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5 Essential Cybersecurity Skills for Embedded Developers

Association of Information Technology Professional

This article will introduce you to how embedded systems and security are connected and why embedded developers should have cybersecurity skills.

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IoT Solutions Power Safe, Speedy and Cold COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery

Forrester IT

What do you do when you absolutely must get your vaccine to the destination on time and keep it very, very cold? Advances in Internet of Things technologies are make it possible to monitor temperatures of vaccine shipments in transit. On December 11, 2020 the US Food and Drug Administration gave its stamp of approval […].

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SolarWinds attack explained: And why it was so hard to detect

Network World

A group believed to be Russia's Cozy Bear gained access to government and other systems through a compromised update to SolarWinds' Orion software. Most organizations aren't prepared for this sort of software supply chain attack.

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Phone scammers were able to get 270% more personal information in 2020 than in 2019

Tech Republic Security

The COVID-19 crisis enabled scammers to take advantage of the guileless, as bad actors were able to extract personal information from targets, according to a new report from First Orion.

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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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4 Ways to Make Your Tech Business Stronger in 2021

Association of Information Technology Professional

In 2020, all businesses were required to respond to new and unprecedented challenges. As we approach the new year, technology companies should focus on cybersecurity; diversity, equity and inclusion; selling solutions; and enabling trusted and safe workplaces, among other things.

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The Age of Reinvention in Lending

Forrester IT

The lending landscape is changing rapidly. While many of the drivers of change emerged over the past decade, COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated the pace of disruption. COVID-19 introduced massive business and operational challenges, turning lending risk assessment and management on its head. Borrowers’ expectations – applying for loans easily and quickly on digital touchpoints – […].

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Chef cofounder on CentOS: It's time to open source everything

Tech Republic Cloud

Commentary: Red Hat has been in hot water about changing the way CentOS operates, but that model looks like the exact right way for open source entrepreneurs to operate.

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ConfigMgr 2010 Version Details | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s find ConfigMgr 2010 Version Details in this post. You can check the version details of the Configuration Manager version, 2010 client. ConfigMgr 2010 is Generally Available now without an opt-in version script. Microsoft released the SCCM opt-in version of 2010 on Nov 30th, 2020.

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What 2020 Taught B2B Sales Leaders And Teams

Forrester IT

In a year when bright spots were hard to come by, several valuable, hard-won lessons emerged for sales organizations that will serve them well in the years to come.

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Why I'm not concerned about the rise in Linux attacks

Tech Republic Security

Jack Wallen explains why he's not worried that the rise in popularity of the Linux operating system will mean your open source platforms will be vulnerable to attacks.

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GEP Procurement & Supply Chain Tech Trends Report

The technological landscape is dynamic and changes quickly. And for procurement and supply chain leaders looking to harness the power of technology to navigate complex challenges and an uncertain business environment, keeping up with the latest trends can be its own obstacle. So, what’s on the technological horizon for procurement and supply chain for the year ahead?

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From Schooling to Space: Eight Predictions on How Technology Will Continue to Change Our Lives in the Coming Year

All Things Distributed

2021 is going to be a launchpad for change, and here’s what’s coming. 2020 was a year unlike any other. Businesses large and small, governments new and old all had to completely change what they do and how they operate. Helping us to manage this dramatic change was technology. Whether it was Blackboard continuing our children’s education, Zoom becoming our business boardroom (and our pub), or Netflix being our night out at the movies, we relied on technology to help feed our families, teach our

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SCCM 2010 Secondary Server Upgrade Guide | ConfigMgr

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn the process of the SCCM 2010 Secondary Server Upgrade. I have already explained how to start the upgrade of the primary server to the 2010 version. Make sure you have all the prerequisites in place. ConfigMgr 2010 is Generally Available now. You don’t have to run the opt-in version script to make the 2010 version available in […].

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2020 B2B Marketing Practices That You Should Keep (Or Adopt) In 2021

Forrester IT

Eager as B2B marketers may be to turn the page on 2020, there were clear positives amid the challenges. Here are eight lessons to carry into the new year.

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5 common decision-making biases in cybersecurity

Tech Republic Security

Biases in decision-making can contribute to adverse cybersecurity outcomes. Find out why being empathetic and giving others the benefit of the doubt are key when addressing these biases.

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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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IT Leadership: 10 Ways the CIO Role Changed in 2020

Information Week

The pandemic presented IT leaders with an incredibly disruptive set of circumstances. But those challenges also brought new opportunities.

