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

CIO Business Intelligence

“It seemed too good to be true — free classes for six months, a paid internship, partnerships with great companies in my area, high graduation and employment rates, and lastly, an emphasis on social justice,” says Burrows, who now works as a software engineer at RealSelf. Mariya Burrows, software engineer, RealSelf. Mariya Burrows.

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6 tips from Seattle tech companies on how to support racial equity programs

GeekWire

The nonprofit sea.citi recently convened a panel of Seattle tech leaders to talk about DEI efforts. While the company tries to create an environment where people can be their authentic selves, in some societies that can be dangerous in public.

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How Blacks in Technology Foundation is ‘stomping the divide’

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether it’s workplace issues, social justice issues, or talking about engineering, and help each other along with our careers,” says Greenlee. Today BIT includes a for-profit and a nonprofit side, each of which seeks to break down barriers, create opportunity, and diversify the tech talent pipeline.

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Should abuse survivors have to disappear from the internet?

The Verge

Tony Hunt, chief development officer of Operation Safe Escape, a nonprofit organization that helps victims of domestic violence escape their abusers, says deleting yourself from the internet could be exactly what the stalker wants. For Lorraine, deleting herself from the internet didn’t feel like a solution. “It

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Industry leaders set cloud computing security benchmarks

Cloud Musings

This latter scenario has been driven by the lack of industry consensus on security and a dearth of nonvendor specific cloud security training and certifications. While this is sometimes done for self-serving commercial reasons, perpetrators are often well-meaning individuals holding critical corporate responsibilities.

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Industry leaders set cloud computing security benchmarks

Cloud Musings

This latter scenario has been driven by the lack of industry consensus on security and a dearth of nonvendor specific cloud security training and certifications. While this is sometimes done for self-serving commercial reasons, perpetrators are often well-meaning individuals holding critical corporate responsibilities.

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Artists are playing takedown whack-a-mole to fight counterfeit merch

The Verge

One semester, Sandra Aistars, director of the Arts and Entertainment Advocacy Clinic at George Mason University, had law students do takedown notices for artists and nonprofits and tracked their interactions. They thought they were buying the authentic Alternate Histories calendars, rather than the knockoffs.

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