Fri.Oct 15, 2021

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Your Next Move: Web App Penetration Tester

Association of Information Technology Professional

Organizations worldwide need people who can think like the bad guys with the expertise and foresight to uphold security best practices as a web app penetration tester.

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The Emerging Mental Health Ecosystem Will Help Drive Down Costs And Increase Accessibility

Forrester IT

It was World Mental Health Day this past Sunday–a day designated by the WHO to raise awareness of mental health issues globally and to mobilize efforts in support of mental health. It’s a solid reminder to embrace the progress we’ve made in mental health support but also recognize that there’s a long way to go […].

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SCCM Report for Windows 11 Version Count Dashboard

Anoop

Hello - Here is the new HTMD Blog Article for you. Enjoy reading it. Subscribe to YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get the latest updates. [link]. Read More. The post SCCM Report for Windows 11 Version Count Dashboard appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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Mutuals And Challengers With Great Digital Offerings Or Customer Service Provide The Best Banking CX In Pandemic Europe

Forrester IT

Forrester surveyed customers of the 38 of the largest and most important banking brands in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK about the quality of their experiences as a part of our European Banking Customer Experience Index, 2021. As in 2020, mutuals and challengers (banks founded as alternatives to traditional banks) offer the best experiences across Europe.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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The White House holds an international summit on ransomware: What you should know

Tech Republic Security

This week the White House held a summit with various nations to address the threat of ransomware. Learn some of the takeaways and why certain nations were excluded.

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Linkedin Has Not Given Up On The China Market

Forrester IT

On October 14, 2021, Mohak Shroff, Senior Vice President of Engineering at LinkedIn, published a blog post “China: Sunset of Localized Version of LinkedIn and Launch of New InJobs App Later This Year.” It triggered multiple follow-up reports from major media outlets, with titles containing words like: LinkedIn to Shut Down Service in China Microsoft […].

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4 Principles for Stronger, More Diverse Organizations

Association of Information Technology Professional

Tech is a booming industry with growing importance in any given economy, but it also suffers from a large skills shortage at a time when a low proportion of women are entering and staying in the field. Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon outlined four principles to lead to stronger and more diverse organizations at CompTIA's EMEA Member and Partner Conference.

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The cloud has changed everything–except how we market it

Tech Republic Cloud

Commentary: Though the cloud keeps changing how we build applications, the way we market it has hardly changed at all.

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What Product Teams Can Learn from DevOps Principles

Information Week

For teams looking to adopt the product-led growth business model, look no further than the principles laid out by DevOps teams for guidance on how to do it right.

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Report card: Microsoft’s board boosts CEO Satya Nadella’s annual compensation to nearly $50M

GeekWire

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks in Seattle in May 2019. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota). Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s total compensation rose more than 12% to $49.9 million for the company’s 2021 fiscal year, ended June 30, according to its newly released proxy statement. Nadella’s base salary remained the same, at $2.5 million.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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Epic says it’s ‘open’ to blockchain games after Steam bans them

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Epic tells The Verge that it’s “open to games that support cryptocurrency or blockchain-based assets” on its game store, unlike its competitor Valve which has banned games that feature blockchain technology or NFTs from Steam. When we asked about allowing games that featured NFTs, Epic told us there’d be some limitations, but that it’s willing to work with “early developers” in the “new field.”.

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This is actually happening: Microsoft’s Xbox Series X Mini Fridge is coming in December

GeekWire

So I guess this is happening now. (Xbox Image). Paying off on a running joke from last summer, Microsoft’s Xbox-themed mini-refrigerator is coming to retail in December. Pre-orders open next Tuesday, Oct. 19. The Xbox Series X Mini Fridge is exactly what it sounds like it is: a small refrigerator built to look like the Xbox Series X, which can hold 10 12-ounce cans of soda and features two door-mounted shelves for snacks.

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Steam reportedly blocks cryptocurrency and NFT games

Venture Beast

Valve is blocking cryptocurrency and NFT games on its Steam digital distribution network, said Age of Rust developer SpacePirate Games. Read More.

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Highlights Security for Open Source

Information Week

Vulnerabilities in the life cycle of open-source software development can start from tiny crumbs but grow into substantial issues.

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20 Common Mistakes Made by Inexperienced Project Managers

You’ve read the PMBOK® Guide several times, taken the certification exam for project managers, passed, and you are now a PMP®. So why do you keep making rookie mistakes? This whitepaper shows 20 of the most common mistakes that young or inexperienced project managers make, issues that can cost significant time and money. It's a good starting point for understanding how and why many PMs get themsleves into trouble, and provides guidance on the types of issues that PMs need to understand.

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The tech industry is bracing for a potential shortage of passive electronic components

TechSpot

By now it’s no secret the tech supply chain is experiencing the cascading effects of material, component, and shipping container shortages, as well as increased energy prices, Covid-related factory lockdowns, rapid shifts in environmental policies, unrelenting demand for electronics and semiconductors, the rapid digitalization of companies and public institutions around.

