Wed.Nov 11, 2020

article thumbnail

The top 5 vulnerability management best practices for developers

TechBeacon

Data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) shows an increasingly complex vulnerability landscape—one in which developers face a greater number of issues in across an expanding number of vulnerability types that they will need to triage and fix. So what's the best approach to deal with them?

article thumbnail

Square and PayPal earnings bring good (and bad) news for fintech startups

TechCrunch

Earnings season is racing past us, with the big ride-hailing companies’ numbers in , all of the Big Five having wrapped their reporting and lots of SaaS numbers in the market. But amidst all the noise, The Exchange has kept an eye on two companies in particular: PayPal and Square. We’re not really concerned with their overall revenue and profit metrics.

Fintech 341
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How IAM powers cyber resilience: 5 best practices

TechBeacon

Here’s a hard truth: You can have the best application security tools, the best encryption technology, and, in general, the sharpest, most advanced cybersecurity stack, but that will amount to little without solid identity and access management (IAM).

article thumbnail

As edtech crowds up, Campuswire bets big on real-time learning

TechCrunch

Campuswire was in a fortuitous spot when colleges and universities across the world shut down on short notice because of the threat of coronavirus. Founded by Tade Oyerinde in 2018, Campuswire is a virtual solution for any teacher who wants to digitize their internal classroom communications, from Q&A time to the lecture itself. The strategy, for the most part, has worked.

Education 274
article thumbnail

Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

article thumbnail

Measuring Fairness in Machine Learning Models

Dataiku

In our previous article , we gave an in-depth review on how to explain biases in data. The next step in our fairness journey is to dig into how to detect biased machine learning models.

More Trending

article thumbnail

DevSecOps Implementation: Static Analysis

DevOps.com

One of the things I’ve done for Accelerated Strategies Group recently is looking into DevSecOps toolsets. This is a fun area for me, as development and security fit together well in my mind. Having a separate security group is useful, even necessary in some scenarios, but letting developers crank out code and looking for vulnerabilities […]. The post DevSecOps Implementation: Static Analysis appeared first on DevOps.com.

Analysis 120
article thumbnail

Mozart Data lands $4M seed to provide out-of-the-box data stack

TechCrunch

Mozart Data founders Peter Fishman and Dan Silberman have been friends for over 20 years, working at various startups, and even launching a hot sauce company together along the way. As technologists, they saw companies building a data stack over and over. They decided to provide one for them and Mozart Data was born. The company graduated from the Y Combinator Summer 2020 cohort in August and announced a $4 million seed round today led by Craft Ventures and Array Ventures with participation from

Data 261
article thumbnail

CircleCI Report Finds DevOps Teams Adjusting to New COVID-19 Normal

DevOps.com

An annual State of Software Delivery report published today by CircleCI suggests that after a spike in developer activity last spring at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pace at which code is moving through a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform has returned to normal levels even as developers continue to work from home. […].

Report 120
article thumbnail

Only 72 hours left until early-bird savings end for TC Sessions: Space 2020

TechCrunch

We’re just about a month away from TC Sessions: Space 2020 , a two-day conference dedicated to bold visionaries with the passion, audacity and technical skills to chart a new course in space. Fun fact: A bold visionary likes a good deal as much as the next one. But timing is everything. The deadline for securing the early-bird price expires in just 72 hours.

Nonprofit 255
article thumbnail

Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

article thumbnail

Empowering Citizen Developers With Low Code

DevOps.com

Adopting low-code/no-code technologies enables businesses to quickly build and deploy applications. Low code empowers non-technical teams to build custom applications for their business and customers, accelerating their digital transformation efforts. In this interview, Kianda Chief Operating Officer Derya Sousa explains how low code accelerates digital transformation and empowers citizen developers.

article thumbnail

This startup is betting that you want to binge remote-work content

TechCrunch

As the coronavirus pandemic evolved into a genuine threat, offices closed to limit spread and people suddenly had to download Zoom and work from home. In the months since, many offices have remained closed. And with the number of coronavirus cases growing at a rapid clip , it’s not clear when, or even if, offices will reopen. Jesse Chambers , the founder and CEO of wrkfrce , thinks there’s an opportunity for a media publication dedicated solely to helping workers navigate what he thinks is an ir

