Category: Internet News

The Alt-Svc HTTP header can be used for scanning ports in an internal network.

Researchers from Boston University have developed an attack method (CVE-2019-11728) that allows scanning of IP addresses and open network ports in a user's internal network, separated from the external network by a firewall, or on the current system (localhost). The attack can be executed by opening a specially crafted page in a browser. The proposed technique is based on the use of the HTTP header Alt-Svc (HTTP Alternate Services, RFC-7838). The issue manifests itself […]

Fedora developers have joined forces to solve the issue of Linux freezing when running low on RAM.

Over many years, the Linux operating system has become just as high-quality and reliable as Windows and macOS. However, it still has a fundamental drawback related to the inability to handle data correctly when there is insufficient RAM. On systems with limited RAM, it's common to encounter situations where the OS freezes and does not respond to commands. At the same time, it is impossible […]

Discrete Mathematics for WMS: Product Compression Algorithm in Cells (Part 1)

In this article, we will discuss how we addressed the issue of insufficient storage space in the warehouse and the development of a discrete optimization algorithm to solve this problem. We will explain how we "built" the mathematical model for the optimization task and the unexpected challenges we faced when processing the input data for the algorithm. If you are interested in the applications of mathematics in business and […]

10 books to understand the structure of the stock market, investments in the stock exchange, and automated trading

Image: Unsplash The modern stock market is a vast and quite complex field of knowledge. It can be challenging to immediately grasp how everything works here. Despite technological advancements like robo-advisors and automated trading systems, and the emergence of low-risk investment methods such as structured products and model portfolios, it is essential to acquire basic knowledge to operate successfully in the market […]

The Apache Foundation has published its report for the 2019 fiscal year.

The Apache Foundation has released its report for the 2019 financial year (from April 30, 2018, to April 30, 2019). The total assets for the reporting period amounted to $3.8 million, which is $1.1 million more than for the 2018 financial year. The equity increased by $645,000 over the year, totaling $2.87 million. The majority of the funds were received […]

In Firefox 70, notification output will be tightened and restrictions will be imposed for ftp.

In the planned release of Firefox 70 on October 22, it has been decided to prohibit the display of authentication requests initiated from iframe blocks loaded from another domain (cross-origin). This change will allow the blocking of certain abuses and transition to a model where credentials are requested only from the primary domain of the document displayed in the address bar. Another noteworthy change in Firefox 70 will be […]

PyTorch 1.2.0 has been released

PyTorch, a popular open-source machine learning framework, has been updated to version 1.2.0. The new release includes over 1,900 fixes that cover JIT, ONNX, distributed training modes, and performance improvements. Some changes include: The new TorchScript API allows for easy conversion of nn.Module (including submodules and methods called in forward()) to ScriptModule. Full support for ONNX Opset has been added in collaboration with Microsoft […]

The release of the decentralized communication platform Hubzilla 4.4

After about 2 months of development, the release of the Hubzilla 4.4 decentralized social networking platform has been presented. The project provides a communication server that can be integrated with web publishing systems, equipped with a transparent identification system and access management tools in decentralized Fediverse networks. The project code is written in PHP and Javascript and is distributed under the MIT license. Hubzilla supports a unified authentication system for operation in […]

Release of Display Server Mir 1.4

The release of the Mir 1.4 display server has been published, which is still under development by Canonical despite the abandonment of the Unity shell and Ubuntu for smartphones. Mir remains in demand for Canonical projects and is now positioned as a solution for embedded devices and the Internet of Things (IoT). Mir can be used as a compositing server for Wayland, allowing environments to run […]

Eight DoS vulnerabilities have been identified in various implementations of the HTTP/2 protocol

Researchers from Netflix and Google have identified eight vulnerabilities in various implementations of the HTTP/2 protocol that can lead to denial of service by sending specifically crafted streams of network requests. These issues affect most HTTP servers that support HTTP/2 to some degree and can result in exhausting the available memory for the working process or creating excessive load on […]

The new Microsoft Edge has received integration with Windows 10

Microsoft has promised to retain the familiar appearance and features of the classic Edge in the new version of the browser. And it seems that promise has been kept. The new Edge already supports deeper integration with Windows 10 settings and more. The latest Canary build features a "Share this page" option with contacts, which was available in the classic version. However, it currently functions slightly […]

Every reader wants to become a monitor: review of ONYX BOOX MAX 2

If you want to have something you've never had, start doing something you've never done. Richard Bach, writer. Over the past couple of years, e-books have started to regain popularity among book lovers, and this happened as quickly as the disappearance of e-readers from the lives of most people. Perhaps this would have continued and […]

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