The idea of creating a portable tool for analyzing WiFi networks was prompted by this article. Thanks to them for the idea. I just happened to have some free time. All the work was done as part of a hobby aimed at pleasure and expanding my knowledge in the field of network technologies. Slowly, 1 to 4 hours a week, since the beginning of this year. Practical use […]
During the presentation of the flagship chipset for mobile devices, Snapdragon 865, in December 2019, Qualcomm also announced its intention to allow drivers for the graphics subsystem of devices based on its processors to be updated via Google Play. Today, at the Google and Qualcomm game developers summit, they reported on the work done in this direction and announced that the Pixel 4 smartphone will become […]
In light of the spread of coronavirus and quarantine measures, some companies have begun offering users free access to their web services. The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being (Rospotrebnadzor) has published recommendations for working with such platforms. According to Rospotrebnadzor, when signing up for so-called "free subscriptions," one important point must be considered: most services and platforms […]
The release of Parrot 4.8 distribution is now available, based on the Debian Testing package base and includes a set of tools for system security testing, forensic analysis, and reverse engineering. Three ISO image options are offered for download: with MATE environment (full version 4 GB and lightweight version 1.8 GB) and with KDE desktop (1.9 GB). The Parrot distribution is marketed as a portable laboratory with […]
KubiScan is a tool for scanning Kubernetes clusters for risky permissions in the Kubernetes Role-based access control (RBAC) authorization model. This tool was released as part of the research "Securing Kubernetes clusters by eliminating risky permissions." Kubernetes is open-source software for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It supports key containerization technologies, including Docker, rkt, […]
On March 21, the audio player Audacious 4.0 was released. Audacious is a player focused on low resource consumption, a fork of BMP, and a successor to XMMS. The new release defaults to using Qt 5. GTK 2 remains an option for building, but all new features will be added to the Qt interface. The WinAmp-like interface on Qt was not completed by the release […]
The Calico networking plugin provides a wide range of network policies with a unified syntax to protect hosts on physical machines, virtual machines, and pods. These policies can be applied within a namespace or be global network policies applicable to host endpoints (to protect applications running directly on the host — the host can be either a physical server or a virtual machine) or to workloads […]
The release of the distributed version control system Git 2.26.0 is now available. Git is one of the most popular, reliable, and high-performance version control systems, offering flexible means for nonlinear development based on branching and merging. To ensure the integrity of history and resilience against 'backdating' changes, implicit hashing of the entire previous history is used in each commit, and digital verification is also possible […]
Google has published new information about the suspension of Chrome's new releases due to the temporary transition of some employees to remote work as a result of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic. It has been decided to skip the release of Chrome 82 entirely and proceed directly to the formation of the Chrome 83 branch. The development of new features will be moved to the Chrome 83 branch. The trunk/master branch is planned to be maintained for the foreseeable future.
Ahead of the Build 2020 conference, a mention of the modular operating system Windows Core has appeared again in the Geekbench test package database, which was previously seen in leaks. Microsoft has not officially confirmed its existence, but unofficial data has leaked. It is expected that Windows Core OS will be able to run on laptops, ultrabooks, dual-screen devices, HoloLens holographic headsets, and so on.
Support for the classic version of Microsoft Edge officially ended earlier this year when the Redmond corporation transitioned its web browser to Chromium. Recently, developers have begun releasing new versions of Edge Dev and Edge Canary, which improve the scrolling of large web pages. This enhancement is expected to make scrolling more responsive. These updates are already included in the Chromium project and in the Chrome build.
The parole board has denied the request for the early conditional release of Hans Reiser, the creator of the ReiserFS file system. A new application can only be submitted in five years, in 2025. Hans's children are now 18 and 20 years old, and they refuse to contact him. Recall that in 2008, Hans was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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