Author: Yuri Gagarin

Release of Protox 1.6, Tox client for mobile platforms

An update for Protox, a mobile messaging application that allows users to communicate without a server, based on the Tox protocol (s-toxcore), has been released. This update focuses on improving the client and its usability. Currently, only the Android platform is supported. The project is seeking iOS developers to port the application to Apple smartphones. The program serves as an alternative to the Tox clients Antox and Trifa. The project code […]

One of Chromium's features creates a huge load on root DNS servers.

The Chromium browser, an actively developed open-source parent of Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge, has drawn serious negative attention due to a feature that was conceived with good intentions: it checks whether the user's provider is 'stealing' nonexistent query results for domains. The Intranet Redirect Detector, which generates fake queries for random 'domains' whose existence is statistically unlikely, is responsible for about half of the total traffic received by root […]

6. Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. FAQ. Free Trial

Welcome to the sixth article that concludes the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform solution. In this series, we have examined the key aspects of deploying and administering the SandBlast Agent using the Management Platform. In this article, we will address the most frequently asked questions regarding the Management Platform solution and discuss how to test the SandBlast Agent […]

User identification by browsing history

Mozilla employees have published the results of a study on the possibility of identifying users based on their browsing profiles, which can be visible to third parties and websites. Analyzing 52,000 browsing profiles provided by Firefox users participating in the experiment showed that website preferences are characteristic of each user and remain consistent. The uniqueness of the obtained browsing history profiles was 99%. At […]

4. Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. Data Protection Policy. Deployment and Global Policy Settings

Welcome to the fourth article in the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. In the previous articles (first, second, third), we detailed the interface and capabilities of the web management console, as well as discussed the Threat Prevention policy and tested it against various threats. This article is dedicated to the second security component — the Data Protection policy, which is responsible for protecting […]

5. Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. Logs, Reports & Forensics. Threat Hunting

Welcome to the fifth article in the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. You can find the previous articles by following the corresponding links: first, second, third, fourth. Today we will look at monitoring capabilities within the Management Platform, specifically the work with logs, interactive dashboards (View), and reports. We will also touch on Threat Hunting to identify current threats and […]

The Iceweasle Mobile project has started the development of a Firefox fork for Android.

Mozilla developers successfully completed the migration of Firefox 68 users for the Android platform to the new browser, which is being developed under the Fenix project and recently offered to all users as an update 'Firefox 79.0.5'. The minimum platform requirements have been raised to Android 5. Fenix uses the GeckoView engine, built on Firefox Quantum technologies, and a set of Mozilla Android Components libraries, which […]

Managing development and production in Asana

Hello everyone, my name is Konstantin Kuznetsov, I am the CEO and founder of RocketSales. In the IT sector, there is often a story where the development team lives in its own universe. In this universe, there are humidifiers on every desk, a bunch of gadgets and cleaners for monitors and keyboards, and, most likely, its own task and project management system. What […]

Creating an automated system to combat malicious users on the site (fraud)

For the last six months or so, I have been working on creating a fraud detection system without any initial infrastructure. The ideas we've developed and implemented in our system help us identify various fraudulent activities and analyze them. In this article, I would like to discuss the principles we followed and what […]

Understanding in Practice: DMVPN and Per-Tunnel QoS

In preparation for the launch of the 'Network Engineer' course, we have prepared a translation of some interesting material. There's one remarkable thing about DMVPN that I encountered some time ago: DMVPN Per-Tunnel QoS. Obviously, I’m not the only one (as a lab rat) who thinks this is cool. Every time I show this to people, I see their eyes light up — a consequence […]

A preview release of Xfce 4.16 is available

Testing of the pre-release version of the Xfce 4.16pre1 user environment has begun. The release is expected in October or November. The most notable change in the new branch is the transition of the interface to the GtkHeaderBar widget and the application of client-side decoration (CSD), which allowed for the placement of menus, buttons, and other interface elements in the window header. Among other changes, optional support has also been discontinued […]

Update of the Thunderbird email client 78.2.1

The release of the Thunderbird 78.2.1 email client is now available, which has enabled built-in OpenPGP support by default for all users, used for end-to-end encryption of correspondence and signing emails with a digital signature. This release also disables the use of MD5, SM2, and SM3 algorithms in the OpenPGP implementation. The main difference between the built-in OpenPGP support and the previously offered Enigmail add-on is the use of the RNP library […]

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