FreeNAS 11.3 has been released — one of the best distributions for creating network storage solutions. It combines ease of setup and use, data reliability, a modern web interface, and rich functionality. Its main feature is support for ZFS. Along with the new software version, updated hardware has also been released: TrueNAS X-Series and M-Series based on FreeNAS 11.3. Key changes in the new version include: […]
Versions 18.06.7 and 19.07.1 of the OpenWrt distribution have been released, fixing the vulnerability CVE-2020-7982 in the opkg package manager, which could have allowed a MITM attack and replacement of the contents of downloaded packages from the repository. Due to a bug in the checksum verification code, an attacker could ignore the SHA-256 checksums from the package, enabling them to bypass the integrity check mechanisms for downloaded ipk resources. The issue exists […]
Sometimes, you just want to look a virus writer in the eye and ask: why? We can handle the question of "how" ourselves, but it would be very interesting to know what went through the mind of the creator of a particular piece of malware. Especially when we come across such "gems." The subject of today’s article is an intriguing example of a ransomware. It was conceived, according to all […]
SonarQube is an open-source platform for continuous quality control of source code, supporting a wide range of programming languages and allowing reports on metrics like code duplication, adherence to coding standards, test coverage, code complexity, potential errors, etc. SonarQube conveniently visualizes analysis results and allows tracking project development dynamics over time. The task: To show developers the status […]
In some cases, setting up a virtual router can present challenges. For example, port forwarding (NAT) may not work and/or there could be issues with setting up firewall rules. Or it might simply be necessary to retrieve router operation logs, check the channel's functionality, or conduct network diagnostics. Cloud provider Cloud4Y explains how this is done. Working with a virtual router Firstly, we need to set up access to the virtual […]
Yandex is experiencing numerous outages across Russia. This is reported by DownDetector. The biggest access issues to services, according to the map, are observed in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Residents of Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Samara, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, and other cities also report issues. Interestingly, according to the same data, similar problems are noted in other countries […]
The automotive industry has been facing significant pressure from the authorities of many developed countries over the past decade: policymakers are demanding reductions in harmful emissions, a move away from diesel engines, and actively supporting the production of electric vehicles. Manufacturers are increasingly shifting to using small turbo engines, which, combined with programmed obsolescence, adversely affects the reliability of modern cars. Nowadays, it is rare for a car to travel 200,000 to 300,000 kilometers without […]
This year, Intel plans to release its new 12th generation Intel Xe graphics processors. Now, the first records of testing this graphics have started appearing in various benchmark databases, including both integrated graphics in Tiger Lake processors and discrete versions. Three records of graphic testing were found in the Geekbench 5 (OpenCL) benchmark database […]
I would like to share my experience in merging networks in three geographically remote apartments, each using routers with OpenWRT as gateways, into a common network. When choosing between L3 routing of subnets and L2 bridging, where all nodes in the network will be in the same subnet, the preference was given to the latter method, which is more […]
Hello, Habr. Recently, I shared my experience regarding the parameters we in the team most commonly use for Kafka Producer and Consumer to achieve guaranteed delivery. In this article, I want to explain how we organized the reprocessing of an event received from Kafka due to the temporary unavailability of an external system. Modern applications operate in a very complex environment. Business logic wrapped in […]
The release of the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.102.2 has been announced, which fixes the vulnerability CVE-2020-3123 in the DLP (data-loss-prevention) mechanism aimed at blocking the leakage of credit card numbers. Due to an error in boundary checking, conditions may be created for reading data from outside the allocated buffer, which can be exploited to perform a DoS attack and initiate a crash of the worker process. Additionally, […]
The end-of-life date for the CoreOS Container Linux distribution has been set, which has been replaced by the Fedora CoreOS project (after acquiring the CoreOS project, Red Hat merged Fedora Atomic Host and CoreOS Container Linux into a single product). The last update for CoreOS Container Linux is scheduled for May 26, after which the project lifecycle will conclude. CoreOS related […]