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Hello! Welcome to the fifth lesson of the Fortinet Getting Started course. In the last lesson, we discussed security policies. Now it’s time to enable local users to access the Internet. In this lesson, we will explore the NAT mechanism. In addition to allowing users to go online, we will also look at the method for publishing internal services. The brief theory is presented under […]
Photo: Liza Shvets / Facebook Liza Shvets began her career at a cable factory, worked as a salesperson in a small shop in Oryol, and a few years later joined Microsoft. Now she works on the IT brand "Dodo Pizza." She has an ambitious task ahead of her—to prove that "Dodo Pizza" is not just about food, but also about development and technology. Next week, Liza […]
Researchers from the University of Maryland, as part of the Geneva project, have attempted to create an engine for automating the identification of methods used to censor access to content. Manually attempting to sift through possible vulnerabilities of deep packet inspection (DPI) systems is a challenging and lengthy process; the Geneva project attempted to use a genetic algorithm to evaluate DPI characteristics, identify implementation errors, and devise an optimal strategy […]
The release of the DXVK 1.5.2 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, operating through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting Vulkan API 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
A stable release of the composite server Weston 8.0 has been published, advancing technologies that facilitate full support of the Wayland protocol in Enlightenment, GNOME, KDE, and other desktop environments. The development of Weston aims to provide a high-quality codebase and practical examples for using Wayland in desktop environments and embedded solutions, such as platforms for automotive infotainment systems, smartphones, TVs, and other consumer devices. […]
The South Korean company Samsung is developing its own version of Apple's AirDrop technology, which allows users to exchange files without using third-party applications. According to available information, the technology, named Quick Share, will soon be available to Samsung device users running Android. Quick Share is intended to be a straightforward tool for quickly sending files between two Samsung smartphones. In […]
Windows 10 is experiencing issues again. This time, they are related to the security update KB4528760. When trying to install it, the system throws several errors, which have already been reported on the Microsoft support forum. The problem occurs both during automatic downloading and installation, as well as during manual installation of the update. Based on the available data, the patch […]
Welcome! You are on the sixth lesson of the Fortinet Getting Started course. In the last lesson, we covered the basics of working with NAT technology on FortiGate and also released our test user to the Internet. Now it's time to focus on user security in that environment. In this lesson, we will discuss the following security profiles: Web Filtering, Application Control, and HTTPS […]
My main work involves data and programming in R, but in this article, I'd like to share my passion, which even brings in some income. I've always enjoyed explaining and teaching something to friends, classmates, and fellow students. Additionally, I have always found it easy to connect with children; I'm not sure why. Overall, I believe that education […]
Google has announced an extension of the support period for Chromebook devices to 8 years, during which automatic updates will be provided. Initially, automatic updates were released for Chromebooks for three years, but the support period was then extended to six years, and now to eight. For example, the Lenovo 10e Chromebook Tablet and Acer Chromebook 712, released in 2020 […]
The developers of the Android-x86 project, which is a community-driven effort to develop a port of the Android platform for x86 architecture, have released the second test build based on Android 9. This build includes fixes and enhancements that improve Android's performance on x86 architecture. Universal Live builds of Android-x86 9 are available for x86 32-bit (725 MB) and x86_64 (920 […]
The release of SQLite 3.31.0 has been announced, a lightweight DBMS presented as a dynamic library. The SQLite code is in the public domain, meaning it can be used freely and without restrictions for any purpose. Financial support for SQLite developers comes from a specially formed consortium that includes companies like Adobe, Oracle, Mozilla, Bentley, and Bloomberg. Key changes include support for generated columns […]