Wed.Dec 15, 2021

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Log4j, Open Source Maintenance, And Why SBOMs Are Critical Now

Forrester IT

Over the weekend, security pros took to social media to understand and dissect the Log4j vulnerability. Forrester already released a blog on responding to Log4j, but beyond the immediate (and mid-term) response issues, there are some longer term risk management and community considerations – specifically open source support, maintenance, and risk. The fact of the […].

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Your Next Move: MSP Personnel

Association of Information Technology Professional

A managed service provider is an IT business that has the skills, expertise and experience to implement and manage the technology solutions that help their clients’ businesses achieve peak performance.

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CIOs Need To Prepare For The Arrival Of Face Scan Technology

The Accidental Successful CIO

Stadiums are preparing to test face scanning technologies Image Credit: Andy Mangold. As CIOs who understand the importance of information technology, we know that we always have to be ready to deal with the next wave of technology. The challenge that we have is trying to stay on top of things so that we’ll be able to see new things before they overwhelm us.

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Ransomware Affects The Entire Retail Supply Chain This Holiday Season

Forrester IT

US online holiday sales grew by 30% in 2020, and Forrester forecasts it will grow another 10% YoY in 2021. This growth raises the stakes for retail professionals to support the increased demand, which ultimately makes them a prime target for ransomware attackers. Why should retailers particularly pay attention to ransomware preparedness? Ransomware attackers target […].

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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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Remove Azure AD Apps from SCCM Console using WMI

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 Remove Azure AD Apps from SCCM Console using WMI appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Anoop C Nair.

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2021 US Holiday Forecast — US Online Holiday Sales Will Approach $200 Billion In 2021

Forrester IT

US online retail sales will grow by 10% for the 2021 holiday season, reaching just under $200 billion.

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Log4j: How to protect yourself from this security vulnerability

Tech Republic Security

As cybercriminals scan for susceptible servers, there are steps you can take to mitigate the Log4j critical vulnerability.

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Windows Terminal Default Command Line in Windows 11

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 Windows Terminal Default Command Line in Windows 11 appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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Kodachi is the operating system for those who value privacy but don't want to learn Linux

Tech Republic Security

For anyone looking to gain an extra layer of privacy on a desktop or laptop, Kodachi Linux might be the perfect option. Jack Wallen highlights this live Linux distribution.

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Volkswagen CIO Deals With An Electric Car Setback

The Accidental Successful CIO

Volkswagen’s electric car’s launch has been delayed due to software problems Image Credit: Rutger van der Maar. Being a CIO is not an easy job and if you have the CIO job at a major automotive manufacturer, it is even harder. That’s why it’s not all that surprising to see that the CIO at Volkswagen has just suffered a significant setback.

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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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Google Calendar tasks and events: Which should you use?

Tech Republic Cloud

What is the difference between a Google Calendar task and event? Jack Wallen answers this puzzling question and helps you decide.

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Initial access brokers: How are IABs related to the rise in ransomware attacks?

Tech Republic Security

Initial access brokers are cybercriminals who specialize in breaching companies and then selling the access to ransomware attackers. Learn how to protect your business from IABs.

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Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy leads $65M funding round for Stoke Space’s reusable rockets

GeekWire

Stoke Space puts its “three-pack” of thrust chambers through a hot-fire test. (Stoke Space Photo). Breakthrough Energy Ventures , the multibillion-dollar clean-tech initiative created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is leading a $65 million funding round to back Kent, Wash.-based Stoke Space’s effort to create a new breed of fully reusable rockets — and believe it or not, there’s a climate change angle. “There is no better way to see the Earth and the severity o

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Just in time for Christmas, Kronos payroll and HR cloud software goes offline due to ransomware

Tech Republic Security

The attack has led to an outage expected to last weeks, leaving companies scrambling to make payroll with the holidays right around the corner.

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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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Assign Windows 365 Cloud PC License from Cloud PC Portal

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 Assign Windows 365 Cloud PC License from Cloud PC Portal appeared first on HTMD Blog #1 by Jitesh Kumar.

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Microsoft to make Windows Terminal the default Windows 11 command line experience

The Verge

Microsoft is planning to make its Windows Terminal the default command line experience in Windows 11 next year. While Windows 11 currently supports setting Windows Terminal as default, the default terminal emulator has always been the Windows Console Host. Microsoft hasn’t ever officially supported replacing this console host, meaning that command prompt and PowerShell always open in Windows Console Host.

