new selection of games that will join the Xbox Game Pass library in September. Here we will talk about projects for PC. Read about the selection of Xbox Game Pass for Xbox One in another article. At this time, Microsoft hasn't said when September's Xbox Game Pass games will be available on PC. For additional information, the company advises to look [...]
Microsoft has unveiled a selection of games that will join the Xbox Game Pass library in September. Here we will talk about projects for Xbox One. Read about the selection of Xbox Game Pass for PC in another article. Starting today, the roguelike Metroidvania Dead Cells and the collection of cult games Metal Gear Solid HD Edition: 2 […]
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 […]
From the translator: I found a question on Quora: What program or code can be called the most complex ever written? The answer of one of the participants was so good that it is quite worthy of an article. Fasten your seat belts. The most complex program in history was written by a team of people whose names we do not know. This program is a computer worm. The worm was written, judging by [...]
The conference aims to establish personal contacts between specialists, discuss prospects for the development of free software, and initiate new projects. The conference is held on the basis of the Kaluga IT cluster. Leading free software developers from Russia and other countries will take part in the work. Source: linux.org.ru
KDE has greatly upgraded the console! One of the most significant changes in KDE Applications 19.08 was the update to the KDE terminal emulator, Konsole. Now it is able to separate tabs (horizontally and vertically) into any number of separate panels that can be freely moved between each other, creating the workspace of your dreams! Of course, we are still far from a full replacement for tmux, but KDE in […]
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 […]
