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It's time to retire the Social Security number

Tech Republic Security

With 40 million people having their SSN exposed during the T-Mobile hack, it's time to reconsider the usefulness of the Social Security number.

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Mobile Device Security Policy

Tech Republic Security

Mobile devices are commonly used to conduct company business, which can render them more susceptible to risk than desktop or even laptop computers. In addition, the same social engineering, phishing and application/operating system vulnerabilities which plague desktops.

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T-Mobile breach exposed personal data of almost 50 million people

Tech Republic Security

Attackers captured the names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers of millions of current, former and potential T-Mobile customers.

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Super-app: a mobile platform worthy of its name

CIO Business Intelligence

Super-apps are versatile mobile or web applications integrating multiple services and functionality into a unified platform experience. The demographic landscape continues to change, with younger generations favoring mobile solutions that offer immediacy and convenience.

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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Millions of missed calls While the CrowdStrike outage was huge, it was dwarfed in sheer numbers by a February service interruption at AT&T Mobility, affecting 125 million mobile devices across the US. One glitch blocked parents without Social Security numbers from filling out the form.

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How To Master Emerging Technologies in the 2020s?

Forrester IT

Social, mobile, big data and cloud are mainstream. What is next? These technologies helped startups become multibillion-dollar enterprises and led to an AI revival. Today, however, only about ¼ of efforts gets past pilot phase with AI. Is implementing AI in production going to trigger new waves of change?

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Airtel connects India with 100Tbps submarine cable

Network World

Businesses are becoming increasingly global and digital-first, with industries such as financial services, data centers, and social media platforms relying heavily on real-time, uninterrupted data flow, Sinha added.