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How CISA Plans to Measure Trust in Open-Source Software

Data Breach Today

Agency Is in 2nd Phase of Its Open-Source Software Security Road Map The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency provided details on Monday about a framework it's currently developing to measure and evaluate the trustworthiness of open-source software security, including funding a new open-source tool to make the framework scalable and implementable.

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AI-Powered Super Soldiers Are More Than Just a Pipe Dream

WIRED Threat Level

The US military has abandoned its half-century dream of a suit of powered armor in favor of a “hyper enabled operator,” a tactical AI assistant for special operations forces.

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Taking an AI-First Approach to Securing Your Organization

Data Breach Today

Securing an organization often requires making fast decisions, said Tom Corn of Ontinue, and AI can gather information that you can use to answer the questions you have about how to handle a security problem. Corn discusses operationalizing an AI-first approach to security.

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Passwordless 360°: Unblocking the Challenges of FIDO Key Management

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Passwordless 360°: Unblocking the Challenges of FIDO Key Management josh.pearson@t… Mon, 07/08/2024 - 23:25 Identity & Access Management Access Control Gregory Vigroux | Senior Product Manager More About This Author > With sensitive data and apps dispersed across fragmented computing environments, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has emerged as the best way to authenticate and protect our digital identities in the zero-trust security framework.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Reports: Florida Health Department Dealing With Data Heist

Data Breach Today

RansomHub Group Claims It Began Leaking 100 Gigabytes of Stolen Information The Florida Department of Health is dealing with an attack involving the theft of sensitive information. RansomHub claims that it began to publish 100 gigabytes of data stolen in the hack after the state refused to pay extortionists. The incident is the latest involving a public health department.

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What's the Best Strategy for Exploiting Flaws in Ransomware?

Data Breach Today

Researchers Privately Circulated DoNex Decryptor Before Police Publicized Their Own What's the best strategy for exploiting a known vulnerability in ransomware to help victims decrypt their files for free? That question continues to recur as researchers discover such vulnerabilities and then must weigh whether or not to publicize the flaws, which tips off the ransomware operators.

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RockYou2024 compilation containing 10 billion passwords was leaked online

Security Affairs

Threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. The Cybernews researchers reported that threat actors leaked the largest password compilation ever, known as RockYou2024, on a popular hacking forum. RockYou2024 announcement: Source CyberNews The compilation (“rockyou2024.txt”) contains 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext passwords was posted on July 4th by a user with the handle “ObamaCare.” The experts believe the c

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Congratulations sent to new PM and Government

CILIP

Looking for opportunities CILIP Chief Executive Louis Coiffait-Gunn has written to new Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to outline how libraries and information professionals can support the new government. The letter of congratulation sets out CILIP’s work to support the new government’s priorities, outlining the roles of information professionals in delivering positive outcomes for communities and users across sectors.

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The 45+ best Walmart deals right now

Collaboration 2.0

It's Walmart Deals week, the big box store's event competing with Amazon Prime Day, and you'll find major discounts across the entire store, including on tech, home, and back-to-school items.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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10 ways AXM and AI raise the bar for customer service and customer success

OpenText Information Management

Agent experience management (AXM) is the overarching discipline where its solutions, I would argue, are the common glue that can connect and enhance both customer service and customer success. This is because AXM ensures that agents and customer success personnel are equipped with the proper tools, insights, and support they need to optimally perform in their assigned roles.

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Windows Notepad gets spellcheck and autocorrect, after 41 years

Collaboration 2.0

The minimalist text editor has remained largely unchanged for decades, but it's finally getting some new features.

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How to increase ROI: app lifecycle management explained

Jamf

Discover iPadOS, Mac and iOS app lifecycle management with Jamf, designed to streamline the process in the enterprise from sourcing to deploying and updating apps.

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The best business internet providers of 2024

Collaboration 2.0

The best business internet providers will get you solid download speeds and low monthly prices, but more importantly, a reliable connection and excellent support. Here are our top picks.

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Boost AI readiness and reduce risk

OpenText Information Management

Generative AI (GenAI) is at an inflection point, poised for widespread enterprise use and significant productivity gains. And organizations are raring to go, planning to increase GenAI spend by 2x to 5x this year, according to VC firm Andreesen Horowitz. 1 The market is meeting the moment, flush with GenAI vendor solutions that put the power of conversational search in employees’ hands.

