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Log4j flaw needs immediate remediation

Network World

After nearly two years of adopting major network and security changes wrought by COVID-19 and hybrid work, weary IT network and security teams didn’t need another big issue to take care of, but they have one: Stemming potential damage from the recently disclosed vulnerability in open source Java-logging Apache Log4j software.

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Log4j flaw needs immmediate remediation

Network World

After nearly two years of adopting major network and security changes wrought by COVID-19 and hybrid work, weary IT network and security teams didn’t need another big issue to take care of, but they have one: Stemming potential damage from the recently disclosed vulnerability in open source Java-logging Apache Log4j software.

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Goodbye, NAC. Hello, software-defined perimeter

Network World

Those of us who’ve been around security technology for a while will remember the prodigious rise of network access control (NAC) around 2006. In 2006, wireless networking based upon 802.11 was transforming from a novelty to the preferred technology for network access. Many organizations wanted a combination of NAC and 802.1X

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Former Amazon leader’s supply chain tech startup Auger names 11 execs after $100M Series A round

GeekWire

In several cases, Clark hadn’t worked with some of the new executive hires during his own 23 years at the company, but met them through the extended Amazon network. Allgor spent 24 years at Amazon where he was instrumental in fulfillment and network optimization systems, most recently as VP and chief scientist.

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Drone Strikes and the Lessons of Nonlinear Science

CTOvision

raised an even more fundamental question: “Why…do we think that targeting what we consider key terrorists with drone strikes will bring down their network as a whole?”. One result of attempts to learn lessons from nonlinear science is the belief that terrorist organizations are network structures that behave like complex, adaptive systems.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

Today’s networking and advocacy landscape finds a growing array of programs and organizations for girls, women, and anyone who identifies as a woman — and plenty are also open to male allies. It includes after-school clubs, summer courses and programs, and career advice and networking support for college students. TechLadies.

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Mac malware is found targeting biomedical research

Network World

Antivirus vendor Malwarebytes uncovered the malicious code, after an IT administrator spotted unusual network traffic coming from an infected Mac. But whoever designed it relied on “ancient” coding functions, dating back before the Mac OS X operating system launch in 2001, said Malwarebytes researcher Thomas Reed in the blog post.

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