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The results of the testing of tools for detecting unpatched vulnerabilities and identifying security issues in Docker container images have been published. The check showed that 4 out of 6 known Docker image scanners had critical vulnerabilities that could directly attack the scanner itself and achieve code execution on the system, in some cases (for example, when using Snyk) with root privileges. For […]
Hello, Habr! We at 'Rexsoft' have translated the article Feature Selection in Machine Learning into Russian. We hope it will be useful for everyone interested in the topic. In the real world, data is not always as clean as business clients often believe. This is why there is demand for data mining and data wrangling. It helps identify missing values and patterns in structured […]
Greetings to everyone continuing to read the series on the new generation of NGFW Check Point from the SMB family (1500 series). In part 5, we discussed the SMP solution (management portal for SMB gateways). Today, I would like to talk about the Smart-1 Cloud portal, which positions itself as a SaaS-based Check Point solution, serving as the Management Server in the cloud, so it will […]
This article will discuss a method for migrating email between different servers using the IMAPSync utility through a simple user interface. The destination server must have a mailbox with the required login and password. Before using IMAPSync, it is essential to install it (https://imapsync.lamiral.info/#install). Due to the organization’s restriction on using employee mailbox passwords in the script, the migration process is handed over to the user. For […]
A vulnerability has been discovered in the File Manager WordPress plugin, which has over 700,000 active installations, allowing arbitrary commands and PHP scripts to be executed on the server. The issue affects File Manager versions 6.0 through 6.8 and has been resolved in version 6.9. The File Manager plugin provides tools for managing files for WordPress administrators, using […]
With this brief post, I would like to clarify a misunderstanding related to AWR analysis of databases running on Oracle Exadata. For almost 10 years, I've consistently encountered the question: What contribution does Exadata Software make to performance? Or, with newly coined terms: How much does Exadata influence the performance of a specific database? Often, the correct answer to this important question, in my opinion, is provided incorrectly […]
This article is about how graphics work in Linux and what components it consists of. It contains a lot of screenshots featuring different implementations of desktop environments. If you find it hard to differentiate between KDE and GNOME, or you can tell them apart but would like to know what other alternatives exist, then this article is for you. It's a review, and while it contains a lot of […]
Hello, Habr! Probably everyone has that little file where we stash something useful and interesting for ourselves. Links to articles, books, repositories, and manuals. These could be bookmarks in a browser or even just open tabs left for later. Over time, all of this accumulates, links stop working, and most of the materials simply become outdated. And […]
The Apache Software Foundation has released the web conferencing server Apache OpenMeetings 5.0, enabling audio and video conferencing through the web. It supports webinars with a single speaker as well as conferences with an arbitrary number of participants interacting with each other simultaneously. Additionally, tools for integration with a calendar scheduler, sending individual or broadcast notifications and invitations, and collaborative access are provided.
New releases of the Linux From Scratch 10 (LFS) and Beyond Linux From Scratch 10 (BLFS) guides have been introduced, along with LFS and BLFS editions featuring the system manager systemd. Linux From Scratch provides instructions on creating a basic Linux system from scratch, using only the source texts of required software. Beyond Linux From Scratch complements LFS instructions with information on building.
The release of the operating system Chrome OS 85 has taken place, based on the Linux kernel, using the upstart system manager, ebuild/portage build tools, open components, and the Chrome 85 web browser. The user environment of Chrome OS is limited to the web browser, and standard applications are replaced by web applications; however, Chrome OS includes a full multi-window interface, desktop, and taskbar. The build of Chrome OS 85.
After more than two years of hiatus, a new version of the widely known system resource monitor and process manager htop has been released. It is a very popular alternative to the top utility, requiring no special configuration and being more user-friendly in its default setup. The project was practically abandoned after the author and main developer stepped away. The community has taken over.