Category: Blog

Security and DBMS: what to keep in mind when selecting protection measures.

My name is Denis Rozhkov, and I am the head of software development at Gazinformservice, working in the Jatoba product team. Legislation and corporate standards impose certain requirements on data storage security. No one wants unauthorized parties to gain access to confidential information, therefore the following issues are crucial for any project: identification and authentication, data access management, ensuring information integrity in […]

Azure for Everyone: An Introduction

On May 26, we invite you to an online event titled "Azure for Everyone: Introductory Course" — it's a great opportunity to learn about Microsoft’s cloud technologies in just a couple of hours in an online format. Microsoft specialists will help you unleash the full potential of the cloud, sharing their knowledge, offering exclusive insights, and practical sessions. During the two-hour webinar, you will learn about the general concepts of cloud […]

Release of VirtualBox 6.1.8

Oracle has released a corrective update of the virtualization system VirtualBox 6.1.8, which includes 10 fixes. Key changes in version 6.1.8 include: Fixed build issues in guest additions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, CentOS 8.2, and Oracle Linux 8.2 (when using RHEL kernel); GUI issues with mouse cursor positioning and element layout have been corrected […]

Controversial changes have been made in the nighty builds of Firefox's reader mode interface

In the nightly builds of Firefox, which will prepare for the release of Firefox 78, a redesigned version of Reader Mode has been added, aligning its design elements with the Photon design. The most noticeable change is the replacement of the compact sidebar with a top bar featuring larger buttons and text labels. The motivation behind this change was to make the elements more visible […]

New Version of Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.29

Astra Linux Group has released an update for the Astra Linux Common Edition operating system 2.12.29. Key changes include the Fly-CSP service for document signing and electronic signature verification using 'CryptoPro CSP', as well as new applications and utilities that enhance the usability of the OS: Fly-admin-ltsp — organizing terminal infrastructure for working with 'thin clients' based on the LTSP server; Fly-admin-repo — creating […]

Setting up Minio so that the user can work only with their own bucket

Minio is a simple, fast, and AWS S3-compatible object storage solution. Minio is designed for hosting unstructured data such as photos, videos, log files, and backups. Minio also supports distributed mode, which allows multiple disks to connect to a single object storage server, even if they are located on different machines. The goal of this post is to set up […]

12 Online Courses on Data Engineering

According to Statista, by 2025, the big data market will grow to 175 zettabytes from 41 in 2019 (chart). To get a job in this field, it's essential to understand how to work with large data sets stored in the cloud. Cloud4Y has prepared a list of 12 paid and free data engineering courses that will enhance your knowledge in this area and […]

HTTP over UDP — using the QUIC protocol effectively

QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) is a protocol over UDP that supports all features of TCP, TLS, and HTTP/2, addressing many of their issues. It is often referred to as a new or 'experimental' protocol, but it has long surpassed the experimental stage: development has been ongoing for over 7 years. During this time, the protocol has not yet become a standard, but it has gained widespread adoption. […]

The updated dark mode will be coming to Chrome for Android

The system-wide dark mode that emerged in Android 10 has influenced the design of many applications on this platform. Most of Google's proprietary Android apps have their own dark mode, but developers continue to enhance this feature, making it more sought after. For instance, the Chrome browser can synchronize the dark mode for the toolbar and settings menu, but when using the search engine, users are forced to interact with […]

EU statistics: Want to understand digital technologies better? Have children.

Recently, Eurostat released the results of a survey conducted among citizens of member countries about their 'digital' skills. The survey was conducted in 2019, prior to the entire COVID-19 pandemic situation. However, this does not diminish its value, as it’s better to prepare for troubles in advance, and as European officials found out, having children in the family increased the digital skills of adults. So, in […]

The new Prison Architect expansion will allow you to build your own Alcatraz.

Paradox Interactive and Double Eleven have announced an expansion for the prison escape simulator Prison Architect called Island Bound. It will be released on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on June 11. Prison Architect was released in 2015. Over the years, the indie game has attracted more than four million gamers. The project was originally developed by Introversion Software, but in 2019 […]

Mozilla has disabled additional authentication for systems without a master password.

Mozilla developers have rolled out an update among users of Firefox 76 and Firefox 77-beta, disabling the new access confirmation mechanism for saved passwords, applied on systems without a master password, without creating a new release through the experiment system. Recall that in Firefox 76, a dialog for OS authentication started to appear for Windows and macOS users without an installed master password to view the saved passwords in the browser […]

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