In addition to TCP/IP, there are many ways to synchronize time. Some methods require just a regular phone, while others demand expensive, rare, and sensitive electronic equipment. The extensive infrastructure of time synchronization systems includes observatories, governmental institutions, radio stations, satellite constellations, and much more. Today, I will explain how time synchronization works without the internet and how […]
Introducing the first update of Windows Terminal Preview! You can download Windows Terminal Preview from the Microsoft Store or from the releases page on GitHub. The featured features will be transferred to Windows Terminal in July 2020. Check below to find out what’s new! "Open in Windows Terminal" Now you can launch the Terminal with your default profile selected […]
Vladimir Palant, the creator of Adblock Plus, has discovered a vulnerability (CVE-2020-8102) in the Chromium-based specialized web browser Safepay, offered as part of the Bitdefender Total Security 2020 antivirus package and aimed at enhancing user security in the global network (for example, it provides additional isolation when accessing banks and payment systems). The vulnerability allows websites opened in the browser to execute arbitrary […]
The release of another major version of Lemmy has taken place — a future federated, but currently centralized implementation of a Reddit-like (or Hacker News, Lobsters) link aggregator. This time, 100 issue reports have been closed, new functionality has been added, and performance and security have been improved. The server implements typical functionality for such sites: content created and moderated by users in interest-based communities — […]
In the data center industry, work continues despite the crisis. For instance, the startup Nautilus Data Technologies recently announced plans to launch a new floating data center. Nautilus Data Technologies came to prominence a few years ago when the company revealed plans to develop a floating data center. It seemed like just another pipe dream that would never materialize. However, in 2015, the company began work […]
The search for functional dependencies in data is applied in various areas of data analysis: database management, data cleaning, database reverse engineering, and data exploration. We have previously published an article on dependencies by Anastasia Birillo and Nikita Bobrov. This time, Anastasia—a recent graduate of Computer Science Center—shares the development of this work within the framework of her research project, which she […]
The release of the open-source DBMS Nebula Graph 1.0.0 has taken place, designed for the efficient storage of large sets of interconnected data forming a graph that can contain billions of nodes and trillions of connections. The project is written in C++ and is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Client libraries for accessing the DBMS have been prepared for Go, Python, and Java. The DBMS developing startup VESoft […]
Microsoft has announced the availability of the Microsoft Defender ATP (Advanced Threat Protection) package for the Linux platform. The product is designed for proactive protection, tracking unpatched vulnerabilities, and detecting and removing malicious activity in the system. The platform combines an antivirus package, a network intrusion detection system, an exploit protection mechanism (including zero-day), and additional […]
Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes, similar to apt-get for Ubuntu. In this note, we will look at the previous version of Helm (v2) with the Tiller service, which is set up by default, granting us access to the cluster. Let’s prepare the cluster by running the command: kubectl run —rm —restart=Never -it —image=madhuakula/k8s-goat-helm-tiller — bash Demonstration If no additional configurations are made, Helm v2 starts […]
With PowerShell, engineers and IT administrators successfully automate various tasks when working with both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, particularly Azure. In many cases, working through PowerShell is much more convenient and faster than using the Azure portal. Thanks to its cross-platform capabilities, PowerShell can be used on any operating system. Whether you are working with Ubuntu, Red Hat […]
A new release of the free static analyzer cppcheck 2.1 is available, allowing for the identification of various classes of errors in C and C++ code, including when using non-standard syntax typical for embedded systems. A collection of plugins is provided, ensuring integration of cppcheck with various development, continuous integration, and testing systems, as well as capabilities such as compliance checking […]
In the 6.0.0 release of the hashcat program for password cracking across more than 320 types of hashes (using GPU capabilities), the developer introduced numerous improvements: A new plugin interface supporting modular hash modes. A new API interface supporting APIs other than OpenCL. CUDA support. Detailed documentation for plugin developers. GPU emulation mode — to run kernel code on the CPU (instead of […]