Author: Yuri Gagarin

The multimedia server PipeWire 0.3 is now available, replacing PulseAudio

A significant release of the PipeWire 0.3.0 project has been published, developing a next-generation multimedia server that replaces PulseAudio. PipeWire extends the capabilities of PulseAudio with tools for managing video streams, low-latency audio processing, and a new security model for managing access at the level of individual devices and streams. The project is supported in GNOME and is already actively used in Fedora Linux […]

9. Fortinet Getting Started v6.0. Logging and reporting

Greetings! Welcome to the ninth lesson of the Fortinet Getting Started course. In the previous lesson, we covered the basic mechanisms for controlling user access to various resources. Now we face a different task — analyzing user behavior on the network and setting up data collection that can help in investigating various security incidents. Therefore, in this lesson, we will examine the mechanism […]

Updating a Kubernetes Cluster Without Downtime

The update process for your Kubernetes cluster At some point while using a Kubernetes cluster, the need to update running nodes arises. This may include package updates, kernel updates, or the deployment of new virtual machine images. In Kubernetes terminology, this is called 'Voluntary Disruption.' This post is part of a series of 4 posts: This post. Properly shutting down pods in […]

802.11ba (WUR) or how to cross a snake with a hedgehog

Not long ago, on various other resources and in my blog, I discussed that ZigBee is dead and it’s time to bury it. To maintain a good face in a difficult situation with Thread, which operates over IPv6 and 6LowPan, a more suitable option is Bluetooth (LE). But I will talk about this another time. […]

Release of DNS Server BIND 9.16.0

After 11 months of development, the ISC consortium has released the first stable version of the new major branch of the DNS server BIND 9.16. Support for branch 9.16 will be provided for three years until Q2 2023 as part of the extended support cycle. Updates for the previous LTS branch 9.11 will continue until December 2021. Support for branch 9.14 will end in three months. Key innovations: […]

The first beta release of the Android 11 mobile platform.

Google has unveiled a beta version of the open mobile platform Android 11. The official release of Android 11 is expected in Q3 2020. A pre-testing program has been proposed to evaluate the new features of the platform. Firmware builds have been prepared for Pixel 2 / 2 XL, Pixel 3 / 3 XL, Pixel 3a / 3a XL, and Pixel 4 / 4 XL devices. Reflashing […]

RabbitMQ. Part 2. Understanding Exchanges

Exchange is a message broker or exchange point. Messages are sent to it. The Exchange distributes the message to one or more queues. It routes messages to a queue based on the bindings created between it and the queue. An Exchange is not an Erlang process. For scalability reasons, an exchange is a string (a reference to the module containing the routing logic) in the built-in database […]

Strengthen your agile teams by utilizing Tuckman's stages of development

Hello again. As we approach the start of the course "DevOps Practices and Tools," we are sharing the translation of another interesting piece of material with you. The isolation of development and support teams is a common source of tension and bottlenecks. When teams work in isolation, cycle time increases and business value decreases. Recently, leading software developers have learned to overcome isolation through communication and collaboration, […]

Benefits of 3CX in Building a Distributed Network

Organizations with multiple branches eventually have to choose a solution that can maintain a unified phone network for remote unit communications. The main factors influencing the company's choice include: no call charges between offices; fault tolerance and reliability of the solution; high-quality voice communications; no wasted time when connecting with other offices. Most modern IP PBXs solve the problem based on […]

Release of VirtualBox 6.1.4

Oracle has released a patch update for the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.1.4, which includes 17 fixes. The main changes in the 6.1.4 release include: support for Linux kernel 5.5 in additions for guest systems based on Linux and a resolution for the issue with accessing mounted disk images via loopback device through Shared folders; a regressive change introduced in version 6.1 has been fixed, which caused […]

Vulnerabilities in WordPress plugins with over a million installs.

Security researchers from Wordfence and WebARX have uncovered several critical vulnerabilities in five plugins for the WordPress content management system, totaling over a million installations. The vulnerability in the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin has more than 700,000 installations. This issue has been assigned a severity level of 9 out of 10 (CVSS). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user with subscriber rights to delete or hide […]

Google Cloud Spanner: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

Hello, Habr users. As usual, we continue to share interesting material in anticipation of the start of new courses. Today, especially for you, we have translated an article about Google Cloud Spanner, coinciding with the launch of the course "AWS for Developers." Initially published on the Lightspeed HQ blog. As a company that offers numerous cloud POS solutions for retailers, restaurateurs, and online sellers worldwide, Lightspeed utilizes […]

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