ProHoster > Blog

Category: Blog

Category Blog

Visa and Mastercard ordered Russian banks to switch to issuing only contactless cards

Submitted by

Russian banks have received an order from the international payment system Visa, according to which they can now issue only contactless cards. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the company's press service. “Russia has enormous potential for the development of electronic payments, but cash still accounts for a significant share of total turnover. Contactless payments are one of the drivers of cash abandonment and demonstrate rapid […]

Nanotubes stuffed with magnetic particles could boost hard drive storage density

Submitted by

Carbon nanotubes have found another application. A few days ago, an article was published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, which for the first time considers the possibility of using multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in magnetic recording on hard disks. These are various complex CNT-structures in the form of "matryoshka", "convolutions" and other structures. The task in all cases comes down to one thing - to stuff […]

ESET: New Delivery Schemes for OceanLotus Cybergroup Backdoor

Submitted by

In this post, we will explain how the OceanLotus cyber group (APT32 and APT-C-00) recently used one of the publicly available exploits for CVE-2017-11882, a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, and how the group’s malware ensures persistence on compromised systems without leaving traces . Next, we describe how, since the beginning of 2019, the group has been using self-extracting archives to run code. OceanLotus specializes in cyber espionage, priority […]

Network settings from FreeRadius via DHCP

Submitted by

The task has arrived to establish the issuance of IP addresses to subscribers. Problem conditions: We will not give a separate server for authorization - you will manage 😉 Subscribers must receive network settings via DHCP The network is heterogeneous. These are PON equipment, and ordinary switches with Option 82 configured and WiFi bases with points. If the data does not fall under any of the conditions for issuing IP, […]

From Skype to WebRTC: how we organized video communication over the web

Submitted by

Video communication is the main way of communication between a teacher and a student on the Vimbox platform. We abandoned Skype a long time ago, tried several third-party solutions, and eventually settled on the WebRTC - Janus-gateway bundle. For some time everything suited us, but still some negative points continued to come out. As a result, a separate video direction was created. I asked Kirill Rogovoi, the head of the […]

The SPURV project will allow the launch of Android-applications on Linux

Submitted by

Collabora has unveiled its open source SPURV project for launching applications. Android on the base Linux with a graphical environment based on Wayland. It is noted that with this system, users can run Android-applications in Linux parallel to regular ones. Technically, this solution isn't a virtual machine, as one might think, but simply an isolated container. To operate it, standard […]

Microsoft has closed its bookstore in the Microsoft Store

Submitted by

Microsoft quietly announced the closure of its bookstore. Thus, the corporation has taken another step away from the sale of traditional consumer goods and services. The only exception is the Xbox console. The corresponding notice is posted in the Microsoft Store, and the Books tab has already been removed. And in the question and answer section, the company told what will happen to […]

Yandex Resident Program, or How an Experienced Backender Becomes an ML Engineer

Submitted by

Yandex opens machine learning residency program for experienced back-end developers. If you have written a lot in C++/Python and want to apply this knowledge in ML, then we will teach you how to do practical research and select experienced curators. You will work on key Yandex services and gain skills in areas such as linear models and gradient boosting, recommender systems, […]

Huawei expects to overtake Samsung in the smartphone market in 2020

Submitted by

Huawei CEO Richard Yu said that the company expects to become a leader in the global smartphone market in the current decade. According to IDC, Huawei is now in third place in the list of leading smartphone manufacturers. Last year, this company sold 206 million "smart" cellular devices, taking 14,7% of the world market as a result. […]

Logitech Slim Folio Pro: Keyboard Case for Apple iPad Pro Tablets

Submitted by

Logitech has announced Slim Folio Pro cases for Apple iPad Pro tablet computers with a screen size of 11 inches and 12,9 inches diagonally. New accessories allow you to position your tablet at a comfortable angle for working or viewing multimedia materials. When closed, the covers protect the touch display from damage. Slim Folio Pro cases are equipped with a backlit keyboard. […]

Gigabyte is preparing a dozen motherboards based on AMD X570 and X499 chipsets

Submitted by

The database of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) never ceases to delight us with leaks regarding computer components being prepared for release. Another leak reveals to us a list of Gigabyte motherboards that are built on new AMD system logic sets. The Taiwanese manufacturer has registered three models of motherboards based on the new AMD X499 chipset. The new items are called X499 Aorus Xtreme Waterforce, X499 Aorus Master […]

The mission of the Spektr-R space telescope is completed

Submitted by

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), according to the RIA Novosti online publication, has decided to complete the Spektr-R space observatory program. Recall that at the beginning of this year, the Spektr-R apparatus stopped communicating with the Mission Control Center. Attempts to fix the problem, unfortunately, did not bring results. “The scientific mission of the project has been completed,” said the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev. At the same time, the leadership of the Academy […]

« back to top 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 In the end "
Buy reliable hosting for sites with DDoS protection, VPS VDS servers 🔥 Buy reliable website hosting with DDoS protection, VPS VDS servers | ProHoster