The Parallax

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

You might think of cybersecurity professionals as tech’s collective “ watchers on the wall ”—the guardians who let you know when doom is coming. With that perspective, you might find it hard to believe that hackers, security researchers, and other cybersecurity experts have much to be thankful for, or to look forward to. Certainly, we’ve recently been bombarded by alarming or depressing news in the cybersecurity and privacy arena, from new scams exploiting hacked passwords to hacks of 30 million

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Net Objectives

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

I’m often hearing how Agile is failing because leadership and management won’t adopt Agile values & principles. I would much rather they just keep some basic agreements: Let’s stop for a minute and ask ourselves, do we want them to ‘be’ Agile or to do the following: 1-create clarity on what the most important work … Continue reading "Let’s stop trying to get leadership/management to ‘be’ Agile".

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Have you ever noticed the radically different approaches people take to preparing Thanksgiving dinner? Scott might order the whole thing from a caterer just to have it done. Jenny asks what they can bring, then shows up early with extra, and offers […]. The post Different or Better? appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

For us the big way to reduce the chance of targeted phishing attacks is to use the email by a major cloud provider like Google or Microsoft, and configure it appropriately. But we should all keep looking for tips. Read John Randall’s article about how small and medium businesses could reduce the risk of targeted […].

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The O’Reilly Data Show Podcast: Vitaly Gordon on the rise of automation tools in data science. In this episode of the Data Show , I spoke with Vitaly Gordon , VP of data science and engineering at Salesforce. As the use of machine learning becomes more widespread, we need tools that will allow data scientists to scale so they can tackle many more problems and help many more people.

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Symantec

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Cyber attackers are using old tricks and new to steal customers’ payment card details from retailers this shopping season.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Just days before the huge Black Friday sale, the online e-commerce giant, Amazon has suffered a data breach. Amazon has not divulged details about how many users are affected or what data was accessed by the hackers. In an email sent to customers, including security guru Graham Cluley (below), Amazon fessed up to the data […].

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Accenture

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

“My Facilitation Problem”. Recently I was conducting a Design Thinking and Agile Learning workshop with a group of seasoned consultants. These types of learning experiences follow similar patterns. They require a skillful application of a series of mini-learning components that build upon each another to provide a metanoia, an “aha” experience that hopefully occurs for the participant at some point during the progression of exercises.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

A new hacking tool making the rounds in underground forums has been deemed the latest “go-to” universal offering for attackers targeting Microsoft Windows PCs. The software is called L0rdix and according to cybersecurity researchers from enSilo is “aimed at infecting Windows-based machines, combines stealing and cryptocurrency mining methods, [and] can avoid malware analysis tools.” In a blog […].

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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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Accenture

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

“My Facilitation Problem”. Recently I was conducting a Design Thinking and Agile Learning workshop with a group of seasoned consultants. These types of learning experiences follow similar patterns. They require a skillful application of a series of mini-learning components that build upon each another to provide a metanoia, an “aha” experience that hopefully occurs for the participant at some point during the progression of exercises.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

According to The Information, Instagram has suffered a serious security leak of its own that could’ve exposed user’s passwords. While Facebook recently had a much more serious problem linked to its “View As” tool that was being actively exploited by… someone, the Instagram issue is linked to its tool that allows users to download a […].

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TechBeacon

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

It's a common scenario: Someone in the C-suite decides on a new strategy. But after threat modeling is conducted, it turns out that it might not be such a great idea from a security perspective.

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CTOvision

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

When buying tickets online, when job-seeking, when scrolling through social media on your phone, or checking your data allowance, it may not seem it but you’re at risk of being hacked. Data leaks are nothing new but the prospect of hackers breaching our accounts to steal valuable data — or, worse still, the notion our bank […].

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Symantec

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Lance S., Senior Director of Global Talent Acquisition, shares his experiences about teamwork and protecting society as a Navy Veteran, and draws parallels to working at Symantec.

