Bypassing VPN Blocking
My provider, in addition to slowing down YouTube, has also started blocking connections to my work VPNs. My employer doesn't really like it when I answer for a week at…
Articles
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Social engineering or how the efforts of security professionals are shattered by the human factor
Information security specialists create systems that resist cyberattacks. They implement firewalls, configure monitoring, write security policies, and train employees.…
Is "Vasya" always to blame: debunking myths about the human factor in information security
High-profile cybersecurity scandals in which employees of large companies and government agencies were found guilty have become one of the main topics of the past three…
Application Security for Large Language Models
Discover OWASP Top 10 for LLM and GenAI and explore key strategies for securing your AI models and applications.
Training at Stanford Online: Advanced Cybersecurity
Hello! My name is Nikolai, I have been working in the field since 2010. This is my first article on tekkix. Based on my experience of passing the Stanford Online certification…
Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks: a new "old" step towards interpretable AI
In the world of artificial intelligence, an interesting breakthrough has occurred. Researchers have developed a new type of neural network that can make their work more…
Device holder: who it is, why it is needed and how well it holds devices
Everyone who is familiar with mobile testing knows that different devices are needed for tests. If everything is clear with iOS — there is one operating system, one vendor,…
Distributed inference llama.cpp via RPC
The idea of creating this publication has been on my mind for a long time, the fact is that one of my hobbies is related to distributed computing, and another hobby is…
In pursuit of shadows: image geolocation using the Shadow Finder Tool
GEOINT often takes a lot of time, researchers spend hours viewing photos, studying satellite images, and viewing street views.
In iOS 18, a feature for checking the originality of iPhone parts will appear
In the beta version of iOS 18, a Repair Assistant utility has appeared, with which users can check iPhone parts for originality. In addition, installed parts can be configured…
Results of OpenAI o1, testing and notes on the new model
o1-previewIn the last 24 hours, we have gained access to the newly released OpenAI models, o1-mini specifically trained to emulate reasoning. These models are given additional…
OpenAI on new AI models that can reason
OpenAI's o1 series models are new large language models trained with reinforcement to perform complex reasoning. The o1 models think before answering and can create a…
Echo Digest: from Russian laptops to remote surgery
Overview of the latest achievements in technology: Russian laptops on Elbrus, breakthroughs in telemedicine, innovations in ADHD treatment, and AI development in various…
AmpereOne — the most affordable server ARM. Better than AMD and Intel?
Hello, tekkix! ARM surrounds us everywhere, from the iPhone in your pocket with Apple Bionic to the Nintendo Switch with NVIDIA Tegra in the living room. But in the server…
pico-xt — old good PC/XT on Murmulator
There are plenty of IBM PC/XT emulators on the net, but for Murmulator there is only one so far: https://github.com/xrip/pico-xt.
Do we allow our applications too much?
Many people have photos of their passport, driver's license, and child's birth certificate on their phone. But not everyone realizes how easy it is to access them. One…
FREED++. Accelerating drug discovery with neural networks
Hello! My name is Alexander Telepov, I am a researcher at the AIRI Institute. Our team is engaged in the application of deep learning in life sciences. Our interests…
Arbitrary File Write
The world of vulnerabilities is quite diverse. Usually, hackers try to achieve their goals using arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities, the very abbreviation RCE.…
