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Google and Intel have revealed the results (PDF) of their joint work on the security audit of the Intel TDX 1.5 (Trusted Domain Extensions) mechanism. Intel TDX technology provides the ability to encrypt the memory of virtual machines to protect them from interference and analysis by the host system administrator and physical attacks on hardware. The audit revealed 6 vulnerabilities and 35 that do not affect […]
Microsoft will automatically replace security certificates for Secure Boot on Windows devices before they expire at the end of this year. According to a Microsoft blog post, new Secure Boot certificates will be distributed through regular updates to the Windows 11 operating system. The Secure Boot feature was introduced in 2011 to protect systems from unauthorized changes in […]
Discord has officially clarified its updated age verification policy: there will be no mass passport checks or facial scanning. The new age verification system will only affect a small portion of users, while most will continue as before thanks to smart algorithms. Discord's administration emphasizes that often, the automatic age prediction system based on existing […] will be sufficient to lift restrictions.
Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach, citing insiders from the publication, revealed how long fans of the open-world post-apocalyptic action game Horizon by Guerrilla Games will have to wait for the continuation of Horizon Forbidden West. Reminder: Horizon Forbidden West was released in February 2022 for PS4 and PS5, and in spring 2024 it will be accompanied by the story expansion 'Burning Shores' […]
After two months of development, Linus Torvalds presented the release of Linux kernel 6.19. Among the most notable changes are: the Live Update Orchestrator subsystem, support for PCIe Link Encryption, the listns system call, Zero-Copy Receive mode in io_uring, support for the ARM MPAM extension, klp-build for generating live patches, support for the LoongArch32 architecture, QoS for s2idle, optimization of the audit subsystem, Intel LASS for protection against Spectre, and support for hashes […]
CodeWeavers has released version 26.0 of the CrossOver package, based on Wine code and designed to run applications and games written for the Windows platform. CodeWeavers is one of the key contributors to the Wine project, sponsors its development, and contributes all innovations made for its commercial products back to the project. The source code for the open components of CrossOver can be downloaded on this page. In […]
Docker has announced free access to its collection of secure Docker Hardened Images (DHI), consisting of over a thousand minimalist builds based on Alpine and Debian, complete with preconfigured environments for running various applications, tools, runtimes, and platforms. The images are distributed under the Apache 2.0 license and are maintained by Docker. Using DHI images simplifies the task of maintaining security […]
The release of the anonymous network I2P 2.11.0 and the C++ client i2pd 2.59.0 has been announced. I2P is a multilayered anonymous distributed network that operates on top of the regular internet, actively utilizing end-to-end encryption to guarantee anonymity and isolation. The network operates in a P2P mode and is built from the resources (bandwidth) provided by network users, allowing it to operate without centralized managed servers (communications within the network […]
The release of project D7VK 1.3 has been published, which develops the implementation of graphics APIs Direct3D 5, 6, and 7 proposed by Microsoft in 1997, 1998, and 1999. D7VK operates through the translation of calls to the Vulkan API and allows retro games tied to Direct3D 5, 6, and 7 to run on Linux using Wine. The project's code is written in C++ […]
After the stable release of Linux 6.19, Linus Torvalds, as usual, made an announcement about the release. In particular, he officially confirmed that the next version of the kernel will be Linux 7.0, the successor of Linux 6.19. Linus Torvalds wrote in the Linux 6.19 release announcement: I have over thirty merge requests waiting when the window for merging branches opens — thank you to all the maintainers. […]
Recently, the developers of ReactOS have managed, thanks to a number of targeted fixes and the implementation of KMDF and WDDM subsystems, to approach support for 90% of existing proprietary graphics drivers released for Windows XP. In the first frame, three real computers with different GPUs and manufacturer-installed drivers are shown. From left to right: INTEL GMA 945, NVIDIA 8800 GTS, AMD Radeon HD 7530G. A fresh installation of […]
The release of the console browser Offpunk 3.0 has been presented, which supports operation over HTTP/HTTPS, Gemini, Gopher, and Spartan protocols, as well as reading news feeds in RSS and Atom formats. The program is written in Python and is distributed under the AGPLv3 license. The browser is designed for content viewing in offline mode and allows users to subscribe to pages or bookmark them for later viewing, after which […]