Hello, and first a bit of lyricism. I sometimes envy my colleagues who work remotely — it’s wonderful to have the ability to work from anywhere in the connected world, take vacations at any time, and have project and deadline responsibilities rather than being in the office from 8 to 5. My position and job responsibilities practically eliminate the possibility of being away from the data center for long. […]
Vivo produces numerous smartphones with attractive designs, the latest hardware, features, and often innovative solutions. However, when it comes to rolling out updates, the company significantly lags behind competitors. Android 10 is no exception (though part of this can be attributed to the coronavirus outbreak). Vivo introduced Funtouch OS 10 back in December. The latest version of the company's interface is based on […]
A new version of Delta Chat 1.2 has been released — a messenger that uses email as a transport instead of its own servers (chat-over-email, a specialized email client functioning as a messenger). The app code is distributed under the GPLv3 license, and the base library is available under the MPL 2.0 (Mozilla Public License). The release is available on Google Play. In the new version: Traffic consumption has been reduced. Delta Chat no longer […]
When any strategically important decision is made for the company, employees go through a basic protective mechanism well-known as the 5 stages of response to change (by E. Kubler-Ross). The outstanding psychologist once described emotional reactions, highlighting 5 key stages of emotional response: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance. We have prepared a series of articles dedicated to ISO 27001 certification, where […]
This article presents key points on using power over Ethernet (PoE) in a popular Q&A format. It covers differences between standards, provides information on surge protection for devices, and discusses other useful aspects. What is PoE? PoE (Power over Ethernet) is a technology that supplies power to a client device through a twisted pair of Ethernet standards (usually […]
The release of the web browser Min 1.13 has taken place, offering a minimalist interface built around address bar manipulations. The browser is created using the Electron platform, allowing for the development of standalone applications based on the Chromium engine and Node.js platform. The Min interface is written in JavaScript, CSS, and HTML. The code is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license. Builds are available for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Min supports navigation […]
A vulnerability has been identified in the pppd package (CVE-2020-8597), allowing the execution of custom code by sending specially crafted authentication requests to systems using the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) or PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) protocols. These protocols are commonly used by providers for establishing connections over Ethernet or DSL, and are also used in some VPNs (such as pptpd and openfortivpn). To check for vulnerability in your […]
Hello, Habr! You might have heard that the new Windows Terminal is coming soon. We've already written about it here. Our colleague Scott Hanselman has prepared some tips on how to work with the new terminal. Join us! So, you've downloaded Windows Terminal and... what's next? At first, you might not be thrilled. After all, it's still a Terminal, and it […]
The release of version 0.9 of Windows Terminal has taken place. This is the last version of the Terminal that will include new features until the release of v1. You can download Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the releases page on GitHub. Let's take a closer look at the update details! Command Line Arguments The wt alias now supports command line arguments. You can now launch the Terminal with […]
Helmfile is a wrapper for helm that allows you to describe multiple helm releases in one place, parameterize their charts for different environments, and set order for their deployment. You can read more about helmfile and examples of its use in the README and best practices guide. We will explore less obvious ways to describe releases in helmfile. Suppose we have […]
Positive Technologies has released a comprehensive report that examines current cyber threats and trends in the world of cybercrime. Overall, the cybersecurity situation is worsening. In the last quarter of 2019, the number of unique incidents increased by 12% compared to the previous quarter. At the same time, the share of targeted attacks rose by 2%, reaching 67%. Cybercriminals continue to actively use […]
After three months of development, the release of the system manager systemd 245 has been presented. The new release includes new components systemd-homed and systemd-repart, support for portable user profiles in JSON format, the capability to define namespaces in systemd-journald, and support for the 'pidfd' mechanism. The project's website has been completely redesigned, consolidating most of the available documentation and featuring a new logo. […]