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Is your company offering fair pay? New nonprofit certifies those with nondiscriminatory wages

GeekWire

The Fair Pay Workplace board of directors, top row, left to right: Heidi Durham, Maria Colacurcio, Stephanie Lampkin, Sharawn Connors. Bottom row: Zev Eigen, Nancy Poznoff and Janet Salm. Not pictured: Chris Martin. (Fair Pay Workplace Photos). Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements inspired many companies over the past year to pledge their commitment to fighting inequities.

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LibreOffice offers everything you need from an office suite, for free

TechSpot

LibreOffice is a free productivity suite that includes word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, vector graphics and flowcharts, databases, and formula editing. If you don't want to pay for an Office subscription, this is a very capable alternative.

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Data center admins: Learn how to run a basic vulnerability scan on your Linux servers with Nessus

Tech Republic Data Center

Make sure the Linux servers in your data center are free from vulnerabilities by scanning them immediately using Nessus.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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Windows 11 now causing problems with printers, Microsoft details how it reduced update sizes by 40%

TechSpot

Brother, a Japanese firm that sells computer-related electronics, says that a substantial amount of its printers may not function correctly when used via a USB connection in Windows 11.

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Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, and the Magical Thinking About Bitcoin’s Ability to Fix Texas’ Grid

Gizmodo

This week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he will make Texas the number one state for bitcoin. What’s more, he espoused the wonders of crypto mining as a way to prop up the state’s flailing electrical grid , a view Cancun-loving Sen. Ted Cruz also shared at a bitcoin mining conference last week. It’s a seductive story:… Read more.

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Valve to kick all blockchain games off Steam

TechSpot

Valve notified developer SpacePirate Games that it is removing the studio's NTF game Age of Rust from Steam along with all other blockchain games. Valve said that it does not allow games involving the sale and transfer of items with a real-world value on Steam. The developer shared a photo.

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How to use DocSecrets to encrypt sections of your Google Docs

Tech Republic Security

If you need to hide sections of text in Google Documents, give the handy DocSecrets add-on a try.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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Galax unveils its Lego-compatible DDR5 memory kits

TechSpot

As reported by Expreview (via VideoCardz), Galax’s Gamer DDR5 RGB memory has the unique feature of being able to double as a Lego piece. Available in red or blue, they come with an ARGB strip on the top that allows other Lego pieces to be attached to the modules.

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New Zealand Lays Off Its Official City Wizard After 23 Years of Loyal Service

Gizmodo

Since 1998, UK-born Ian Brackenbury has been paid a solid $16,000 NZD (roughly 11,300 USD) per year to be the official wizard for the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Now after slightly more than two decades on the city’s payroll, authorities are officially cutting ties with Brackenbury in an attempt to modernize… Read more.

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Xbox Series X mini fridge pre-orders open next week

TechSpot

Shortly after Microsoft revealed its Xbox Series X in late 2019, memes on how the console resembled a miniature refrigerator started pouring in. They gained so much traction that even Microsoft got in on the action. And last October, the company presented Snoop Dogg with a full-size replica for its.

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Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Games that use blockchain technology or let users exchange NFTs or cryptocurrencies won’t be allowed on Steam, according to a rule added to Valve’s “What you shouldn’t publish on Steam” list. The change was pointed out by SpacePirate , a developer working on an NFT-based game, who said that the change was because the company doesn’t allow game items that could have real-world value.

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Entity Resolution Checklist: What to Consider When Evaluating Options

Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.

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Report: 76% of manufacturers plan to adopt private 5G by 2024

Venture Beast

5G's potential to completely transform industries is immeasurable. However, most industries aren't equipped with the infrastructure for it. Read More.

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Moscow adds facial recognition payment system to more than 240 metro stations

The Verge

Photo by TASSTASS via Getty Images. Moscow launched “Face Pay” on Friday , a facial recognition payment system implemented in more than 240 Mosmetro stations, “the largest use of facial recognition technology in the world,” officials claim ( via The Guardian ). The service relies on stored photographs to validate metro payments, an obvious privacy concern given the previous uses of facial recognition technology by the Russian capital’s law enforcement.

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The data economy: How AI helps us understand and utilize our data 

Venture Beast

@HARMAN’s Chairman Young Sohn talks with international journalist Ali Aslan about the relationship of AI & data and the ethical use of both. Read More.

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Apple just fired a leader of the #AppleToo movement

The Verge

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. Apple has fired Janneke Parrish, a leader of the #AppleToo movement, amid a broad crackdown on leaks and worker organizing. Parrish, a program manager on Apple Maps, was terminated for deleting files off of her work devices during an internal investigation — an action Apple categorized as “non-compliance,” according to people familiar with the situation.

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Strategic CX: A Deep Dive into Voice of the Customer Insights for Clarity

Speaker: Nicholas Zeisler, CX Strategist & Fractional CXO

The first step in a successful Customer Experience endeavor (or for that matter, any business proposition) is to find out what’s wrong. If you can’t identify it, you can’t fix it! 💡 That’s where the Voice of the Customer (VoC) comes in. Today, far too many brands do VoC simply because that’s what they think they’re supposed to do; that’s what all their competitors do.