In large groups of people, a leader always emerges, whether consciously or not. The distribution of power from the highest to the lowest levels of the hierarchical pyramid has several advantages for the group as a whole and for individual members. After all, order is always better than chaos, right? For thousands of years, humanity has implemented a power hierarchy in various civilizations in diverse ways […]
This article aims to explore the possibilities of transparent proxying, which allows for the seamless redirection of all or part of the traffic through external proxy servers without clients noticing. When I began to tackle this task, I encountered a significant issue with implementation — the HTTPS protocol. In the good old days, there weren't many problems with transparent proxying of HTTP, […]
You may be familiar with OSINT and have used the Shodan search engine, or you might already be using a Threat Intelligence Platform to prioritize IOCs from various feeds. However, sometimes it is necessary to constantly view your company from an outside perspective and receive assistance in addressing identified incidents. Digital Shadows allows you to monitor your company's digital assets, and its analytics provide actionable insights. Essentially […]
P4 is a programming language designed for programming packet routing rules. Unlike general-purpose languages like C or Python, P4 is a domain-specific language with a number of constructs optimized for network routing. P4 is an open-source language licensed and supported by a non-profit organization called the P4 Language Consortium. It is also supported by […]
Monday, April 15, was supposed to be an ordinary day for the Car2Go car-sharing service employees in Chicago. Throughout the day, there was a surge in demand for luxury class Mercedes-Benz vehicles. The rental duration of these vehicles significantly exceeded the average trip length in Car2Go, and many cars were not returned at all. At the same time, dozens of cars belonging to […]
Microsoft aims to demonstrate that its election security system is not just a theory. Developers have introduced the first voting system utilizing ElectionGuard technology, which is designed to enable easier and more reliable voting. The hardware components of the system include a Surface tablet, a printer, and an adaptive Xbox controller to make voting more accessible to everyone […]
Developers from PanicBarn and publisher No More Robots have announced that Not Tonight will be ported to Nintendo Switch by the end of the year. The game, reminiscent of Papers, Please in gameplay, will feature the subtitle Take Back Control Edition on the new platform. The project is set in an alternative United Kingdom where Brexit has already occurred and far-right representatives have come to power. […]
Google has announced a change in the behavior of incognito mode in Chrome 76, scheduled for release on July 30. Specifically, it will block the ability to exploit a loophole in the FileSystem API that allowed web applications to determine if a user was in incognito mode. Previously, while in incognito mode, the browser restricted access to the FileSystem API to prevent […]
A corrective update Firefox 68.0.1 has been released, addressing several issues: The builds for macOS are signed with an Apple key, allowing their use in beta releases of macOS 10.15; The problem with the missing fullscreen button while watching video in fullscreen mode on HBO GO has been resolved; An error that caused incorrect messages for certain locales during requests using […]
Oracle has released Oracle Linux 8, based on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 package base. The build is shipped by default with the standard package using the kernel from Red Hat Enterprise Linux (based on kernel 4.18). The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel specific to Oracle Linux 8 is still under development. Beta releases of Oracle […]
In June of this year, the small Swiss town of Rapperswil hosted the ZuriHac event for the tenth time. This time, over five hundred Haskell enthusiasts, from newcomers to the language's founding fathers, gathered. Although the organizers refer to this event as a hackathon, it is not a conference or hackathon in the traditional sense. Its format differs from traditional […]
Analytical overview of cybersecurity threats to medical information systems from 2007 to 2017. – How prevalent are medical information systems in Russia? – Can you elaborate on the single state information system for healthcare (ЕГСИЗ)? – Can you provide more details about the technical features of domestic medical information systems? – What is the situation with the cybersecurity of the domestic EMIAAS system? – What is the situation […]