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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

In the ever-evolving realm of information security, the principle of Least Privilege stands out as the cornerstone of safeguarding sensitive data. However, this fundamental concept, emphasizing limited access to resources and information, has been progressively overlooked, placing our digital ecosystems at greater risk.

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Store unlimited passwords and sensitive information securely with 1Password

TechSpot

Available for the vast majority of operating systems, 1Password stores all your passwords and can be also used as a digital wallet. It features two-factor authentication and now includes a "Masked Email" option. Though it is not free, you can try it for 14 days here.

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Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Other skills with fast-rising premiums included WebSphere MQ, Apache Ant, Azure Cosmos DB, DataRobot enterprise AI platform, Tibco BusinessWorks, RedHat OpenShift, Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager and SharePoint Server, mobile operating systems, and a clutch of SAP technologies.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

CIO Business Intelligence

Popular entry-level certification options from CompTIA include: CompTIA A +: Designed for support specialists, field technicians, desktop support analysts, and help desk support; validates your ability to troubleshoot and solve problems with networking, operating systems, mobile devices, and security.

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Disable WPAD now or have your accounts and private data compromised

Network World

The Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD), enabled by default on Windows and supported by other operating systems, can expose computer users' online accounts, web searches, and other private data, security researchers warn. based Context Information Security, during the DEF CON security conference this week.

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Pay for in-demand IT skills rises fastest in 14 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Other skills with fast-rising premiums included WebSphere MQ, Apache Ant, Azure Cosmos DB, DataRobot enterprise AI platform, Tibco BusinessWorks, RedHat OpenShift, Microsoft’s System Center Virtual Machine Manager and SharePoint Server, mobile operating systems, and a clutch of SAP technologies.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO Business Intelligence

Akamai was not itself a CrowdStrike customer, but does use similar services from outside vendors to help protect its systems. The first thing we did was audit all the solutions we have that have an agent that sits on a machine and has access to an operating system to make sure none of them have auto update, she says.

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