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Ada Developers Academy: A no-cost career program that aims to diversify IT

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After connecting with a former Adie — the nickname for students in the program — and confirming the program was indeed real, Burrows says she “couldn’t wait to apply.”. Beatrice Tohni found out about the program when a friend texted her a link to Ada Developers Academy saying, “This sounds like the perfect program for you.”

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D&I programs help AllianceBernstein stand out for tech talent

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The list of programs that AllianceBernstein has in place to diversify its talent pipeline is extensive. It sponsors high school robotics teams, offers career transition programs for former pro athletes and military members, and partners with the Nashville Software School to offer vocational training. Diversifying the talent pipeline.

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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

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Secure funding, design a program for a small group of individuals, and run a pilot,” he advises. Be authentic A winning IT culture requires an authentic IT leader , says Jay Upchurch, executive vice president and CIO at business software firm SAS. Yet authenticity draws employees in and builds trust.

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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

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Okta issued an alert to clients in late August warning about incoming threats by hackers to gain access to “manipulate the delegated authentication flow via Active Directory (AD) before calling the IT service desk at a targeted organization, requesting a reset of all MFA factors in the target account.” Ransomware, Security

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

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These thoughtful and reflective experiences allowed me to develop a statement of purpose about the life that I’d like to live, namely, to live a full and authentic life by personally and continually striving, learning, and growing, and by helping others flourish,” he says. The first message he gave to the class: “IT operations is job one.

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What is transformational leadership? A model for motivating innovation

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This is accomplished by setting an example at the executive level through authenticity, a strong sense of corporate culture, employee ownership, and independence in the workplace. This model encourages leaders to demonstrate authentic, strong leadership with the idea that employees will be inspired to follow suit.

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Safeguarding your digital ecosystem: effective strategies to detect and mitigate API abuse

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In today’s interconnected digital landscape, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are instrumental in ensuring seamless communication between software systems. As APIs gain significance, cybercriminals are also drawn to exploit vulnerabilities and abuse them.