CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2024

Keep reading for a look at key findings from our research, along with tips on how CISOs can apply them to enhance the effectiveness of the security personnel they manage. Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. He is also a longtime Linux geek, and he has held roles in Linux system administration.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

billion in 2025 with a compound annual growth rate of around 19% according to recent research from Gartner® 1. Cybersecurity risk level indicators – normal, low, medium, and high – which AIOps derives are giant steps ahead of manual methods of checking systems for security lapses and vulnerabilities.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Security researcher Alex Birsan has found a security vulnerability that allowed him to run code on servers owned by Apple, Microsoft, PayPal, and over 30 other companies ( via Bleeping Computer ). Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a longtime Linux geek, and he has held roles in Linux system administration. Contact us today to learn more.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Last week, researchers from the Microsoft Malware Protection Center warned about a new wave of spam emails that carried malicious.LNK files inside ZIP archives. PowerShell is a scripting language for automating Windows system administration tasks. Those files had malicious PowerShell scripts attached to them.

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Network World

MARCH 29, 2017

After spending 13 years working in systems administration and network and desktop support, Simeon Holloway had reached a crossroads in his career. “I While still a senior systems administrator for the Centers for Disease Control, Holloway kicked into overdrive, spending his evenings and weekends researching cybersecurity online. “I

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Learn more about IDC’s research for technology leaders. Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is also a longtime Linux geek, and he has held roles in Linux system administration. Contact us today to learn more.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 10, 2024

Christopher Tozzi , an adjunct research advisor for IDC, is senior lecturer in IT and society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to pivoting to his current focus on researching and writing about technology, Christopher worked full-time as a tenured history professor and as an analyst for a San Francisco Bay area technology startup.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 18, 2023

A role to separate server trusted connectivity could be an existing enterprise architect or Linux/Windows system administrator. Both have an understanding of your internal systems and the technical expertise to properly reconfigure how your servers and other devices are technically connected.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This reduces overhead costs across IT resources, including hardware and services provided by system administrators.” Carrot and stick “The writing has been on the wall for CIOs for a few years now,” noted Scott Bickley, research practice lead at Info-Tech Research Group.

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Network World

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

I was surprised to learn that Microsoft wants to postpone by a full month," said Carsten Eiram, the chief research officer at vulnerability intelligence firm Risk Based Security, via email. Microsoft has decided to bundle its February patches together with those scheduled for March, a move that at least some security experts disagree with. "I

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Related: 8 ways to get the most from your managed service provider ] Top managed service providers Key players in the managed services market include Accenture, Fujitsu, IBM, Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Lenovo, DXC, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, according to Grand View Research.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University claim they have found it after nearly a decade of hunting. Password best practices: 10 years of research. And during the decade of research, it wasn't just passwords that changed; it was the people, too. "We Password security and usability: Carnegie Mellon research.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 22, 2022

A PhD proves a candidate is capable of doing deep research on a topic and disseminating information to others. Many organizations look for candidates with PhDs, especially in physics, math, computer science, economics, or even social science. Certifications are one way for candidates to show they have the right skillset.

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CTOvision

MARCH 24, 2017

As we shift to focusing on distributed systems, we’re moving away from web performance talks as part of the Velocity program. As we shift our focus to designing and operating distributed systems, we're moving away from frontend web performance talks as part of the Velocity program.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Following are the roles companies are most likely to have added to support their cloud investments, according to Foundry’s research. Cloud systems administrator Cloud systems administrators are charged with overseeing the general maintenance and management of cloud infrastructure.

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The Verge

JULY 14, 2020

Researchers at Check Point discovered the security flaw in Windows DNS and reported it to Microsoft back in May. A DNS server breach is a very serious thing,” warns Omri Herscovici, Check Point’s vulnerability research team leader. There are only a handful of these vulnerability types ever released.

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The Verge

JULY 2, 2021

The vulnerability, dubbed PrintNightmare, was uncovered earlier this week after security researchers accidentally published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. While Microsoft hasn’t rated the vulnerability, it allows attackers to remotely execute code with system-level privileges, which is as critical and problematic as you can get in Windows.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 17, 2022

Another future goal is to exploit Visual IVR, an interactive voice response system that “will allow us to have mobile customer engagement to guide inbound callers to a web-based support experience,” the CIO says. Cloud contact centers on the rise.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

Cisco and Sourcefire will combine their products, technologies and research teams to provide advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum – before, during and after an attack – and from any device to any cloud. Cisco (CSCO) announced a definitive agreement to acquire cybersecurity solutions provider Sourcefire.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 16, 2023

Moreover, increased reliance on AI for IT support and development work such as entry-level coding, as well as cloud and system administration will put pressure on IT pros to up their skills in more challenging areas, says Michael Gibbs, CEO and founder of Go Cloud Careers.

