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The first (v1.0.0) version of out-of-tree, a toolkit for developing and testing exploits and Linux kernel modules, was released. out-of-tree allows you to automate some routine actions to create environments for debugging kernel modules and exploits, generating exploit reliability statistics, and also provides the ability to easily integrate into CI (Continuous Integration). Each kernel module or exploit is described by a file .out-of-tree.toml, where [β¦]
The first release of the notqmail project has been presented, within which the development of a fork of the qmail mail server began. Qmail was created by Daniel J. Bernstein in 1995 with the goal of providing a more secure and faster replacement for sendmail. The last release of qmail 1.03 was published in 1998 and since then the official distribution has not been updated, but the server remains an example [β¦]
Collaborative development platform Bitbucket is ending support for the Mercurial source control system in favor of Git. Let us recall that initially the Bitbucket service focused only on Mercurial, but since 2011 it also began to provide support for Git. It is noted that Bitbucket has now evolved from a version control tool to a platform for managing the full software development cycle. This year the development [...]
IBM has announced that it is making the Power instruction set architecture (ISA) open source. IBM had already established the OpenPOWER consortium in 2013, providing licensing opportunities for POWER-related intellectual property and full access to specifications. At the same time, royalties continued to be collected for obtaining a license to produce chips. From now on, creating your own modifications of chips [β¦]
The Xfce developers summed up the preparation of the Xfce 4.14 branch, the development of which took more than 4 years, and expressed a desire to adhere to the shorter six-month development cycle initially adopted by the project. Xfce 4.16 is not expected to change as dramatically as the transition to GTK3, so the intention seems quite realistic and is expected that, given that in the planning and [β¦]
Google, Mozilla and Apple announced that the βnational security certificateβ being implemented in Kazakhstan was placed on the list of revoked certificates. Use of this root certificate will now result in a security warning in Firefox, Chrome/Chromium and Safari, as well as derivative products based on their code. Let us recall that in July an attempt was made in Kazakhstan to establish a state [β¦]
The first significant release of the out-of-tree 1.0 toolkit has been published, allowing you to automate the building and testing of kernel modules or checking the functionality of exploits with different versions of the Linux kernel. Out-of-tree creates a virtual environment (using QEMU and Docker) with an arbitrary kernel version and performs the specified actions to build, test and run modules or exploits. The test script can cover several kernel releases [β¦]
Denuvo, a company engaged in the creation and development of DRM protection of the same name, has introduced a new program for mobile video games. According to the developers, it will help protect projects for mobile systems from hacking. The developers said that the new software will not allow hackers to study files in detail. Thanks to this, studios will be able to retain revenue from mobile video games. According to them, it will work around the clock, and its [β¦]
Today, many IT companies are faced with the problem of finding employees in their region. More and more offers on the labor market are related to the possibility of working outside the office - remotely. Working in full-time remote mode assumes that the employer and employee are bound by clear labor obligations: a contract or employment agreement; most often, a certain standardized work schedule, a stable salary, vacations and [...]
A corrective release of the VLC 3.0.8 media player has been presented, which eliminates accumulated errors and eliminates 13 vulnerabilities, including three problems (CVE-2019-14970, CVE-2019-14777, CVE-2019-14533) that can lead to the execution of an attackerβs code when trying to playback of specially designed multimedia files in MKV and ASF formats (write buffer overflow and two problems with accessing memory after it is freed). Four [β¦]
Your βsalesβ presentation will be one of the 4 advertising messages that a person sees every day. How to distinguish it from the crowd? A large number of marketers use flashyβor vulgarβmessaging tactics. Doesn't work for everyone. Would you give your money to banks that advertise with heists, or to a pension fund that uses the image of its founder with a [β¦]
