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PowerShell Desired State Configuration and a file: Part 1. Setting up the DSC Pull Server to work with an SQL database

PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) greatly simplifies the process of deploying and configuring operating systems, server roles, and applications when you have hundreds of servers. However, when using DSC on-premises, i.e. not in MS Azure, a couple of nuances arise. These are particularly noticeable if the organization is large (with over 300 workstations and servers) and has not yet embraced the world of […]

How does your morning start?

— So, how are things? — I reply, "Fine." How could it be fine? It was fine until you showed up. You always choose the most inconvenient moment. That’s why I, you bastard, hate you. — How's the article? — you asked sarcastically. — Fine. — Honestly, I don’t want to go into details. — Are you sure it’s fine? — Absolutely. […]

Predicates of information hope

Something new is emerging within the well-trodden paths. The trampled and crushed cultural soil, from which it seems all the air has been driven out, is ready to perform what it does best—motheringly putting everything in its place. Starting as intellectual games of individuals, propelled by historical necessity, and receiving financial blessing from the global Machine, something that was once on its knees gains strength […]

Intel has released a new edition of the Clear Linux distribution for application developers.

Intel has announced an expansion of the Clear Linux distribution's application area, previously positioned as a specialized solution for container isolation. The new Clear Linux Developer Edition allows the distribution to be used on developers' systems as a user environment. The default desktop is GNOME, but KDE Plasma, Xfce, LXQt, Awesome, and i3 are also available as options. The Clear Linux distribution provides strict […]

Video: A Danish operative Nøkk will soon appear in Rainbow Six Siege.

Ubisoft continues to develop its tactical shooter Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege. This time, the focus is on the new operator Nøkk from the assault team, who will be part of the second season of the game's fourth year of support. She has long been a dark horse—few outside the Rainbow team know anything about her. A new teaser is dedicated to this character. Nøkk […]

Firefox will remove settings to disable multi-process mode.

Mozilla developers announced the removal of user-accessible settings in the Firefox codebase for disabling the multiprocess mode (e10s). The reason for discontinuing support for reverting to single-process mode is its low security and potential stability issues due to inadequate coverage during testing. Single-process mode is marked as unsuitable for everyday use. Starting with Firefox 68 […]

Intel is developing an open firmware ModernFW and a hypervisor in Rust.

Intel unveiled several new experimental open projects at the ongoing OSTS (Open Source Technology Summit) conference. As part of the ModernFW initiative, work is being done to create a scalable and secure replacement for UEFI and BIOS firmware. The project is in its early stages of development, but the proposed prototype already includes enough capabilities for organization […]

Intel: you don’t need to disable Hyper-Threading to protect against ZombieLoad

If, after the previous news about ZombieLoad, you are in a panic trying to figure out how to disable Intel Hyper-Threading to prevent the exploitation of a new vulnerability similar to Spectre and Meltdown, take a deep breath — Intel's official guidance actually does not recommend doing this in most cases. ZombieLoad is akin to previous attacks via 'side-channel attacks' that compel Intel processors to expose […]

Fujitsu Lifebook U939X: premium business-class convertible laptop

Fujitsu has announced the Lifebook U939X, a convertible laptop primarily aimed at corporate users. The new device features a 13.3-inch touchscreen display. It utilizes a Full HD panel with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels. The screen lid can be rotated 360 degrees to switch the device to tablet mode. The maximum configuration includes an Intel Core i7-8665U processor. This chip […]

Using AppDynamics with Red Hat OpenShift v3

Recently, many organizations are moving their applications from monoliths to microservices using 'Platform as a Service' (PaaS) such as RedHat OpenShift v3, and AppDynamics has made significant investments to ensure top-notch integration with such providers. AppDynamics integrates its agents with RedHat OpenShift v3 using Source-to-Image (S2I) methodologies. S2I is a tool for building reproducible […]

Searching for vulnerabilities in UC Browser

Introduction At the end of March, we reported that we discovered a hidden capability for uploading and running unverified code in UC Browser. Today, we'll detail how this upload occurs and how hackers can exploit it for their purposes. Some time ago, UC Browser was marketed and distributed very aggressively: it was installed on users' devices via malware, distributed with […]

What is DevOps

Defining DevOps is quite complex, which is why discussions about it tend to resurface continually. On Habr alone, there are thousands of publications on this topic. But if you're reading this, you likely know what DevOps is. Because I don’t. Hi, my name is Alexander Titov (@osminog), and we will just talk about DevOps, and I'll share my experiences. I spent a lot of time thinking about how to make my story useful, so there will be many questions here—those […]

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