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Author: Yuri Gagarin

A technical specialist at ProHoster with over six years of experience in server administration, VPN solutions, and network security. I manage infrastructure setup and support, monitor service stability, and implement solutions to protect client data. I also contribute to performance optimization and compliance with modern security and privacy requirements.

A test build of Android 9 for the x86 platform from the Android-x86 project is available.

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The developers of the Android-x86 project, which is an independent community effort to develop a port of the Android platform for the x86 architecture, have released a pre-release build based on Android 9, which includes fixes and improvements enhancing the performance on the x86 architecture. Universal Live builds of Android-x86 8.1 for x86 32-bit (719 MB) and x86_64 (909 MB) architectures are prepared for download and are suitable for […]

Oracle Linux 8.1

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Oracle has announced a new release of its free distribution Oracle Linux 8.1, built on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1. In this new version: Memory Mode support for Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory has been added, the udica package is included, virt-manager is marked as deprecated, support for Btrfs has been removed from RHCK, and support for OCFS2 has been removed from RHCK. The set of SELinux utilities has been updated to […]

Addictive Syndromes in IT

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Hello, my name is Alexey. I work in the IT field. I spend a lot of time on social networks and messaging apps for work. I've developed various addictive behavioral patterns. I found myself distracted from work and checking Facebook to see how many 'likes' a viral post had accumulated. Instead of continuing to work with new texts, I got stuck on […]

Is Samodelkin Georgian or Russian?

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In the comments to the text “Soviet Superheroes, Czech Bugs, and the Australian Clone,” we started talking about the best friend of Karandash — Samodelkin, and I promised to tell you about his origin. Here is the promised information, below is a sort of spin-off. Samodelkin is almost like Homer. Seven ancient cities disputed the right to be called the homeland of the blind bard. There are fewer claimants for the title of creator of Samodelkin, but still […]

Intel Xeon E-2200. Server Cores, Budget

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Following the significant Intel Xeon W update for workstations, new Xeon E processors for entry-level servers have emerged. Compared to their predecessors, the core count has increased while prices remain the same—this means that the Xeon E has also become cheaper on a per-core basis. Those who associate with […] may be surprised by the introduction of Xeon E.

Oracle Linux 8.1 distribution is available

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Oracle has released the industrial distribution version of Oracle Linux 8.1, based on the package base of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1. An installation ISO image, sized 6.6 GB, is available for download without restrictions after free registration, prepared for the x86_64 architecture (an experimental build for ARM64 is also available). There is unlimited and free access to the yum repository with binaries for Oracle Linux […]

Release NNCP 5.0.0, utilities for file/mail transfer in store-and-forward mode

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The release of Node-to-Node copy (NNCP), a set of utilities for secure file transfer, email, and command execution in store-and-forward mode, has taken place. It operates on POSIX-compliant operating systems. The utilities are written in Go and are distributed under the GPLv3 license. They are designed to assist in building small peer-to-peer friend-to-friend networks (a dozen nodes) with static routing for secure file transfer […]

GitHub launched a collaborative project to identify vulnerabilities in open source software.

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GitHub has launched the GitHub Security Lab initiative, aimed at fostering collaboration among security experts from various companies and organizations to identify vulnerabilities and assist in fixing issues in the code of open-source projects. All interested companies and individual cybersecurity specialists are invited to join the initiative. A reward of up to $3000 is offered for reporting vulnerabilities […]

Salary analysis in the IT sector of Armenia plus open vacancies in the TOP 10 IT companies

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Today I decided to continue the narrative about the Armenian tech sector. However, this time I will focus on the pressing topic of salaries, as well as current job openings in well-known and emerging tech companies in Armenia. This small guide may help junior, middle, senior, and team lead developers and programmers prioritize their choices when selecting a country for professional […]

Beware of vulnerabilities caused by workarounds. Part 1: FragmentSmack/SegmentSmack

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Hello everyone! My name is Dmitry Samsonov, and I work as a lead system administrator at 'Odnoklassniki'. We have over 7,000 physical servers, 11,000 containers in our cloud, and 200 applications that, in various configurations, form 700 different clusters. The overwhelming majority of servers run on CentOS 7. On August 14, 2018, information about the FragmentSmack vulnerability was published […]

Four-Level Model of a System Administrator

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Introduction The HR department of a manufacturing company asked what a system administrator should do? For organizations with a single IT specialist on staff, this question has a catch. I tried to describe the functional levels of one specialist in simple terms. I hope this helps someone communicate with non-IT folks. If I missed anything, my senior colleagues will correct me. Level: Technician Tasks. Here, operational issues are addressed. […]

GitHub has initiated a project to find vulnerabilities in open-source software

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It seems that GitHub is seriously considering software security. First, there was the data storage on Svalbard and a financial support project for developers. Now, the GitHub Security Lab initiative has emerged, which invites all interested experts to participate in improving the security of open-source software. The initiative already includes F5, Google, HackerOne, Intel, IOActive, J.P. Morgan, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Mozilla, NCC Group, Oracle, Trail […]

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