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ConfigMgr 2010 is Generally Available | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. ConfigMgr 2010 is Generally Available now without an opt-in version script. Microsoft released the SCCM opt-in version of 2010 on Nov 30th, 2020. This was announced by David James Director of Engineering, ConfigMgr & Desktop Analytics, Microsoft. You can learn more about the new features of the ConfigMgr 2010 production version.

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The Future Of Documents: Content Creation Is Ripe For Its Own Digital Disruption

Forrester IT

I remember the first time I saw a Google Doc. It was sometime in 2008, and people interested in collaboration and “Enterprise 2.0” on Twitter were circulating a link to a list of like-minded tech professionals. I clicked on the link, and my jaw dropped. The document looked like it was alive. There were about […].

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Cybersecurity experts hail new IoT law

Tech Republic Security

The bill would increase protection for the billions of connected devices "owned or controlled by the government" in homes and businesses.

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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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Your Credit Score Should Be Based on Your Web History, IMF Says

Gizmodo

With more services than ever collecting your data, it’s easy to start asking why anyone should care about most of it. This is why. Because people start having ideas like this. Read more.

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Override Intune GRS: Trigger IME to retry failed Win32 App deployment

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. This blog post explains how you can overcome the GRS restriction which limits IME to wait for 24 hours before it can further process a Win32 App deployment after 3 consecutive failed attempts. Background Intune Management Extension (IME) a.k.a Intune Sidecar is instrumental in deploying Win32 apps and PowerShell scripts on the managed Windows 10 […].

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Three Sales Methodology Trends We Can All Get Behind

Forrester IT

This progress from methodology vendors is encouraging for sales leaders, sales enablement teams, and for the vendors themselves.

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The worst bugs in the top programming languages

Tech Republic Security

A heatmap shows PHP has the most flaws followed by C++, then Java,Net, JavaScript, and Python in Veracode's annual security report.

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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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FAA and Boeing manipulated 737 Max tests during recertification

The Verge

Photo by Mike Siegel / Pool / Getty Images. Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) worked together to manipulate 737 Max recertification tests following two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019, according to a damning new Senate report. Boeing “inappropriately coached” some FAA test pilots to reach a desired outcome during the recertification tests, and some were even performed on simulators that weren’t equipped to re-create the same conditions as the crashes.

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ConfigMgr Delete Aged Cloud Management Gateway Traffic Data Task | SCCM

Anoop

Subscribe YouTube Channel [link]. and Facebook Page to get latest updates. [link]. Let’s learn more about ConfigMgr Delete Aged Cloud Management Gateway Traffic Data maintenance task. This task is enabled by default on all site servers except secondary server. This task is not available for secondary servers. SCCM CB also uses the SQLTaskStatus table for storing the results of predefined maintenance tasks.

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Space Force Personnel Will Be Called 'Guardians' Because Sure, Whatever

Gizmodo

Outbound Vice President/gynophobe-in-chief Mike Pence announced at a press conference on Friday that enlisted personnel in the Space Force will be referred to as “Guardians.” Read more.

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How to prepare for quantum computing cybersecurity threats

Tech Republic Security

Find out two steps your business can take now to prepare employees, as well as infrastructure, for possible quantum computing-related cybersecurity risks.

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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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Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds

The Verge

Sony is pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and offering full refunds for anyone who bought the game from the digital storefront, the company said on Thursday. If you want to start the refund process now, Sony says to visit this site and sign into your PlayStation account to submit a request. However, later on Thursday evening, Sony said it is “aware some users are experiencing issues” accessing the refund form.

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The ugly side of Nvidia: A rollercoaster ride that shows when Big Tech doesn't get it

TechSpot

As a corporation, it's Nvidia's prerogative to decide on the reviewers it chooses to collaborate with. However, this and other related incidents raise serious questions around journalistic independence and what they are expecting of reviewers when they are sent products for an unbiased opinion. As an independent tech publication, we've.

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MacKenzie Scott gives $4B to 384 organizations as she calls pandemic a ‘wrecking ball’ for Americans

GeekWire

MacKenzie Scott. (Elena Seibert Photo). MacKenzie Scott has made her second large philanthropic gift of the year, giving more than $4 billion to 384 organizations as part of her pledge to give away the majority of her wealth. Scott, the former wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, wrote about her efforts on Tuesday in a new Medium post titled “384 Ways to Help.” She keyed on the destruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it a “wrecking ball in the lives of Americans already

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With AI maturing, are humans still needed to fight cybercrime?

Tech Republic Security

Cybercriminals are clever, and AI cannot always account for that. This is where cybersecurity and AI professionals come in.

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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.