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Security researcher finds a way to run code on Apple, PayPal, and Microsoft’s systems

The Verge

When companies are building programs, they often use open-source code written by other people, so they’re not spending time and resources solving a problem that’s already solved. According to Birsan, most of the companies he contacted about the exploit were able to quickly patch their systems so they were no longer vulnerable.

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Modernizing the mainframe for the digital era

CIO Business Intelligence

He’s doing just that on the bank’s IBM Z system mainframes, for which the bank has written some 10 million lines of code over the years. Each houses an IBM z15 system. According to IDC, IBM sold more than 4,300 IBM Z systems in 2020, for approximately $3.5 IBM LinuxONE III systems run only Linux at prices starting at $135,000.

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Lazarus APT Targeting Cryptocurrency, CISA Warns

SecureWorld News

The threat actors use social engineering to encourage individuals to download trojanized cryptocurrency applications on Windows or macOS operating systems. The malicious applications are derived from a variety of open-source projects and purport to be cryptocurrency trading or price prediction tools.

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What is data science? Transforming data into value

CIO Business Intelligence

They also need big data architects to translate requirements into systems, data engineers to build and maintain data pipelines, developers who know their way around Hadoop clusters and other technologies, and system administrators and managers to tie everything together. Data science tools.

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Security for Big Data Designs: Examining best practices with security architect Eddie Garcia

CTOvision

Data security segregates data from privileged user accounts including system administrators and protects storage from theft or improper disposal. Working in conjunction with Navigator Encrypt is Cloudera Navigator Key Trustee, a centralized key management and policy enforcement system. Learn More about Cloudera here.

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Should Data Centers Think?

Cloud Musings

TAP makes these resources accessible in one place for data scientists, application developers and system operators. An open-source software platform optimized for performance and security, TAP simplifies solution development through the delivery of a collaborative and flexible integrated environment.

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Texas Linux Fest 2019

Linux Academy

Texas Linux Fest is the first state-wide annual community-run conference for Linux and open source software users and enthusiasts from around the Lone Star State. Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy. When: May 31st – June 1st, 2019.

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