The sudden pandemic-driven rush to remote work in 2020 was an unprecedented experiment. Here’s what we’ve learned so far. The rise of remote work is arguably the biggest change in how we work since the introduction of the networked PC. Yet so many unknowns remain. When will pandemic-mandated remote work end? We don’t know. What percentage of those now working from home will return to office work? We...
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A key part of the cryptographic infrastructure of the Internet, OpenSSL has turned 3.0, but rival Rust-based TLS, Rustls, promises to head off future security vulnerabilities. The OpenSSL Software Foundation today released a completely refreshed version of the software, OpenSSL, that handles much of the encrypted communications for the Internet. The latest version, OpenSSL 3.0, adds compliance with the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), deprecates — with...
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Organizations are swimming in data these days, and so solutions to help manage and use that data in more efficient ways will continue to see a lot of attention and business. In the latest development, SingleStore — which provides a platform to enterprises to help them integrate, monitor and query their data as a single entity, regardless of whether that data is stored in multiple repositories —...
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One platform attempts to commercialize blockchain technology by addressing scalability concerns. The blockchain has experienced periods of exponential growth since the initial days of bitcoin. As a result, many businesses are quickly turning away from traditional network architecture, instead favoring blockchain-based network architecture. Unfortunately, today’s blockchains lack the capability and efficiency to function as a versatile operating system and support the multiple applications needed in a commercial...
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Tired of distractions around the home office? Need some encouragement from the "boss"? Artificial intelligence could one day come to the rescue. Disclosure: The vendors mentioned are clients of the author. Conversational AI is, at heart, a new interface in computing where the computer learns how to best work with a human rather than the reverse. While primarily focused for now on tele-sales, it has several other...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, released two key documents meant to raise the cybersecurity practices of government agencies and organizations. The documents, the Cloud Security Technical Reference Architecture (TRA) and Zero Trust Maturity Model are open for public comment through September 30, the agency reported. “As the federal government continues to expand past the traditional network perimeter, it is paramount that agencies implement data...
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