Category: Blog

Two-factor authentication on the website using a USB token. Now available for Linux as well.

In one of our previous articles, we discussed the importance of two-factor authentication on corporate company portals. Last time, we demonstrated how to set up secure authentication in the IIS web server. In the comments, we were asked to write a guide for the most common web servers on Linux — nginx and Apache. You asked — we wrote. What do you need to get started? Any modern […]

The book "Kafka Streams in Action: Applications and Microservices for Real-Time Processing"

Hello, Habrozhiteli! This book is suitable for any developer who wants to understand stream processing. Understanding distributed programming will help you learn Kafka and Kafka Streams more effectively. It would be great to know the Kafka framework itself, but it's not necessary: I will tell you everything you need. Experienced Kafka developers, as well as newcomers, will master the creation of interesting applications with this book […]

Two-factor authentication on the site using a USB token. How to make access to the service portal secure?

Hackers gained access to the main email server of the international company Deloitte. The administrator account of this server was protected only by a password. Independent Austrian researcher David Wind received a reward of $5,000 for discovering a vulnerability on the Google intranet login page. 91% of Russian companies hide facts about data breaches. Such news can be found almost every day […]

How I Organized Machine Learning Trainings at NSU

My name is Sasha, and I love machine learning as well as teaching people. I am currently supervising educational programs at the Computer Science center and leading the undergraduate data analysis program at St. Petersburg State University. Previously, I worked as an analyst at Yandex, and before that, I was a researcher involved in mathematical modeling at the Institute of Computational Technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In this post, I want to share what came out of the idea […]

Qt 3D Studio 2.4

A new version of Qt 3D Studio has been released — an editor for creating three-dimensional interfaces and interactive presentations from the Qt framework bundle. One of the main innovations is a radical increase in performance of the runtime component on desktop graphics cards compared to the previous version — 565%, according to the developers' own measurements. This improvement is attributed to a return to the use of OpenGL and a departure from the trends seen in previous versions […]

Zimbra and Server Overload Protection

Email has firmly established itself as the standard for business communication. Due to the high cost-effectiveness of emails, along with several features related to text quoting and attachment handling, emails are the ideal solution for document exchange and polite business interactions. These same characteristics are why emails are so widely embraced […]

WorldSkills module Network task solutions in the ‘CISA’ competency. Part 2 — Basic Configuration

We continue to analyze the tasks of the Network module of the WorldSkills championship in the specialty 'Network and System Administration'. This article will cover the following tasks: On ALL devices, create virtual interfaces, subinterfaces, and loopback interfaces. Assign IP addresses according to the topology. Enable the SLAAC mechanism for issuing IPv6 addresses in the MNG network on router RTR1's interface; On virtual interfaces in VLAN 100 […]

Contagious Stress: Inter-Species Synchronization of Cortisol Levels in Dogs and Their Owners

Humans are social beings. No matter how much an individual tries to be isolated or detached, they will inevitably be influenced by others, often without those others even realizing it. This phenomenon is called interspecies bidirectional psycho-emotional reaction. An important term in this long definition is "interspecies," indicating that such reactions can be observed not only within a group of people, […]

First release of ALT p9 starterkits

The starter kit based on the new stable branch of ALT p9 is now available. The starter kits are suitable for starting work with a stable repository for users who prefer to choose their own application package list and configure the system. The next planned update is expected on September 12, 2019. This release is noteworthy as it marks the first time starterkits are available for aarch64 and armh. Additionally, […]

Red Hat plans to discontinue development of the X.Org server.

Christian Schaller, leading the desktop systems development group at Red Hat and Fedora Desktop Team, mentioned in a review of the plans concerning desktop components in Fedora 31 the intention of Red Hat to discontinue active development of the X.Org server functionality and limit itself to maintaining the existing codebase and fixing bugs. Currently, Red Hat is making […]

The drone 'Corsair' can fly at an altitude of over 5000 meters.

The holding company 'Roselectronica', part of the state corporation Rostec, has presented an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle called 'Corsair'. The drone is designed for all-weather aerial reconnaissance, conducting patrol and surveillance flights, as well as for aerial photography. The design of the UAV incorporates innovative engineering solutions that provide advantages in terms of maneuverability, altitude, and flight range. In particular, the 'Corsair' can fly […]

How I Became Vulnerable: Scanning IT Infrastructure with Qualys

Hello everyone! Today I want to talk about the cloud solution for vulnerability scanning and analysis, Qualys Vulnerability Management, on which one of our services is built. Below, I will show how the scanning is organized and what information about vulnerabilities can be gleaned from it. What can be scanned: External services. To scan services accessible via the Internet, the client provides us with their IP addresses […]

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