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What is BGP, and how might it have helped kick Facebook off the internet?

The Verge

Many have been quick to say that the incident had to do with BGP, or Border Gateway Protocol, citing sources from inside Facebook , traffic analysis , and the gut instinct that “it’s always DNS or BGP.” At a very basic level, BGP is one of the systems that the internet uses to get your traffic to where it needs to go as quickly as possible.

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Register today for FedCyber: Connect with peers from across government, academia, industry

CTOvision

Toaster Wars of 2025 – Addressing Embedded Device and Internet of Things Security Before it is Too Late! Security experts often note that the Internet isn’tt secure as it wasn’t designed for security, yet we continue to develop and adopt technologies at an unprecedented pace without addressing security design fundamentals.

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Scale and Speed with Cyber Security

CTOvision

But all of these things had time to mature and explore the design space to find optimal solutions. Dealing with the scale that the internet can deliver, has unfortunately left us with a series of other non-optimal cyber security approaches and solutions. In cybersecurity we’re have a hard time dealing with scale.

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27 Jan Webinar With SEI’s Cyber Intelligence Research Consortium: Learn how to have intelligence successes instead of security failures

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The consortium''s membership consists of practitioners and decision makers from multiple sectors, including government, energy, banking, defense contracting, and academia. She holds a master''s degree in Internet Information Systems and a bachelor''s degree in Information Systems Management, both from Robert Morris University.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

The proper use of unstructured data will become of increasing importance to IT leaders,” says Kevin Miller, CTO of enterprise software developer IFS. “It Clear governance rules can also help ensure data quality by defining standards for data collection, storage, and formatting, which can improve the accuracy and reliability of your analysis.”

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Unlocking Agility and Scalability: Harnessing the Power of Cloud Computing

Valerian Tech

Understanding Cloud Computing and Recent Trends Cloud computing refers to the delivery of computing resources, including storage, processing power, and software applications, over the internet. Cloud-native development enables rapid iteration, automatic scaling, and faster time-to-market.

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Join Architects, Planners, Program Managers, Data Scientists at 4th Annual Cloudera Federal Forum in DC 25 Feb

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Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera. Chief Security Architect, Office of the CTO, Cloudera Eddie Garcia is chief security architect at Cloudera, a leader in enterprise analytic data management.