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The TPM-Fail vulnerability allows for the recovery of keys stored in TPM modules.

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A group of researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the University of Lübeck, and the University of California, San Diego, has developed a side-channel attack method that allows for the recovery of the values of private keys stored in the TPM (Trusted Platform Module). The attack has been codenamed TPM-Fail and affects the fTPM (a software implementation based on firmware running on a separate microprocessor within the CPU) from Intel (CVE-2019-11090) and hardware […]

Google collects personal health data from millions of people as part of the 'Solovey' project

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According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is collaborating with one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S. on a project to collect and analyze detailed information about the personal health of millions of people in 21 states. The initiative, codenamed Project Nightingale, appears to be the biggest attempt by the search giant to gain a foothold in the healthcare industry through data processing […]

CDC has found the cause of lung injuries in e-cigarette smokers

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The U.S. Department of Health's federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has reported a breakthrough in investigating the causes of lung illnesses among e-cigarette users. CDC specialists have identified that samples of fluid from the lungs of 29 patients across 10 states contain the same chemical — vitamin E acetate. According to […]

Choosing hosting: top 5 recommendations

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When choosing a "home" for your website or online project, it's important to keep in mind several simple recommendations to avoid regretting lost time and money later. Our tips will help you build a clear algorithm for selecting paid hosting based on various paid and free content management systems. Tip one: Carefully choose the hosting provider. There are […] in the Russian market.

Introduction to functional dependencies

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In this article, we will discuss functional dependencies in databases — what they are, where they are applied, and what algorithms exist for their discovery. We will consider functional dependencies in the context of relational databases. To put it simply, in such databases, information is stored in the form of tables. We will further use approximate concepts, which in […]

A new variant of the Zombieload attack on Intel processors has been identified

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Researchers from Graz University of Technology (Austria) have disclosed details about a new side-channel attack method, ZombieLoad 2.0 (CVE-2019-11135), which enables the extraction of confidential information from other processes, the operating system, virtual machines, and secure enclaves (TEE, Trusted Execution Environment). The issue affects only Intel processors. Components to mitigate this problem were proposed in yesterday's microcode update. This issue falls under the MDS class […]

The release of the content management system WordPress 5.3

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After six months of development, the release of the web content management system WordPress 5.3 has been announced. The main changes in the new release are related to the modernization of the visual block editor, which now offers more intuitive management, new layout options, enhanced style support, and improved support for inserting high-resolution images. For those who prefer keyboard management, new […]

Red Hat has open-sourced Quay, a registry for building and distributing container images.

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Red Hat has announced the formation of a new open project Quay, which will continue the development of the previously closed-source container image registry of the same name that underpins the Red Hat Quay and Quay.io services. The project came under Red Hat’s ownership after the acquisition of CoreOS and was opened as part of an initiative to convert proprietary products of acquired companies into open-source software. […]

Microsoft has been recognized as the most ethical public company in the U.S. for the second consecutive year

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For the second consecutive year, research conducted by Forbes and the non-profit research group Just Capital shows that Microsoft is the most ethical public company in the USA. Just Capital researchers surveyed over 4,000 Americans, gathering opinions on 1,000 of the country’s most profitable corporations across 29 questions, including wage pay, benefits, prioritizing diversity, and accommodating individual abilities, while […]

LinuxBoot now supports booting Windows

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The LinuxBoot project has been around for nearly two years, achieving significant progress during this time. This project is positioned as an open alternative to proprietary UEFI firmware. However, until recently, the system was quite limited. Now, Chris Koch from Google has presented a new version at the Security Summit 2019. It is reported that the new build of LinuxBoot supports booting […]

Firefox Lite 2.0 browser has been released for the Android platform

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It has been about two years since the mobile browser Firefox Rocket was launched, which was a lightweight version of the standard browser, featuring a range of exclusive functionalities and was released in select Asian markets. Later, the app was renamed to Firefox Lite, and now the developers have introduced a new version of the software product. The browser is called Firefox Lite 2.0, and it has all […]

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