The penchant for tech whistleblowers to quit their jobs with a bang while many of their colleagues engage in “quiet quitting” should be a wake-up call to industry leaders, according to a blog penned by four Forrester analysts. A scorching employment market for security, risk and privacy professionals combined with the recruiting of values-based employees…
Cybersecurity pros want the computer industry to push for vendor consolidation and open standards. This major change in how IT pros safeguard networks is long overdue, according to new research by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) International and independent industry analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), a division of TechTarget. The push toward vendor…
Nearly all the top 10 universities in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia are putting their students, faculty and staff at risk of email compromise by failing to block attackers from spoofing the schools’ email domains. According to a report released Tuesday by enterprise security company Proofpoint, universities in the United States are most…
If you’re looking for the best digital quality of life in the world, Denmark appears to be the place to go. According to a study released Monday by VPN provider Surfshark, Hamlet’s homeland finished first among 110 nations based on five “pillars” of measurement: internet affordability, internet quality, infrastructure, security and government. Within the pillars…
A new report by a privileged access management firm (PAM) warns that IT security is worsening as corporations remain bogged down on deciding what to do and what it will cost. Delinea, formerly Thycotic and Centrify, on Tuesday released the research based on 2,100 security decision-makers internationally, revealing that 84% of organizations experienced an identity-related…
A recent gathering of global cybersecurity pros explored the latest attack scenarios hackers use to infiltrate corporate networks. But unlike the hopes of misguided potential victims, no silver bullet or software guarantee will fully protect them. The RSA Conference (RSAC) presenters focused on the surge in demand for implementing a Zero-Trust philosophy. Presenters urged network…
Using no-code technology instead of dedicated code programmers could become the future of software development in retail marketing and related software-building industries. But it is not a one-size-fits-all solution for all use cases. No-code, an approach to creating software applications that require little in the way of programming skills, lets workers within a business create…
Scalable cloud-based solutions are widely popular among IT pros these days. The cost, convenience, and reliability of ready-to-use software as a service make this disruptive technology a favorable choice. Still, the market needs some convincing that backing up to the cloud is both a smart and safe thing to do, suggested Paul Evans, CEO at…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about thinking. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, doing it well is a prerequisite to developing any dependable expertise in any kind of computer science or engineering discipline. With the right mental toolset, you can bootstrap any of the subject matter knowledge you could possibly need….
During the last few weeks we’ve had two developers’ conferences. First, there was Microsoft Build, and last week was Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). You’d think both events would be similar and focused on developers. If you watch Satya Nadella’s keynote at Build, you’ll see a textbook example of how to do a developers’ conference…
