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Amazon details cause of AWS outage that hobbled thousands of online sites and services

GeekWire

The addition “caused all of the servers in the fleet to exceed the maximum number of threads allowed by an operating system configuration,” the post said, describing a cascade of resulting problems that took down thousands of sites and services.

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Understanding the new era of digital workplace platforms?

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result, we have witnessed the evolution of communications and collaboration suites to UCaaS platforms that are now evolving into fuller all-encompassing digital workplace platforms with deeper integration with CCaaS and strategic lines of business applications.

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO Business Intelligence

However, outdated operating systems can be more vulnerable to security risks because they may lack the latest security updates and patches, serving as an entry point for hackers to infiltrate networks. What is fixed wireless access?

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Technology Short Take 165

Scott Lowe

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been collecting articles I wanted to share with readers on major areas in technology: networking, security, storage, virtualization, cloud computing, and OSes/applications. Lee Briggs covers the plethora of ways to authenticate to AWS. Have some EC2 instances you inherited from a previous coworker?

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Common Techniques Hackers Use to Penetrate Systems and How to Protect Your Organization

ForAllSecure

” And, “Nearly half (48.8%) of C-suite and other executives expect the number and size of cyber events targeting their organizations’ accounting and financial data to increase in the year ahead.” Password Attacks Password attacks involve guessing or cracking passwords to gain access to systems.

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Can you trust your computer?

Dataconomy

The technology facilitates data to dictate the required operating system and applications for access, ensuring that the right entities interact in a secure manner. The TCB’s main objective is to prevent security breaches, maintain data integrity, and establish controlled access to resources within the system.

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DIDComm and the Self-Sovereign Internet

Phil Windley

DIDComm is more than just a way to exchange credentials, it's a protocol layer capable of supporting specialized application protocols for specific workflows. The exchange of DIDs to form a connection with another party gives both parties a relationship that is self-certifying and mutually authenticated. technologies.