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A new version of the QtProtobuf library has been released. QtProtobuf is a free library released under the MIT license. It allows you to easily use Google Protocol Buffers and gRPC in your Qt project. Key changes: A library for supporting Qt types has been added. You can now use some Qt types in the description of protobuf messages. Support for Conan has been added, thanks to GamePad64 for the help! Method calls.
More precisely, a framework for building operating systems — this is the terminology preferred by the authors from Genode Labs. This microkernel OS constructor supports several microkernels from the L4 family, the Muen kernel, and its own minimalist base-hw kernel. These developments are available under the AGPLv3 license and optionally under a commercial license: https://genode.org/about/licenses The attempt to create a version accessible for use by someone other than microkernel development enthusiasts is called […]
We are back with another update for Windows Terminal Preview, which will be available in Windows Terminal in September. Both builds of Windows Terminal can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store or the releases page on GitHub. Check below to learn about the latest features! Command Palette This new feature allows you to search across all commands available in Windows Terminal, similar to […]
Graudit supports multiple programming languages and allows the integration of security testing into the software development process. Source: Unsplash (Markus Spiske). Testing is a crucial part of the software development lifecycle. There are many different types of testing, each addressing its own tasks. Today, I want to talk about finding security issues in code. It is evident that in today's realities […]
The PowerEdge T40 continues Dell's line of affordable, compact entry-level servers. Externally, it resembles a small 'tower' with distinctive Dell design elements, more like a regular PC. Inside, there's a small single-socket board for the entry-level Intel Xeon E. The Dell PowerEdge T40 is genuinely a business product, not just an ordinary PC with a slightly unusual […]
A correction release of Firefox 80.0.1 has been published, which fixes the following issues: The performance issue in Firefox 80 related to processing new intermediate certificates from certification authorities has been resolved. Crashes related to GPU resets have been fixed. Issues with text rendering on some websites using WebGL (for example, the problem appears in Yandex Maps) have been addressed. Problems with the API downloads.download(), leading to data loss, have also been corrected […]
An update for Protox, a mobile messaging application that allows users to communicate without a server, based on the Tox protocol (s-toxcore), has been released. This update focuses on improving the client and its usability. Currently, only the Android platform is supported. The project is seeking iOS developers to port the application to Apple smartphones. The program serves as an alternative to the Tox clients Antox and Trifa. The project code […]
The Chromium browser, an actively developed open-source parent of Google Chrome and the new Microsoft Edge, has drawn serious negative attention due to a feature that was conceived with good intentions: it checks whether the user's provider is 'stealing' nonexistent query results for domains. The Intranet Redirect Detector, which generates fake queries for random 'domains' whose existence is statistically unlikely, is responsible for about half of the total traffic received by root […]
Welcome to the sixth article that concludes the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform solution. In this series, we have examined the key aspects of deploying and administering the SandBlast Agent using the Management Platform. In this article, we will address the most frequently asked questions regarding the Management Platform solution and discuss how to test the SandBlast Agent […]
Mozilla employees have published the results of a study on the possibility of identifying users based on their browsing profiles, which can be visible to third parties and websites. Analyzing 52,000 browsing profiles provided by Firefox users participating in the experiment showed that website preferences are characteristic of each user and remain consistent. The uniqueness of the obtained browsing history profiles was 99%. At […]
Welcome to the fourth article in the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. In the previous articles (first, second, third), we detailed the interface and capabilities of the web management console, as well as discussed the Threat Prevention policy and tested it against various threats. This article is dedicated to the second security component — the Data Protection policy, which is responsible for protecting […]
Welcome to the fifth article in the series on the Check Point SandBlast Agent Management Platform. You can find the previous articles by following the corresponding links: first, second, third, fourth. Today we will look at monitoring capabilities within the Management Platform, specifically the work with logs, interactive dashboards (View), and reports. We will also touch on Threat Hunting to identify current threats and […]