Today we are very happy to announce the release of CFEngine 3.13.0. This is a non-LTS release, introducing new features and functionality. There is a lot happening with CFEngine these days! This release is closely following last weeks release of CFEngine 3.10.5 LTS, and soon we will also release the next patch version of our 3.12 LTS series. So keep following our updates!
We are pleased to announce the first open source release of our X.509 module for Icinga. The X.509 module for Icinga keeps track of certificates as they are deployed in a network environment. It does this by scanning networks for TLS services and collects whatever certificates it finds along the way. The certificates are verified using its own trust store.
If you’ve been shopping recently, you may or may not have seen stores and shops with screens, promotional videos, product images, statistics, etc. Normally, for this purpose the computers are hidden. These computers have immense power consumption, being on all day just to show something on the screen.
We've just spent several days improving the accessibility of the Downtime Monkey website. Last week we carried out an audit of the site with Google's new tool web.dev, which is currently in beta. The tool returned high scores for three of the four aspects that were tested: performance (i.e. website speed), best practices and SEO (i.e. optimisation for search engines).
The retail world is under attack. Hackers across the globe are stealing personal details – including credit card information – on an alarmingly regular basis. This is done by placing digital “credit card skimmers” on compromised e-commerce sites. Hackers are able to access these sites usually through 3rd parties software in the form of JavaScript. Major retailers are prime targets – they are not immune and it’s a becoming a BIG problem for everyone.