How a Brute Force Attack Unmasked a Ransomware Infrastructure Network

A routine RDP brute-force alert led to unusual credential hunting and a geo-distributed VPN-linked infrastructure. Huntress ...
Nature

Optimization of Small File Management in Distributed File Systems

The proliferation of small files in distributed file systems poses significant challenges that affect both storage efficiency and operational performance. Modern systems, such as Hadoop Distributed ...
IEEE

Encryption Techniques for Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)

Abstract: The Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) was created with the express purpose of making the management of large data sets a breeze. The absence of something in data encryption methods in ...
IEEE

Optimizing Video Quality in Distributed Storage Systems via Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)-Based Adaptive Replication

Abstract: Distributed storage systems, such as Hadoop distributed file system (HDFS), are widely used for video storage due to their outstanding scalability. However, they frequently face challenges ...
The New York Times

I.R.S. Expands Its Free Tax Filing Option

The Direct File system will be open to millions of taxpayers in 25 states, up from 12 last year. But it’s unclear what will happen to the program next year. By Ann Carrns Tax season opens Monday, and ...
GitHub

Iceberg table .crc files are not deleted when using Hadoop file system driver

When an iceberg table is dropped, the metadata and data files associated with that table is deleted. However, the .crc files that are created by the Hadoop file system driver are left in place. The ...