Author: Yuri Gagarin

Firefox will introduce new security indicators and the about:config interface

Mozilla introduced a new security and privacy level indicator that will appear at the beginning of the address bar instead of the ‘(i)’ button. The indicator will allow users to assess the activation of blocking modes for tracking movements. Related changes concerning the indicators will be included in the Firefox 70 release, scheduled for October 22. Pages opened via HTTP or FTP will be marked with an unsafe connection icon, which […]

The Trident distribution is switching from the TrueOS BSD system to Void Linux

The developers of the Trident OS have announced the migration of the project to Linux. The Trident project is developing a ready-to-use graphical user distribution reminiscent of the old releases of PC-BSD and TrueOS. Initially, Trident was built on FreeBSD and TrueOS technologies, using the ZFS file system and OpenRC initialization system. The project was founded by developers involved in the work on TrueOS and was positioned as an adjacent project […]

Release of Application Server NGINX Unit 1.12.0

The release of the NGINX Unit 1.12 application server has been unveiled, which develops a solution for running web applications in various programming languages (Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Go, JavaScript/Node.js, and Java). Under the management of NGINX Unit, multiple applications in different programming languages can run simultaneously, and their startup parameters can be changed dynamically without the need to edit configuration files or restart the system. […]

Encrypting According to GOST: A Guide to Configuring Dynamic Traffic Routing

If your company transmits or receives personal data and other confidential information that must be protected according to legislation, GOST encryption is required. Today, we will share how such encryption was implemented using the S-Terra crypto gateway for one of our clients. This story will be interesting to information security specialists, engineers, designers, and architects. We will not delve deeply into the nuances […]

Why do you need a helpdesk if you already have a CRM? 

What corporate software is installed in your company? CRM, project management system, helpdesk, ITSM system, 1C (did we guess right)? Do you have a clear sense that all these programs duplicate each other? In fact, overlaps in functions do occur; many issues can be resolved with a universal automation system — we advocate this approach. However, there are departments or groups of employees where […]

Oracle Solaris 11.4 SRU14 Update.

An update to the Solaris 11.4 operating system, SRU 14 (Support Repository Update), has been released, offering a series of further fixes and improvements for the Solaris 11.4 branch. To install the suggested fixes from the update, simply execute the command 'pkg update'. In this release: Variants of all Perl modules included in Solaris for Perl 5.26 have been prepared; versions of programs rsyslog 8.1907.0, Apache Tomcat 8.5.45 have been updated; […]

WireGuard and andOTP removed from Google Play due to links for donations

Google has removed the WireGuard (open VPN) Android app from the Google Play store due to violations of payment processing rules. WireGuard is an open-source application that is distributed for free and does not participate in monetization through advertising. The violation was due to a link in the app settings labeled 'Donate to the WireGuard Project,' which directed users to a donation page for its development […]

Arch Linux Prepares to Implement zstd Compression Algorithm in Pacman

Arch Linux developers have announced their intention to incorporate support for the zstd compression algorithm in the Pacman package manager. Compared to the xz algorithm, utilizing zstd will speed up the compression and decompression operations of packages while maintaining the compression level. Consequently, moving to zstd will increase the speed of package installations. Support for package compression using zstd will appear in the upcoming pacman release […]

Farm for growing ideas

1. There was just a little way left to the final goal – about a third of the journey – when the spacecraft fell under a severe informational icing. The remnants of the fallen civilization floated in the void. Paragraphs of scientific essays and images from literary works, scattered rhymes and just sharp phrases, once casually thrown by unknown beings – all appeared convoluted and extremely disordered. And […]

Educational channel on mathematics and data science dudvstud

Subscribe, it’s interesting there! 😉 How did this happen? After a tough journey from a graduate of the radiophysics department, to an employee of a state scientific institution, to a lecturer of an author course at my beloved alma mater, I finally became a respected employee in the R&D department of a very cool augmented reality startup, Banuba. Great company, exciting tasks, a demanding schedule, excellent conditions, and salary… but after […]

Connecting RaspberryPi with TP-Link TL-WN727N

Hello, Habr! I had an idea to connect my Raspberry Pi to the internet wirelessly. Said and done, I purchased a USB Wi-Fi dongle from the well-known brand TP-Link at a nearby store. I want to clarify that this is not some tiny USB module; it is a fairly sizeable device about the size of a regular flash drive (or if you prefer, about the size of an adult's index finger […]

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