Author: ProHoster

Schreyer: Suicide Squad has been in development since late 2016 or early 2017

Rocksteady Studios has unexpectedly announced a Suicide Squad game based on the Suicide Squad comics, which includes some of the villains of the DC universe. Nothing is known for certain about the project yet, but Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier talked a little about the announcement. As you know, WB Games Montreal once worked on a Suicide Squad game, but the project was canceled at the end of 2016 […]

DFC Intelligence: PlayStation 5 will surpass Xbox Series X in sales twice

Analytics firm DFC Intelligence has published an updated sales forecast for next-generation consoles. According to him, until 2024, the PlayStation 5 will outsell the Xbox Series X. According to DFC Intelligence, in recent months it has become clear that Sony and Microsoft are pursuing two completely different strategies in the video game industry. The likely outcome is that […]

Release of Finnix 121, a live distribution for system administrators

Finnix 121 Live distribution based on the Debian package base is available. The distribution only supports work in the console, but contains a good selection of utilities for administrator needs. The composition includes 591 packages with all kinds of utilities. The iso image size is 509 MB. In the new version, a transition has been made to using the Debian testing branch instead of cuts from stable releases. The composition includes new […]

KDE Neon release based on Ubuntu 20.04

The developers of the KDE Neon project, which creates Live builds with current versions of KDE programs and components, have published a stable build based on the LTS release of Ubuntu 20.04. Several options for assembling KDE Neon are offered: User Edition based on the latest stable releases of KDE, Developer Edition Git Stable based on code from the beta and stable branches of the KDE Git repository and Developer Edition […]

The deplorable situation with the security of satellite Internet

At the last Black Hat conference, a report was presented on security problems in satellite Internet access systems. The author of the report, using an inexpensive DVB receiver, demonstrated the possibility of intercepting Internet traffic transmitted via satellite communication channels. The client can connect to the satellite provider via asymmetric or symmetric channels. In the case of an asymmetric channel, outgoing traffic from the client is sent through a terrestrial […]

Today is a free day at the Open Source Tech Conference 0nline

Today, August 10, is a free day at the Open Source Tech Conference Online (registration required). Schedule: ​17.15 - 17.55​ Vladimir Rubanov​ / Russia. Moscow / CTO for software development / Huawei R&D Russia​ Open-source and world evolution​ (rus) ​18.00 - 18.40​ Alexander Komakhin​ / Russia. Moscow / Senior Development Engineer / Open Source Mobile Platform […]

Analysis of the possibility of blocking an application for remote control of a computer over a network, using the example of AnyDesk

When one day the boss raises the question: "Why do some people have remote access to the work computer, without obtaining additional permissions for use?", The task arises to "cover up" the loophole. There are plenty of remote control applications over the network: Chrome remote desktop, AmmyAdmin, LiteManager, TeamViewer, Anyplace Control, etc. If Chrome remote desktop has an official […]

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Presidential Administration and the Russian Guard are deprived of official websites

Since 2010, the law “On ensuring access to information on the activities of state bodies and local self-government bodies” came into force, which obligated all these bodies to have their own website, and not a simple one, but an official one. I can illustrate the degree of readiness of officials at that time to implement the law with the following episode: in the summer of 2009, I had a chance to speak before a […]

FOSS News #28 - Free and Open Source News Digest August 3-9, 2020

Hi all! We continue to digest news and other materials about free and open source software and a bit about hardware. All the most important things about penguins and not only in Russia and the world. Who succeeded Stallman, expert review of Russian GNU/Linux distribution Astra Linux, SPI donation report for Debian and other projects, creation of The Open Source Security […]

Horizon Zero Dawn on PC supports tons of AMD technologies and lacks Denuvo protection

A major PS4 exclusive, Horizon Zero Dawn, made its way to PC yesterday, with the teams at Guerrilla Games and Virtuos actively collaborating with AMD to add a number of cutting-edge technologies to the game. Also, unlike Death Stranding on the same Decima engine from Guerrilla Games, it does not use Denuvo, but is limited by Steam protection. According to AMD, Horizon […]

Sweet adventure or thriller? The authors of Bugsnax showed a trailer about the hunt for bugsnax

Last month, Young Horses (creators of Octodad: Dadliest Catch) announced the adventure Bugsnax, which will be released on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It is a game about the mysterious Bugsnex and the disappearance of explorer Elizabeth Megafig on Snack Island. And recently the developers presented a new trailer. In Bugsnax, you play as a journalist who has been invited to Snack Island by Elizabeth to report […]