Author: Yuri Gagarin

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was cracked on release day, but the collection wasn't particularly protected.

Command & Conquer Remastered Collection was released on June 5 for PC (Steam and Origin) and appeared on piracy sites the same day. The notorious hacking group CODEX is responsible for the breach of the remastered collection. It is worth noting that Petroglyph and Electronic Arts did not attempt to take additional measures to protect the project. It was equipped with the standard DRM protection of the Steam service, which […]

The release of the Network Security Toolkit 32 distribution

The release of the NST (Network Security Toolkit) live distribution 32-11992 has been announced, designed for network security analysis and monitoring its operation. The size of the bootable ISO image (x86_64) is 4.1 GB. A special repository has been prepared for Fedora Linux users, allowing them to install all developments created within the NST project on an already installed system. The distribution is based on Fedora 30 and allows for installation […]

A referral code substitution has been discovered in the Brave browser when opening certain websites.

The Brave web browser has revealed the substitution of referral links when trying to open certain websites by entering their domain in the address bar (the links remain unchanged on open pages). For example, when entering "binance.com" in the address bar, the autocomplete system automatically adds the referral link "binance.com/en?ref=35089877" to the domain. Similar behavior has been observed for domains such as coinbase.com, binance.us, ledger.com, and trezor.io. Such actions were […]

SAS.Planeta is available for working with maps and satellite imagery. Version 200606

A new release of SAS.Planeta has been published, a free program for viewing and downloading high-resolution satellite images and regular maps provided by services like Google Earth, Google Maps, Bing Maps, DigitalGlobe, "Kosmosnimki", Yandex.Maps, Yahoo! Maps, VirtualEarth, Gurtam, OpenStreetMap, eAtlas, iPhone maps, General Staff maps, and more. Unlike the mentioned services, all downloaded maps remain in the local system, and […]

Email Archiving in Zimbra Collaboration Suite Open-Source Edition

Email archiving with the ability to view it in the future is an important feature for large businesses. It can be used to address various complaints, conduct investigations, and in a number of other situations. This feature is also useful for SaaS providers to protect themselves in case a malicious user exploits their service for illegal activities. Specifically for these purposes […]

Micro Data Center: Why Are Miniature Data Centers Needed?

Two years ago, we realized something important: clients are increasingly interested in small forms and low kilowatts, so we launched a new line of products – mini and micro data centers. Essentially, we have placed the 'brains' of a full-fledged data center in a small cabinet. Like full-fledged data centers, they are equipped with all necessary engineering systems, including power supply components, […]

In Munich and Hamburg, the transition of government institutions from Microsoft products to open software has been agreed upon.

The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the European Green Party, holding leading positions in the city councils of Munich and Hamburg until the next elections in 2026, have published a coalition agreement outlining the reduction of dependence on Microsoft products and the resumption of initiatives to transition the IT infrastructures of government agencies to Linux and open-source software. The parties have prepared and agreed upon a 200-page document, but it has not yet been signed […]

Release of the nftables 0.9.5 packet filter

The release of the nftables packet filter version 0.9.5 has been published, which is being developed as a replacement for iptables, ip6tables, arptables, and ebtables by unifying the packet filtering interfaces for IPv4, IPv6, ARP, and network bridges. The nftables package includes user space packet filter components, while the kernel-level functionality is provided by the nf_tables subsystem, which is part of the Linux kernel […]

The Go language eliminates politically incorrect terms such as whitelist/blacklist and master/slave.

A change has been accepted into the main codebase of the Go programming language that removes the terms whitelist/blacklist and master/slave from the source texts and documentation, in response to the growing rejection of these terms amid the protests in the United States. The terms 'whitelist' and 'blacklist' have been replaced with 'allowlist' and 'blocklist', and 'master' and 'slave' have been changed to 'process', 'pty', 'proc', and 'control' depending on the context. This change will not cause any disruptions […]

Tor Browser 9.5 Update

A new version of the Tor Browser is available for download from the official website, version catalog, and Google Play. The version for F-Droid will be available in the coming days. The update includes significant security fixes for Firefox. The new version focuses on improving usability and facilitating work with onion services. Tor onion services are one of the most popular and straightforward ways […]

The Shine and Poverty of the LMDB Key-Value Database in iOS Applications

In the fall of 2019, a long-awaited event took place in the iOS team of Mail.ru Cloud. The Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB), which is quite exotic for the mobile world, became the main database for persistent application state storage. Below, we offer a detailed overview in four parts. First, we will discuss the reasons for such a non-trivial and difficult choice. Then we will move on to examining the three pillars […]

Buy reliable website hosting with DDoS protection, VPS VDS servers 🔥 Buy reliable website hosting with DDoS protection, VPS VDS servers | ProHoster