Author: ProHoster

The height of the ID-Cooling IS-47K CPU cooler is 47 mm

ID-Cooling has prepared a universal cooler IS-47K, suitable for use with AMD and Intel processors. The announced solution received a low-profile design. The cooler is only 47 mm high. Thanks to this, the new product can be used in small form factor computers and systems with limited space inside the case. The cooler is equipped with an aluminum radiator through which six heat pipes with a diameter of 6 […]

seL4 microkernel mathematically verified for RISC-V architecture

The RISC-V Foundation announced the verification of the seL4 microkernel on systems with the RISC-V instruction set architecture. Verification comes down to mathematical proof of the reliability of seL4, which indicates full compliance with the specifications specified in the formal language. The reliability proof allows seL4 to be used in mission-critical systems based on RISC-V RV64 processors that require increased levels of reliability and ensure […]

Release of the Linux sound subsystem - ALSA 1.2.3

The release of the ALSA 1.2.3 audio subsystem has been presented. The new version affects the update of libraries, utilities and plugins that work at the user level. Drivers are developed in sync with the Linux kernel. Among the changes, in addition to numerous fixes in drivers, we can note the provision of support for the Linux 5.7 kernel, the expansion of the PCM, Mixer and Topology APIs (drivers load handlers from user space). Implemented relocatable option snd_dlopen […]

The second beta release of the Haiku R1 operating system

The second beta release of the Haiku R1 operating system has been published. The project was originally created as a reaction to the closure of BeOS and developed under the name OpenBeOS, but was renamed in 2004 due to claims related to the use of the BeOS trademark in the name. To evaluate the performance of the new release, several bootable Live images (x86, x86-64) have been prepared. The source code for most of the Haiku OS […]

KDE Plasma 5.19 release

A new version of the KDE Plasma 5.19 graphical environment has been released. The main priority of this release was the design of widgets and desktop elements, namely a more consistent appearance. The user will have more control and ability to customize the system, and usability improvements will make using Plasma even easier and more enjoyable! Among the main changes: Desktop and widgets: Improved […]

First release of Matrix Federated Network Peer-to-Peer Client

The experimental Riot P2P client has been released. Riot is a native client for the Matrix federated network. The P2P modification adds server implementation and federation to the client without using a centralized DNS through libp2p integration, which is also used in IPFS. This is the first version of the client that saves the session after a page reload, but in the next major updates (for example, 0.2.0) the data will still be […]

Elastic Locked Up: Enabling Elasticsearch Cluster Security Options for Inside and Outside Access

Elastic Stack is a well-known tool in the SIEM systems market (actually, not only them). It can collect a lot of different-sized data, both sensitive and not very sensitive. It is not entirely correct if access to the Elastic Stack elements themselves is not protected. By default, all Elastic boxed elements (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Beats collectors) operate on open protocols. A […]

Remote Desktop through the eyes of an attacker

1. Introduction Companies that did not have remote access systems in place deployed them on an emergency basis a couple of months ago. Not all administrators were ready for such a “heat”, as a result, security lapses: incorrect configuration of services or even installation of outdated versions of software with previously discovered vulnerabilities. Some of these omissions have already returned like a boomerang, others were more fortunate, […]

Hosting and dedicated servers: answering questions. Part 4

In this series of articles, we want to address the questions that people have when dealing with hosting providers and dedicated servers in particular. We conducted most of the discussions on English-language forums, trying to help users first of all with advice, and not self-promotion, giving the most detailed and impartial answer, because our experience in the field has been over 14 years, hundreds of […]

Cyber ​​attack forced Honda to suspend production worldwide for a day

Honda Motor announced on Tuesday it was suspending production of certain car and motorcycle models around the world in connection with a cyberattack on Monday. According to a spokesman for the automaker, the hack affected Honda on a global scale, forcing the company to shut down some factories due to lack of assurance that quality control systems would be fully functional after the hackers intervened. The hacker attack affected […]

Microsoft pushes June 20/20 Xbox stream to August due to Sony

Last month, Microsoft announced Xbox 20/20, a series of monthly events focused on Xbox Series X, Xbox Game Pass, upcoming games, and more. One of them was supposed to take place in June, but it seems that the postponement of Sony's broadcast of the demonstration of PlayStation 5 projects has changed the publisher's plans. The June event has been moved to August. With the July event […]

Monolith Soft will focus on developing the Xenoblade Chronicles brand

Xenoblade Chronicles has become a major franchise for Nintendo over the past decade, thanks to two numbered installments and one offshoot. Luckily for fans, neither publisher nor studio Monolith Soft has plans to abandon the series in the coming years. Speaking to Vandal, Monolith Soft CEO and Xenoblade Chronicles series creator Tetsuya Takahashi said the studio is focused on […]