Travel 252
article thumbnail

Why self-discipline is overrated and what you need to use to find lasting motivation

CEO Insider

Although very few people will agree with me, when it comes to peak performance, success and trying to improve the quality of your life, self-discipline is massively overrated. I’m not suggesting that it is without value all together – obviously, it has its place. Yet for most people it is the only tool in the […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Why self-discipline is overrated and what you need to use to find lasting motivation are those of the author J

article thumbnail

Fishtown Analytics raises $29.5M Series B for its data engineering platform

TechCrunch

Fishtown Analytics , the Philadelphia-based company behind the dbt open-source data engineering tool, today announced that it has raised a $29.5 million Series B round led by Sequoia Captial, with participation from previous investors Andreessen Horowitz and Amplify Partners. The company is building a platform that allows data analysts to more easily create and disseminate organizational knowledge.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Are You Anchoring Your Business to the Wrong Data?

CEO Insider

Have you changed your views about COVID-19 months into this pandemic? Or are you anchoring to the same views you did in March? For example, many people still believe the false claim spread by many prominent leaders in March that COVID is no worse than the common flu. They protest against public health measures such […]. License and Republishing: The views expressed in this article Are You Anchoring Your Business to the Wrong Data?

Data 110
article thumbnail

Join us for a live Q&A with Bessemer’s Byron Deeter next Tuesday at 3 p.m ET, noon PT

TechCrunch

The Extra Crunch Live series rolls along with a big new installment next week as Jordan Crook and Alex Wilhelm will welcome Bessemer Venture Partners ‘ Byron Deeter to the conversation. Deeter is an obvious addition to the collection of investors, founders and tech luminaries that TechCrunch has interviewed so far in the Live series — for a taste, here’s a look at our discussion with Unusual Ventures’ John Vrionis and Sarah Leary , and our chat with Plaid co-founder Zach

Fintech 191
article thumbnail

The State of Commercial and Retail App Testing 2020

DevOps.com

When the folks at Testlio approached me to review their “State of App Testing 2020″ report, I had some mixed feelings. These reports can sometimes be too broad; they can say what is not, but not help a team decide where to go. Still, it would only cost me five minutes of my time to […]. The post The State of Commercial and Retail App Testing 2020 appeared first on DevOps.com.

Retail 106
article thumbnail

Boostrapped Clearfind wants to cut your software spend, for a small fee

TechCrunch

Software is eating the world, and that grub can be costly. As the market for enterprise tools and software continues to balloon, organizations are spending more and more on that software across an increasingly complicated and rapidly evolving landscape. That’s where Clearfind comes in. Clearfind was founded (and bootstrapped) by James Layfield and Jocelyn Simons.

Software 185
article thumbnail

Top 5 Challenges in Designing a Data Warehouse for Multi-Tenant Analytics

Multi-tenant architecture allows software vendors to realize tremendous efficiencies by maintaining a single application stack instead of separate database instances while meeting data privacy needs. When you use a data warehouse to power your multi-tenant analytics, the proper approach is vital. Multi-tenant analytics is NOT the primary use case with traditional data warehouses, causing data security challenges.

article thumbnail

Veterans: Please Don’t Leave Your Military Values Behind

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

The military focuses on a unique set of standards and values. Transitioning military personnel advice are advised to focus on values for a successful military-to-civilian transition and career, and personal success in the civilian sector. Today’s post is by Lida Citroën, author of Your Next Mission (CLICK HERE to get your copy). In the 10 years I’ve been working with transitioning military service members and veterans, I’ve learned a great deal about the differing cultures between the civilian s

Culture 103
article thumbnail

Why Would A CIO Choose To NOT Use Robots?

