A corrective update for Firefox 69.0.2 has been released, fixing a crash that occurred on the Linux platform when changing the playback speed of videos on YouTube. Additionally, this release addresses issues regarding the detection of parental control activation in Windows 10 and resolves a crash while editing files on the Office 365 website. Source: opennet.ru
After a year of development, the new stable branch of the PostgreSQL database management system, version 12, has been released. Updates for this new branch will be available for five years until November 2024. Key innovations include the addition of support for 'generated columns,' whose values are calculated based on expressions covering the values of other columns in the same table (analogous to views, but for individual columns). Generated columns can be two […]
Researchers from Masaryk University have revealed details about vulnerabilities in various implementations of the ECDSA/EdDSA digital signature algorithm, which allow for the recovery of the private key value through the analysis of information leaks concerning individual bits that arise during the application of side-channel analysis methods. The vulnerabilities have been codenamed Minerva. The most notable projects affected by the proposed attack method include OpenJDK/OracleJDK (CVE-2019-2894) and […]
Mozilla has released a patch update for Firefox 69.0.2. It addresses three issues: a crash when editing files on Office 365 (bug 1579858); fixes for problems related to enabling parental controls in Windows 10 (bug 1584613); and a Linux-specific bug that causes a crash when changing the playback speed on YouTube (bug 1582222). Source: […]
The antivirus blog ClamAV, developed by Cisco, features a post about the release of version 0.102.0. Among the changes: on-access scanning has been moved from clamd to a separate clamonacc process, allowing clamd to operate without root privileges; the freshclam program has been revamped, now supporting HTTPS and allowing operation with mirrors handling requests on the network […]
The company 'Baikal Electronics' presented its new Baikal-M processor at the 'Microelectronics 2019' Forum in Alushta, designed for a wide range of consumer and B2B target devices. Technical specifications: http://www.baikalelectronics.ru/products/238/ Source: linux.org.ru
If you don't have a flip phone, you probably have wanted to create your mobile app at least once. Improve some task manager or client for Habr. Or implement a long-standing idea, like those students who wrote an app to find movies in the evening in 10 seconds by clicking on an emoji. Or come up with something fun, like an app for a treadmill […]
Introduction You can see an excavator at any construction site in the city. A regular excavator is operated by a single operator. Complex automation systems are not required for its management. But what if the excavator is many times larger than usual, reaches the height of a five-story building, can fit a Land Cruiser in its bucket, and its 'filling' consists of electric motors, cables, and gears the size of a car? And it works […]
When talking about MDM, which stands for Mobile Device Management, people often immediately think of a kill switch that remotely destroys a lost phone at the command of a security staff member. This does exist, although without any pyrotechnic effects. However, there are many other routine tasks that are much simpler and less painful to perform with MDM. Businesses strive for optimization and unification of processes. And […]
Hello everyone, there are many articles online about how to set up remote access to an existing Xorg session via x11vnc, but I couldn't find anywhere how to disable the local monitor and input so that anyone sitting next to the remote computer can't see what you're doing or press buttons in your session. Below is my […]
Cisco has announced a significant new release of the free antivirus package ClamAV 0.102.0. Recall that the project came under Cisco's control in 2013 following the acquisition of Sourcefire, which developed ClamAV and Snort. The project's code is distributed under the GPLv2 license. Key improvements: The functionality of on-access scanning has been moved from clamd to a separate process […]
Amid ongoing mass unrest, an attempt has been made in Iraq to completely block access to the internet. Currently, connectivity has been lost with approximately 75% of Iraqi providers, including all major telecommunications operators. Access remains only in certain cities in northern Iraq (for example, the Kurdish Autonomous Region), which have separate network infrastructure and an autonomous status. Initially, authorities tried to block access […]