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Release of the cryptographic library Botan 2.11.0

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The release of the cryptographic library Botan 2.11.0 is now available, used in the NeoPG project, a fork of GnuPG 2. The library provides a large collection of ready-to-use primitives utilized in TLS protocols, X.509 certificates, AEAD ciphers, TPM modules, PKCS#11, password hashing, and post-quantum cryptography. The library is written in C++11 and is distributed under the BSD license. Changes in the new release include the addition of the Argon2 password hashing function […]

There is no limit to perfection: how neurointerfaces help humanity

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More than 100 years ago, scientists were interested in the capabilities of the brain and tried to understand whether it was possible to influence it somehow. In 1875, English doctor Richard Caton managed to record a weak electrical field on the surface of the brains of rabbits and monkeys. After that, there were numerous discoveries and studies, but it was not until 1950 that Yale University physiology professor Jose Manuel Rodriguez Delgado invented […]

Did Parallels become part of Corel?

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Recently, news emerged in the media that the Canadian corporation Corel is acquiring Parallels, a "developer with Russian roots." The announcement of this deal generated a lot of buzz in both foreign and domestic press. In this context, it is always better to gather facts from the source. Below is a brief interview with Yakov Zubarev, the CEO of Parallels. Why is Parallels interested in this deal, and what are the positive aspects […]

Corel and Parallels have been sold to the investment group KKR from the USA

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On July 3, 2019, KKR, one of the leading global investment firms, announced that it had completed the acquisition process of Corel Corporation. Along with it, all software products and assets of Parallels, which was acquired by Corel last year, were transferred to the buyer. The news that KKR planned to acquire Corel became known back in May 2019. The total amount of the deal remains undisclosed. After […]

Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 5. Stream of Freedom

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Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 1. The Fateful Printer Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 2. 2001: A Hacker Odyssey Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 3. The Portrait of a Young Hacker Free as in Freedom in Russian: Chapter 4. Debunking the God Stream of Freedom RMC: In this chapter, I corrected many statements about my […]

Release of the GNU GRUB 2.04 boot manager

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After two years of development, the stable release of the modular multi-platform boot manager GNU GRUB 2.04 (GRand Unified Bootloader) has been presented. GRUB supports a wide range of platforms, including standard PCs with BIOS, IEEE-1275 platforms (PowerPC/Sparc64-based hardware), EFI systems, RISC-V, MIPS-compatible Loongson 2E processor hardware, Itanium systems, ARM, ARM64, and ARCS (SGI), devices using the free CoreBoot package. The main […]

Mozilla could be the "Internet Villain of the Year"

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Mozilla has been nominated for the 'Internet Villain of the Year' award. The initiative was put forward by representatives of the UK Internet Service Providers Association, and the reason was the company's plans to add support for the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol in Firefox. The essence is that this technology will allow bypassing content filtering restrictions imposed in the country. The Internet Services Providers Association (ISPAUK) accused the developers of this. The gist is […]

How to Get the Most Out of a Computer Science Education

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Most modern programmers have received their education at universities. Over time, this will change, but currently, the reality is that skilled personnel in IT companies still come from universities. In this post, Stanislav Protasov, director of Acronis for university relations, shares his vision of the peculiarities of university training for future programmers. Educators, students, and employers can even […]

The release of the Mageia 7 distribution has taken place.

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Just under 2 years after the release of the 6th version of the Mageia distribution, the 7th version was released. The new version includes: kernel 5.1.14, rpm 4.14.2, dnf 4.2.6, Mesa 19.1, Plasma 5.15.4, GNOME 3.32, Xfce 4.14pre, Firefox 67, Chromium 73, LibreOffice 6.2.3, GCC 8.3.1, as well as numerous patches and improvements. Source: linux.org.ru

Release of Debian 10 "Buster"

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Debian community members are pleased to announce the release of the latest stable version of the Debian operating system, code-named buster. This release includes more than 57,703 packages compiled for the following processor architectures: 32-bit PC (i386) and 64-bit PC (amd64), 64-bit ARM (arm64), ARM EABI (armel), ARMv7 (EABI hard-float ABI, armhf), MIPS (mips with big-endian byte order...

The Snuffleupagus project develops a PHP module to block vulnerabilities.

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As part of the Snuffleupagus project, a module is being developed for connecting to the PHP7 interpreter, aimed at enhancing the security of the environment and blocking common errors that lead to vulnerabilities in running PHP applications. The module also allows for the creation of virtual patches to address specific issues without modifying the source code of the vulnerable application, which is convenient for use in shared hosting systems where achieving...

Mozilla has launched a site demonstrating user tracking methods

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Mozilla has introduced the Track THIS service, which visually assesses the methods used by advertising networks that track visitors' preferences. The service allows the automated opening of about 100 tabs to simulate four typical online behavior profiles, after which advertising networks begin suggesting content corresponding to the chosen profile for several days. For example, if the profile of a very wealthy individual is selected, the ads will start featuring...

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