The Accidental Successful CIO

Is there a situation where a CIO would choose to not deploy robots? Image Credit: dangthephong. Let’s face it, the robots are taking over. All people with the CIO job are aware of the advances that have been made in robotic technology over the past few years. It goes almost without saying that CIOs have spent the past few years looking at how their company does things with an eye to finding places where robots, who represent the importance of information technology, could be used to do things qu

Retail 100
article thumbnail

Generating Malayalam Word Embeddings: A Case Study

QBurst

Research shows that children primarily learn languages by observing patterns in the words they hear. Computer scientists are taking a similar approach to train computers to process human language. Computers cannot process words directly. Vector representations of words, known as embeddings, are used to teach machines to make sense of them. Vectors encapsulate the properties […].

article thumbnail

5 ways Electronic Health Record (EHR) improves Patient experience

Daffodil Software

The health industry has benefitted exponentially since the introduction of Electronic Health Records (EHR). Of course, the actual boon was seen in the patient care and treatment but EHR use doesn’t stop at just that.

Course 97
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Making the Switch | Pt. 5: To Be Continued…

Coding Dojo

Editor’s note: Making the Switch is a five-part series written by Bellevue Dojo graduate Zach Jones. It highlights his career … Read more >>. The post Making the Switch | Pt. 5: To Be Continued… appeared first on Coding Dojo Blog.

article thumbnail

7 Tips to Achieve High-Availability(HA) For Your Maven Repository

Dzone - DevOps

Cloud Computing has emerged as a novel technology today. Every company is a software company today, and it is evident that no company can service without using the power of cloud computing. The cloud is seen as a conceptual layer on the Internet, making all available software and hardware resources transparent, rendering them accessible through a well-defined interface.

article thumbnail

Runtime Protection for K8s Workloads Using a Mutating Admission Controller

Aqua Security

Although Kubernetes has certainly matured into a well-adopted container orchestrator platform, it remains complex to manage and secure. Coupling this with a growing attack surface and bad actors trying to exploit it, organizations must implement a comprehensive approach to securing their K8s applications. Aqua aims to tame the complexity of securing K8s-based applications by leveraging K8s-native controls such as Admission Controllers and equipping pods with a sidecar.

article thumbnail

How to Find the Best DevOps Tools for Your Business

Dzone - DevOps

Like other industries, IT needs to be more Agile to keep up with the speed of business today. The need to get software to market faster is causing more companies to bring DevOps into their enterprises. Over the last five years, DevOps adoption has grown from 54% in 2013 to 78% in 2017.Âą. As DevOps increases in prevalence, companies are becoming well-versed in the business value of bringing together IT development, operations and QA teams to deliver software faster, at higher quality and with red

DevOps 85
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

FSI Member Spotlight, Episode #2: How Banks Partner with Fintechs to Innovate

Praxent

FSI Member Spotlight, Episode #2: How Banks Partner with Fintechs to Innovate. Our Senior Director of Innovation, Lance Vaughn , recently met with Wayne Brown to explore the topic of bank-fintech partnerships. Wayne Brown, Managing Partner of The Walker Group and Co-Founder of BFSITechTalks , has over three decades of experience in financial services and technology.

Fintech 78
article thumbnail

Discover 2020 DevOps trends with CircleCI data report

CircleCI

Announcing the second annual data-driven CI report: shedding light on 2020 DevOps trends. At CircleCI, we have massive amounts of unique data on how technology delivery teams are currently performing. This year’s CircleCI report examines over 55 million data points from more than 44,000 organizations and 160,000 projects. The global challenges faced in 2020 have highlighted the competitive differentiator that being a well-oiled software delivery team provides.

Report 72
article thumbnail

DevOps.com - Untitled Article

DevOps.com

2020 Global SKILup Festival Agenda is Live, New Activities and Speakers Added Hosted by DevOps Institute, the free virtual festival celebrates the Humans of DevOps throughout a week of activities that focuses on social, professional and educational experiences BOCA RATON, Fla. – November 11, 2020 – DevOps Institute, a global member-based association for advancing the human […].

DevOps 69