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O'Reilly Media - Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Black Mirror, Innovation Toolkits, Code-Generator for APIs, and Hardware Effects. Black Mirror Brainstorms (Aaron Lewis) -- In light of the latest FB scandal, here's my proposal for replacing Design Sprints: "Black Mirror Brainstorms." A workshop in which you create a Black Mirror episode. The plot must revolve around misuse of your team's product. See Casey Fiesler's Black Mirror, Light Mirror , which I've linked to before on 4SL.

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Planbox

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Organizations must be agile in today’s world full of technological capabilities. Businesses must be innovative while integrating ever-changing digital technologies into their business practices in order to stay competitive. Because of this, having a digital transformation strategy is of utmost importance in any market. Initially, the transition to digital is not easy as things tend to shift unpredictably and swiftly.

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Infinidat

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Fun with Neutrix Cloud – Spawning Multiple DB Instances Using Snapshots. Eric Klinefelter. Wed, 11/21/2018 - 12:01pm. I like learning from our customers about the various ways they’re using our products, especially when it comes to Neutrix Cloud. I’ve recently written about how Neutrix Cloud can be used for rendering a movie in a multilcloud environment , as well as how it can work with AWS Elastic Map Reduce.

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Stacks on Stacks

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Founded by twin sisters in San Francisco well before the city became the focal point of tech, Benefit has been a refreshing and innovative answer to cosmetics customers for over 40 years. The company is a major player in this competitive industry, with a presence at over 2,000 counters in more than 30 countries and online. In recent years, Benefit has undergone a swift digital transformation, with a popular eCommerce site in addition to their brick-and-mortar stores.

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CollabNet VersionOne

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

It’s that time of year when we reflect on what we have to be thankful for. This year has flown by and for CollabNet VersionOne, it’s been a whirlwind of exciting activity. Last year at this time, we had just announced our merger with VersionOne, the leader in Agile management software. I remember the excitement, the synergy and the promise of change that our team was feeling around last year’s holidays.

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The Daily WTF

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

We're starting our Thanksgiving break a day early this year. To make up for it, we're dipping back into the archives for a classic WTF. Original. "Perl is a language for getting your job done," is the underlying philosophy of the language. The only right way to write a Perl program is whatever way works. The ultimate flexibility of Perl is a breeding ground for WTFs.

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TechBeacon

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Finally! Amazon Web Services is tackling the public bucket problem.

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Martin Fowler

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

I heard from my editor at Pearson that copies of books pre-ordered on informit.com are now shipping. Pearson is also sending books to Amazon. Although Amazon still shows a Dec 31 availability date, they usually update that once they get stock in their distribution centers. The ebooks will be available soon on informit, possibly as early as Friday. Kindle editions on Amazon usually show up a week or so later. more….

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Saviynt

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Saviynt has saved. This floundering IGA. And my love of tech. Now that we’re past the spooky season of Halloween, we’re on to the gastronomic joys of Thanksgiving (at least here in the USA)! I always appreciate how people start focusing on elements in their life for which they are grateful. You hear beautiful stories about how people are so glad for family, health, mentors in their lives, or other meaningful contributions.

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PowerSchool

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

There are many skills required of a person when they run a business. They need to be able to cope with lots of different situations and turn them around into successes for the business if possible. They also need to be able to manage people, deal with finances, organize marketing, and much more. Something that you might not have thought about before, but that is certainly an important trait when it comes to business, is risk-taking.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

As an entrepreneur, you know how important money management is. Both inside and outside of the workplace, it can be the difference between struggling to make ends meet and paving your way for financial success. What’s more, it can be the difference between making and losing a profit. For this reason, money management simply must be a skill that you work on and try to become well versed with regards to.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Starting your own business can be a very complicated and involved endeavor. While you may have a lot of excellent ideas about the nature of your company and what it is going to offer the public, you also might not have the first idea about how to get your plan off the ground. Of course, it is important to remember to know that you don’t have to figure it all out alone.

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