Putting APIs to work

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What is initialization vector?

What is an initialization vector (IV)? An initialization vector (IV) is an arbitrary number that can be used with a secret key for data encryption to foil cyber attacks. This number, also called a nonce (number used once), is employed only one time in any session to prevent unauthorized decryption of the message by a […]

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How to protect against SMS mobile security weakness

Many banks and corporate IT systems force users to use SMS one-time passwords to secure their accounts, but these can easily be bypassed for most users. Imagine making a trip to the gym or swimming pool. Before heading to your activity, you lock your valuables away in a locker, meaning your phone and wallet […]

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What Is Adiabatic Cooling? – Definition from TechTarget

What is adiabatic cooling? Adiabatic cooling is the process of reducing heat through a change in air pressure caused by volume expansion. In data centers and other facilities, adiabatic processes have enabled free cooling methods, which use freely available natural phenomena to regulate temperature. The principle of adiabatic cooling has been harnessed to develop cooling […]

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Security regulation cuts online payment fraud at 73% of retailers

Three-quarters of retailers report a fall in online payment fraud since the mandatory introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). According to Barclaycard figures, in the 200 days since SCA became mandatory, 73% of retailers have seen a decline in online payment fraud. Under the SCA rules, any online payments of more than €30 require […]

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What it is and the technologies it uses

Large, monolithic datacentres at the heart of enterprises could give way to hundreds or thousands of smaller data stores and devices, each with their own storage capacity. This driver for this is organisations moving their processes to the business “edge”. Edge computing is no longer simply about putting some local storage into a remote […]

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Digital transformation is brewing at Heineken

The mission of Heineken’s “digital and technology” department is to provide “data at our fingertips”, according to Elizabeth Osta, the company’s director of data management. The hope is for employees, partners and customers to have easy access to the data they need – within policy and regulatory frameworks, of course. Osta’s job is to […]

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