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Dataconomy

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The known proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code raises further concerns, heightening the urgency for system administrators to act swiftly. Researchers have pointed out that the prevalence of path traversal vulnerabilities continues to pose significant risks across many systems.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 3, 2024

This testing could take both time and effort (as well as a test environment) in addition to the time and effort to train system administrators. Niel Nickolaisen is an adjunct research advisor for IDC’s IT Executive Programs (IEP). IDC is a wholly owned subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG Inc.),

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Cloudsmith provides tools for system administrators and developers that make it easier to automate management of IT resources through intuitive GUIs and SaaS applications. ” According to technology research firm Gartner, automation is one of the top initiatives for enterprise IT in 2013.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

. “Organizations must have an effective data protection strategy and infrastructure in place as they transform their IT and business objectives,” said Robert Amatruda, Research Director for Data Protection and Recovery at IDC. About John Rath John Rath is a veteran IT professional and regular contributor at Data Center Knowledge.

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Cloud Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

According to industry research firm IDC, organizations will spend an additional $142.8 Concepts like software define infrastructure, data center analytics and Nonvolatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fabrics are changing the very nature of data center management. It can be used to easily collect, process, and publish telemetry data at scale.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 10, 2013

.” “Cloud alone hasn’t caused these impressive numbers, though that is absolutely part of it; top-performing partners were visionaries that took on cloud technologies before their peers,” said Darren Bibby, program vice president of Channels and Alliances Research, IDC. Sign up for the Data Center Knowledge Newsletter.

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 24, 2013

.” Noting that Blue Waters would not be submitted for Top500 evaluation, with the blessing of its NSF funding source, Kramer outlined some issues and opportunities for improvement with the Linpack benchmark and measurements, and other perceptual and usability issues with systems that are submitted to the Top500 list. LinkedIn.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 28, 2015

However, in June of 2013, a systems administrator at the National Security Agency (NSA) reminded us of the threat that already exists within an organization, behind the protection of its sophisticated, complex perimeter security. The Insider Threat.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

According to a 2020 case study on one of the firms, security researchers identified more than 1,500 email addresses and 6,000 passwords exposed in more than 80 data breaches. Some of the credentials belonged to company leadership, system administrators, and other employees with privileged access.".

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 18, 2020

Shared passwords and a failure to control access: "Most of our sensitive cyber weapons were not compartmented, users shared systems administrator-level passwords.". Listen to our recent podcast and interview with the Commission's lead researcher: Day-to-day security practices had become woefully lax.".

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Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

The new capital will allow the company to expand research and development, and increase investments in sales, marketing, and other business development activities. “Zero Dark Thirty” Optimized With Avere Systems. ” RELATED POSTS: Storage News: SGI and Scality, Micron, Nimbus Data. LinkedIn.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the 1980s, the internet as we know it today was called ARPANET and used mostly by researchers and the military. System administrators didn't bother locking down their systems, because the possibility of bad actors using them didn't really cross their minds.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The nature of the Football Australia da leak, identified by cybersecurity researchers at Cybernews, suggests that the incident likely resulted from human error rather than a deliberate cyberattack. What makes this breach particularly alarming is the duration of exposure, lasting a staggering 681 days.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2019

This has led to a world of security researchers and bug bounties directed at finding new vulnerabilities. As dedicated as security researchers are, there is a vast ocean of software in existence, waiting for someone to find and exploit the next security vulnerability for profit or nefarious uses. Brumley: Yeah, absolutely.

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

MCSA certifications can lead to roles such as junior system administrator, help desk technician, or database analyst. MCSE certifications can lead to roles such as senior system administrator, IT manager, or cloud solutions architect.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 16, 2019

This has led to a world of security researchers and bug bounties directed at finding new vulnerabilities. As dedicated as security researchers are, there is a vast ocean of software in existence, waiting for someone to find and exploit the next security vulnerability for profit or nefarious uses. Brumley: Yeah, absolutely.

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