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Buy a Costco membership for just $20 right now

Collaboration 2.0

This Costco deal that gives you a $40 store card with your Gold Star membership purchase -- effectively cutting the price down to just $20 -- only comes around every once in a while. Don't miss out.

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Information reimagined

OpenText Information Management

Work as we know it is changing. The AI knowledge worker is now. With the arrival of AI and automation, machines are taking over mundane tasks to boost productivity and delivering insights from information to fuel better decisions. At the same time, the ongoing transition to cloud is providing companies with the basis for ease of IT operations. Trust is paramount.

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The best early Prime Day deals on the weirdest tech we could find

Collaboration 2.0

Get ready to dive into the Twilight Zone of Prime Day with a selection of impulse buys and random odds-and-ends tech deals that will have you reaching for your wallet.

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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Anonymizing personal information – how to comply

Data Protection Report

Since the adoption in September 2021 of the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (Law 25), several new concepts and mechanisms have been introduced to the Quebec legislation. These new concepts include anonymization , i.e. modifying personal information in such a way that it is, at all times, reasonably foreseeable in the circumstances that it irreversibly no longer allows the person to be identified directly or indirectly.

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Buy a Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 on sale and save $130 on a pair of Galaxy Buds 2 Pro

Collaboration 2.0

Ahead of Samsung Unpacked, Samsung is offering a great deal on Galaxy Watch 6 models, and you can also snag Galaxy Buds 2 Pro at a big discount. Here's what to know.

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Vulnerability Recap 7/8/24 – Intel, Cisco & More Face Risks

eSecurity Planet

Last week, critical vulnerability news surfaced across many platforms, with the majority of events occurring just before the Fourth of July. These vulnerabilities affected diverse areas, including network infrastructure, software libraries, IoT devices, and even CPUs. OpenSSH resolved a signal handler race problem, Juniper Networks managed an authentication bypass, and CocoaPods faced supply chain attack concerns.

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How I used the same AirPods for five years straight (and you can, too)

Collaboration 2.0

Apple's second-gen AirPods turned five this year, but they're still a solid option for low-cost earbuds, especially given that they're 30% off at Amazon right now.

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Introducing CDEs to Your Enterprise

Explore how enterprises can enhance developer productivity and onboarding by adopting self-hosted Cloud Development Environments (CDEs). This whitepaper highlights the simplicity and flexibility of cloud-based development over traditional setups, demonstrating how large teams can leverage economies of scale to boost efficiency and developer satisfaction.

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On the CSRB’s Non-Investigation of the SolarWinds Attack

Schneier on Security

ProPublica has a long investigative article on how the Cyber Safety Review Board failed to investigate the SolarWinds attack, and specifically Microsoft’s culpability, even though they were directed by President Biden to do so.

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How to switch from a Microsoft account to a local account, and tricks to avoid a Microsoft account

Collaboration 2.0

Microsoft has restored its instructions for switching from a Microsoft account to a local one in Windows. You can also avoid having to switch in the first place.

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The best Windows laptops you can buy: Expert tested and reviewed

Collaboration 2.0

Our team of computer experts has tested dozens of Windows PCs this year. When it comes to performance, battery life, storage, and price, these are our top picks.

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The best laptop deals of July 2024

Collaboration 2.0

Ahead of Prime Day, you can save hundreds of dollars on laptops suitable for study, entertainment, work, and travel from brands like Apple, Lenovo, Asus, and HP.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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The best early Amazon Prime Day laptop deals

Collaboration 2.0

Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, we're already seeing tons of early deals on laptops from brands like Apple, Samsung, HP, and Lenovo. Here are the best deals we've found so far.

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The best early Amazon Prime Day Apple deals

Collaboration 2.0

With Prime Day coming up next week, we found the best rare deals and discounts on Apple products, including MacBooks, iPads, Apple Watches, and AirPods.

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Get Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac for $25 right now

Collaboration 2.0

This deal on a lifetime license to Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows or Mac gives you access to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more for 89% off.

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