Author: ProHoster

Significant release of HestiaCP 1.2.0

Today, July 8, 2020, after almost four months of active development, our team is pleased to present a new major release of the HestiaCP server control panel. Functionality that was added in this release of PU Support for Ubuntu 20.04 Ability to manage SSH keys both from the panel GUI and from the CLI; Graphical file manager FileGator, SFTP is used to perform operations with files […]

Simultaneous speedtest on multiple LTE modems

In quarantine, I was offered to participate in the development of a device for measuring the speed of LTE modems for several mobile operators. The customer wanted to evaluate the speed of various telecom operators in different geographic locations in order to be able to understand which mobile operator is the most optimal for him when installing equipment using an LTE connection, for example, for video broadcasts. At the same time, the problem had to be solved as […]

DDoS goes offline

A couple of years ago, research agencies and information security service providers began to report a decrease in the number of DDoS attacks. But by Q1 2019, the same researchers reported a staggering 84% growth. And then everything went on increasing. Even the pandemic did not contribute to the atmosphere of the world - on the contrary, cybercriminals and spammers found it […]

Huawei DCN: five scenarios for building a data center network

Today, our focus is not only on Huawei's data center network product line, but also on how to build advanced end-to-end solutions based on them. Let's start with scenarios, move on to specific features supported by hardware, and finish with an overview of specific devices that can form the basis of modern data centers with the highest level of network process automation. No matter how impressive […]

SilverStone Fara B1 Lucid Rainbow PC Case Equipped with Four RGB Fans

SilverStone has added the Fara B1 Lucid Rainbow computer case to its assortment, allowing the installation of ATX, Micro-ATX and Mini-ITX motherboards. The new product, completely made in black, is intended for creating a gaming system. The side wall is made of tempered tinted glass, and on the left and right sides of the translucent front panel there are mesh sections that improve air circulation. IN […]

Another step away from semiconductors: Samsung turned "white graphene" into a super insulator

Samsung researchers are looking for ways to move beyond semiconductor chip manufacturing. This does not come from a good life. Technology downscaling is approaching its limit, and new materials will be required to produce processors. For example, graphene is suitable for improving conductivity, but there were problems with 2D insulators. Luckily, Samsung has discovered a new 2D material with good insulating properties. […]

Intel will soon face a drop in profitability, and AMD will increase the pressure

According to AMD management, even if the company's share does not grow in physical terms, it will increase in terms of revenue. In the PC components segment, there is no talk of growth in sales volumes, so the expansion of AMD products will mean losses for Intel. Goldman Sachs experts believe that Intel's profit margin will decline in the coming years. In its […]

Microsoft Launches Rootkit Detection Service for Linux

Microsoft has introduced a new free online service, Freta, aimed at providing scanning of Linux environment images for the presence of rootkits, hidden processes, malware and suspicious activity, such as intercepting system calls and using LD_PRELOAD to spoof library functions. The service requires uploading a snapshot of the system image to an external Microsoft server and is aimed at checking the contents of virtual environments. At the exit […]

MPV media player drops support for GNOME

A change has been made to the MPV media player codebase that checks to run in the GNOME environment and terminates the program with an error message stating that the program cannot be used in GNOME. This change was later replaced by a softer option, limited to displaying a warning. Prior to this, starting with release 0.32, a similar warning was already displayed about the presence of known problems […]

Mozilla suspends Firefox Send service due to malicious activity

Mozilla has temporarily suspended the file-sharing service Firefox Send due to its involvement in the distribution of malware and complaints about the lack of means to send abuse notifications about improper use of the service (there was only a general feedback form). The work is planned to be restored after the implementation of the ability to send complaints about the posting of malicious or problematic content, as well as the establishment of a service for prompt […]

Release of the openSUSE Leap 15.2 distribution

The openSUSE development team is proud to announce the availability of openSUSE Leap 15.2. This release provides security updates, bug fixes, network improvements, and many new features for openSUSE users. Architectures such as x86-64, ARM64 and POWER are supported. The distribution seamlessly combines the reliability of basic packages and new technologies. What's new? Artificial intelligence (AI) packages have been added to the distribution […]

MyOffice update speeds up mail 3 times, adds new features and 4 more foreign languages

At the beginning of July 2020, MyOffice released its second major update. In the new version 2020.01.R2, the most noticeable functional changes occurred in the tools for working with email and calendar. The server components of MyOffice Mail were optimized, which led to a 3-fold increase in the speed of sending letters to 500 or more recipients. Mail system Starting from this version, […]