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Community safety app Citizen launching in Seattle after attracting 10M users across U.S.

GeekWire

(Citizen Image). Citizen , the app that allows people to monitor and participate in public safety watching and reporting, is officially expanding to Seattle after testing in the city for a few months. The startup plans to dedicate more resources from its operations and incident moderation teams to Seattle after already attracting about 30,000 downloads.

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Apple delays full office reopening and promises $1,000 equipment bonuses

The Verge

Photo by Tayfun CoÅkun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. Apple has indefinitely delayed the date which corporate employees will have to return to the office, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and NBC News’ Zoe Schiffer. CEO Tim Cook sent an email to staff on Wednesday saying the return-to-work date is “yet to be determined.” The company confirmed to The Verge that the date hasn’t been determined.

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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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Toshiba unveils an 18TB hard drive, joining the race to 30TB

TechSpot

Last week Toshiba unveiled its 18TB MN09 series NAS hard drive, which uses a new kind of Microwave-Assisted Magnetic Recording (MAMR) technology. The company’s Flux Control MAMR allows for greater density on each hard drive platter. It has a speed of 7200rpm, a 512MB buffer, and a transfer rate of.

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Omicron variant likely to surge in Seattle area as health officials urge booster shots

GeekWire

Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Public Health — Seattle & King County. (Public Health — Seattle & King County Photo). Health officials in King County are anticipating a likely surge of the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant, said county health officer Dr. Jeffrey Duchin in a media briefing Wednesday. He urged people to get their booster shots and double down on masking and other measures.

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5 Steps to an Effective Security Assessment

Information Week

Fortify your security resiliency and performance and be best prepared for the future.

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The perils of personal data

Venture Beast

Personal data is pervasive and a commodity. It is also something that needs to be handled with care. Do you know how to protect your data? Read More.

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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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Ted Lasso gets a cute claymation holiday short

The Verge

Season 2 of Ted Lasso ended on something of a dark note, but everything is all nice and friendly again in a new holiday short. It’s called “The Missing Christmas Mustache,” and, like many classic holiday specials, it’s rendered in cute and charming claymation. It features voices of the main cast — including Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, and definitely-not-CGI Brett Goldstein — as they search for a missing mustache.

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Gamer goes viral by reloading household objects first-person-shooter style

TechSpot

A self-proclaimed "video-game artist" going by Kommander Karl began making TikTok videos of himself reloading everyday household objects like toasters and pencil sharpeners in a way that you would swear was from your favorite first-person shooter. Some went viral, like his "Nice Caulk" video, which racked up 2.2 million views.

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Companies Need Customer-Centric Business Process Engineering

Information Week

Too many applications get deployed, and the customer is last to know.

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Surgeons in New York Successfully Transplant Pig Kidneys to Two People

Gizmodo

Scientists are inching closer to a major breakthrough in organ donation. This week, researchers at New York University announced that they transplanted a pig kidney to a human for the second time with no short-term issues, following their initial success two months earlier. Clinical trials of this technology are… Read more.

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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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DDR5 prices set to improve in 2022, but don't expect any miracles

TechSpot

If you’ve been contemplating a PC upgrade that involves DDR5 memory, chances are you already know that such kits suffer from poor availability, not to mention the continuing problem of scalpers grabbing every last one to sell at inflated prices that reach as high as $2,500.

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The FDA Just Approved Eye Drops to Correct Aging Vision

Gizmodo

If you find yourself approaching middle age and preparing for the challenges that come with getting older, but you aren’t quite ready to resign yourself to reading glasses just yet, a new FDA-approved eye drop called Vuity that promises to treat blurry near vision is now available by prescription. Read more.

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Dell's Concept Luna focuses on sustainable laptop design

TechSpot

Dell has used its Latitude 7300 Anniversary Edition laptop as the benchmark for Concept Luna, noting that the company could achieve up to 50 percent reduction in its overall carbon footprint if it were to implement the design decisions applied in the Concept Luna prototype.

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Attackers Target Log4J to Drop Ransomware, Web Shells, Backdoors

Information Week

Amid the increase in Log4J attack activity, at least one Iranian state-backed threat group is preparing to target the vulnerability, experts say.

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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.