We continue the series of articles on Check Point Maestro solutions. We have already published three introductory articles: Check Point Maestro Hyperscale Network Security Typical Use Cases for Check Point Maestro A Typical Deployment Scenario for Check Point Maestro Now is the right time to move on to load testing. In this article, we will attempt to show how load balancing occurs between nodes, as well as explore the process.
Note: American DevOps engineer Sid Palas used the recent announcement from Google Cloud as a news hook to compare the cost of the Managed Kubernetes service (in various configurations) from the leading global cloud providers. An additional benefit of his work is the publication of the corresponding Jupyter Notebook, which allows (with minimal knowledge of Python) to adjust the calculations to suit one’s needs. TL;DR: Azure and Digital Ocean do not charge […]
One of the features of Google Chrome is that the browser displays only part of the URL in the address bar, rather than the full URL. The complete version is only shown when clicking on the address. This opens up broad opportunities for phishing and other abuses, as attackers can spoof the website address so that the user does not notice it. In some cases […]
The release of the cross-platform open-source build script generator CMake 3.17 has been announced, serving as an alternative to Autotools and used in projects such as KDE, LLVM/Clang, MySQL, MariaDB, ReactOS, and Blender. CMake is written in C++ and is distributed under the BSD license. It is notable for providing a simple scripting language, extensibility via modules, and minimal dependencies (no binding to […]
The release of the composite server Wayfire 0.4 has occurred, utilizing Wayland and allowing the formation of resource-efficient user interfaces with 3D effects in the style of 3D plugins for Compiz (screen switching via a 3D cube, spatial window arrangement, morphing effects while working with windows, etc.). Wayfire supports extensibility through plugins and offers a flexible configuration system. The project code is written in C++ and […]
Valve has released version Proton 5.0-5, based on the developments of the Wine project and aimed at enabling the launch of gaming applications created for Windows on Linux, available in the Steam catalog. The project developments are distributed under the BSD license. Proton allows Steam game applications provided only for Windows to run directly in the Linux client. The package includes an implementation of DirectX […]
At first, it's always challenging to navigate a large, old project. An architecture assessment is one of the tasks of an architect. Typically, one has to work on extensive, legacy projects, and the results need to be delivered within a week. How does one evaluate a project with 100k or more lines of code in just a week while providing genuinely useful results for the client? Most architects and tech leads […]
When dealing with complex processing of large data sets (various ETL processes: imports, conversions, and synchronization with external sources), there often arises a need to temporarily "remember" and quickly process something substantial. A typical task of this nature usually sounds something like: "Here, the accounting department has exported the latest payments from the client bank, we need to quickly upload them to the site and link them to the accounts." But when […]
This note will be of interest to those who use the data processing library for R — data.table, and may be pleased to see the flexibility of its application through various examples. Inspired by a good example from a colleague, and hoping you've already read his article, I suggest we dive deeper into optimizing code and performance based on data.table. Introduction: Where does data.table come from? […]
Developers at Mozilla have announced their intention to remove support for the FTP protocol from their Firefox browser. This means that in the future, users of this popular web browser will not be able to upload files or view the content of any resources via the FTP protocol. 'We are doing this for security reasons. FTP is an insecure protocol, and there is no reason to make it more preferable for uploads […]
When Google released the first developer preview of Android 11 last month, researchers discovered a set of new gesture controls codenamed Columbus. It was found that double-tapping the back of the device can trigger Google Assistant, open the camera, and more. With the release of Android 11 Developer Preview 2, the list of available […]
Mozilla has decided to temporarily restore support for TLS 1.0/1.1 protocols, which were disabled by default in Firefox 74. Support for TLS 1.0/1.1 will be reinstated without releasing a new version of Firefox, through an experimentation system for testing new features. The reason given is that due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic, people are forced to work from home and cannot […]
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