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Writing an OTA loader for ATmega128RFA1 (part of the Smart Response XE device)

It all started with the author purchasing an interesting device on the secondary market - Smart Response XE (brief description). It is intended for schools: each student in the class receives a device similar to an electronic notepad or a translator from the nineties, the teacher asks a question, and the students type their answers on the devices' keyboards, which are transmitted via radio channel (802.15.4) to a receiver connected to the teacher's PC. […]

Life as a Service (LaaS)?

About digitalization and more, and not so much. Life as a Service ( ЖКУ) or in English 'Life as a Service' (LaaS) has already found expression in the minds of several individuals or groups of people: here it has been considered from the perspective of overall life digitalization, turning all its aspects into services and the required new political system of capitalocommunism, and here […]

Microsoft Edge based on Chromium will receive an improved focus mode

Microsoft announced the Edge browser based on Chromium back in December, but the release date is still unknown. Recently, an early unofficial build was released. Additionally, Google has decided to move the "Focus Mode" feature to Chromium, after which it will return in the new version of Microsoft Edge. It is reported that this feature will allow users to pin the necessary web pages to […]

Microsoft Edge based on Chromium is available for download

Microsoft has officially released the first builds of the updated Edge browser online. Currently, these are Canary and Developer versions. The beta is promised to be released soon, with updates every 6 weeks. Daily updates will be available on the Canary channel, and weekly on the Dev channel. The new version of Microsoft Edge is based on the Chromium engine, which allows it to use extensions for […]

LSB Steganography

A long time ago, I wrote my first post on Habr. This post was dedicated to a quite interesting problem, namely steganography. Of course, the solution proposed in that old topic cannot truly be called steganography in the strict sense of the word. It's just a game with file formats, but nonetheless, quite an interesting game. Today, we will try to delve a little deeper […]

Steganography beyond files: hiding data directly in sectors

A Brief Introduction Steganography, if anyone remembers, is the hiding of information within some containers. For example, in images (discussed here and here). You can also hide data in the metadata tables of the file system (this was written about here), and even in the service packets of the TCP protocol. Unfortunately, all these methods have one drawback: to discreetly 'inject' information into […]

Steganography in GIF

Introduction Greetings. Not too long ago, when I was studying at university, I had a term project for the course 'Software Methods of Information Protection.' The assignment required creating a program that embeds a message in GIF format files. I decided to do it in Java. In this article, I will describe some theoretical aspects, as well as how this small program was created. Theoretical Part GIF Format GIF (Graphics Interchange […]

Why you should learn Go

The Source of the Image Go is a relatively young yet popular programming language. According to a Stack Overflow survey, Golang ranked third among the programming languages that developers want to learn. In this article, we will try to understand the reasons for Go's popularity, as well as look at where this language is used and why it is worth learning. A Bit of History The Go programming language was created by Google. Its full name, Golang, is derived from […]

TCP steganography or how to hide data transmission on the Internet

Polish researchers have proposed a new method of network steganography based on the peculiarities of the widely used TCP transport layer protocol. The authors believe that their scheme could be used, for instance, to send hidden messages in totalitarian countries that impose strict internet censorship. Let’s try to understand what the innovation consists of and how useful it really is. First, we need to define […]

Steganography in file systems

Hello, Habr. I would like to introduce you to a small project on steganography that I created in my free time from studying. I made a project on the covert storage of information in the file system (hereafter FS). This can be applied for stealing confidential information for educational purposes. The experimental sample chosen was the rather old Linux file system ext2. Implementation Considerations for Implementation If one can 'really dig deep' […]

CS center graduates return to teach

‘Reflecting on how kindly I was treated during my studies, I strive to create the same impression for those attending my course.’ Graduates of the CS center who have become instructors recall their years of study and share their journey into teaching. Applications for admission to the CS center are open until April 13. In-person training in St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk. Online for residents of […]

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