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VMware will move to remote work on a permanent basis for up to 60% of its staff.

Many companies had to urgently test their business processes for compatibility with remote work technology during self-isolation. Some of these companies were satisfied with the results and plan to retain some remote workplaces even after the pandemic is over. VMware is among them, preparing to allow up to 60% of its employees to work from home. Even before the crisis brought about by the new coronavirus pandemic, as explained […]

The deprecation of the AddTrust root certificate has led to failures in systems with OpenSSL and GnuTLS.

On May 30, the 20-year validity period of the AddTrust root certificate expired, which was used to create the cross-signed certificates of one of the largest certification authorities, Sectigo (Comodo). The cross-signature allowed for compatibility with outdated devices whose root certificate stores did not include the new USERTrust root certificate. Theoretically, the expiration of the AddTrust root certificate was expected to lead only […]

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The developers of the Raspberry Pi project have released the May update of the Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) distribution, based on the Debian 10 'Buster' package base. Three builds are prepared for download — a slim version (432 MB) for server systems, a desktop version (1.1 GB), and a full version with an additional set of applications (2.5 GB). The distribution comes with the PIXEL desktop environment (a fork of LXDE). To install […]

Release of application server NGINX Unit 1.18.0

The release of the NGINX Unit 1.18 application server has taken place, which enhances the solution for launching 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 be executed simultaneously, with launch parameters that can be dynamically changed without the need to edit configuration files or restart the server. Code […]

Hack of Cisco servers supporting the VIRL-PE infrastructure

Cisco has revealed information about the breach of seven servers supporting the VIRL-PE (Virtual Internet Routing Lab Personal Edition) network simulation system, which allows for the design and testing of network topologies based on Cisco's communication solutions without real hardware. The breach was discovered on May 7. Control of the servers was gained through the exploitation of a critical vulnerability in the SaltStack centralized configuration management system, which was previously […]

GNAT Community 2020 has been released

GNAT Community 2020 has been released — a development package for the Ada programming language. The package includes the compiler, the integrated development environment GNAT Studio, a static analyzer for a subset of the SPARK language, the GDB debugger, and a set of libraries. The package is distributed under the GPL license. Key changes: The compiler has been enhanced with support for many innovations from the draft of the upcoming Ada 202x standard. The backend has been updated […]

Release of BlackArch 2020.06.01, a distribution for security testing.

New builds of BlackArch Linux have been released, a specialized distribution for security research and system security testing. The distribution is built on the Arch Linux package base and includes 2550 security-related utilities. The package repository supported by the project is compatible with Arch Linux and can be used in regular Arch Linux installations. The builds are prepared as a 14 GB Live image (x86_64) […]

NetSurf 3.10

On May 24, a new version of NetSurf was released — a fast and lightweight web browser aimed at low-end devices, working not only on GNU/Linux and other *nix systems but also on RISC OS, Haiku, Atari, AmigaOS, Windows, and an unofficial port on KolibriOS. The browser uses its own engine and supports HTML4 and CSS2 (HTML5 and CSS3 are in early development), as well as […]

Release of Alpine Linux 3.12

A new stable release of Alpine Linux 3.12 has been released. Alpine Linux is based on the Musl C library and BusyBox utilities. OpenRC serves as the initialization system, with its own package manager, apk, handling package management. In this release: Initial support for the mips64 (big-endian) architecture has been added. Initial support for the D programming language is included. Python 2 is in the process of being completely removed. LLVM 10 is now […]

Firefox Preview 5.1 is available for Android

The experimental browser Firefox Preview 5.1 has been released for the Android platform, developed under the codename Fenix as a replacement for the Firefox edition for Android. This release will soon be available in the Google Play store (requires Android 5 or later). Firefox Preview uses the GeckoView engine, built on Firefox Quantum technologies, along with a set of Mozilla Android […]

The Godot game development environment has been adapted for use in web browsers

The developers of the free game engine Godot have introduced the initial version of the graphical environment for game development and design, Godot Editor, which can run in a web browser. The Godot engine has long provided support for exporting games to the HTML5 platform, and now it includes the capability to run in a browser and game development environment. It is noted that primary focus during development will remain on the classic […]

Release of the minimalist distribution Alpine Linux 3.12

The release of Alpine Linux 3.12 has taken place, a minimalist distribution built on the Musl system library and BusyBox utilities. The distribution features enhanced security requirements and is compiled with Stack Smashing Protection (SSP). OpenRC is used for the initialization system, and a custom package manager, apk, is employed for package management. Alpine is utilized for creating official Docker container images. The bootable […]

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