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Microsoft postpones Windows anti-exploit tool's retirement

Network World

EMET hasn't kept pace," wrote Jeffrey Sutherland, a Microsoft principal program manager lead, in a post to a company blog Nov. Its effectiveness against modern exploit kits has not been demonstrated, especially in comparison to the many security innovations built into Windows 10." At the same time, the Redmond, Wash.

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Project management: Tips, tools, best practices

CIO Business Intelligence

Project management roles Depending on numerous factors such as industry, the nature and scope of the project, the project team, company, or methodology, projects may need the help of schedulers, business analysts, business intelligence analysts, functional leads, and sponsors. Organizations can have one or more project managers.

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Seattle is poised for massive AI innovation impact — but could use more entrepreneurial vibes

GeekWire

Yet the startup activity in Seattle still pales in comparison to Silicon Valley, or even other places like Los Angeles and New York, as measured by companies created and money raised from venture capitalists. 9 on the GeekWire 200 , our list of top Pacific Northwest startups.

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Request for proposal vs. request for partner: what works best for you?

CIO Business Intelligence

This article provides a comparison between a traditional Request for Proposal (RFProposal) and more collaborative Request for Partner (RFPartner) processes. When using an RFProposal, the buying organization provides detailed requirements like a description of the goods, services, program management, or support they want.

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Need a security road map? Ditch the ad hoc measurement

CIO Business Intelligence

The collection of security dashboards can be used as overall input to measure the performance of the security program. Comparisons with peer organizations: Active comparisons with peers are typically not made and are certainly not based on data and performance measurements.

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Microsoft warns of critical Windows DNS Server vulnerability that’s ‘wormable’

The Verge

a principal security program manager at Microsoft. For comparison, the vulnerabilities that the WannaCry attack used were rated at 8.5 “Wormable vulnerabilities have the potential to spread via malware between vulnerable computers without user interaction,” explains Mechele?Gruhn

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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

CIO Business Intelligence

Overall, Quinlan warns against treating job titles as apples-to-apples comparisons across companies. Some companies have an army of directors of product who perform the role of a PM and get the comp of an associate product manager. PMs (or wannabe PMs) should also be looking at technical program manager and chief of staff roles.”

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