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Net Threats: Internet Openness in Danger

CTOvision

Reflecting the increasing attention paid to information security by many Americans, Pew Research recently conducted a large study, “ Net Threats ”, to identify important trends among technology experts’ opinions and predictions regarding the future of digital security. By Shannon Perry.

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Why would anyone be against life-saving malaria bednets?

Vox

A young boy rolls up a mosquito net covering bedding at a refugee camp in 2023 in South Sudan. That mosquito nets are dangerous to people would be news to basically any public health professional who’s ever studied them. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets. lives for every 1,000 children protected by nets.

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From cybersecurity to social justice, Rubica CEO Frances Dewing is an agent of unexpected change

GeekWire

I’ve always had a social justice kind of pull.”. So Dewing took a role as chief operating officer for Concentric Advisors , a company providing physical and digital security to prominent and high-net-worth families. I’ve realized how important that non-work social interaction is for me, and it’s what I miss most in the COVID-19 era.

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Biden’s plan to make your internet cheaper and better is one step closer

Vox

Jessica Rosenworcel, seen here at a protest against the net neutrality repeal, is the new permanent chair of the FCC. Net neutrality is back on the table. Obama’s FCC passed net neutrality in 2015. Biden said in his executive order that he wants the FCC to bring net neutrality back. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.

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2021+ 9 themes for next year and beyond

Trends in the Living Networks

After the enforced shift to remote work in 2020, few organizations will ever resume work as we knew it, with most gradually adopting ‘hybrid’ models in which staff come to the office when useful but frequently work from home or local ‘third spaces’ that allow social connections and a change of scenery. Vectors of Travel.

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Facebook boosts its climate commitments with pledge to cut greenhouse gases

The Verge

The social media giant is also setting a more ambitious target for 2030. The company’s new pledge to reach “net zero” carbon emissions puts it on track to offset its global power consumption and planet-heating pollution by investing in renewable energy projects and initiatives that capture and store carbon dioxide.

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Top 10 Guidance Tips to New CIOs and IT Leaders - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 Family Travelers. Social, Agile, Transformation Pages.

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