Helping IT leaders avoid falling victim to greenwashing

It can be challenging to develop a sustainable tech strategy when there are various, and in some cases competing, stakeholder interests to manage across an entire business. However, the positive trend is that decision-makers are open to approving and implementing systems that better monitor, measure and manage sustainability. This can be for a number […]

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What Is Full-Disk Encryption? – Definition from TechTarget.com

What is full-disk encryption (FDE)? Full-disk encryption (FDE) is a security method for protecting sensitive data at the hardware level by encrypting all data on a disk drive. FDE automatically encrypts data and operating systems (OSes) to prevent unauthorized access. Disk-level encryption safeguards data from getting into the wrong hands and is important for organizations […]

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Skype’s legacy and the rise of the ‘new Nordics’

The focus on tech startup development across the Nordic region has intensified in recent years, thanks to a glut of global success stories. And yet, just a stone’s throw across the Gulf of Finland sits a Baltic nation that rarely hits the headlines, despite a current unicorn count of 10 from a population of […]

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Apache vulnerability a risk, but not as widespread as Log4Shell

Security teams should be alert to the possibility of compromise arising from a vulnerability in Apache Commons Text that may put many organisations at risk, but is unlikely to be as impactful as 2021’s Log4Shell vulnerability. First disclosed on 13 October, and assigned CVE-2022-4288, the vulnerability arises from how Apache Commons Text – a popular […]

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Virtually all vulnerable open source downloads are avoidable

Open source consumers are downloading about 1.2 billion known vulnerable Java dependencies every month, and whether out of lack of attention, ignorance, stress and overwork or something else, 96% of these at-risk downloads could have been avoided because an updated version or mitigation was available. That is according to the eighth annual State of […]

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Why some businesses are failing at AI

The latest edition of the Deloitte global study looking at artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in business has found that more organisations are struggling to achieve measurable value from the technology. Deloitte’s State of AI 5th edition research surveyed global executives on how businesses and industries are deploying and scaling AI. The findings indicate that […]

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What is Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange?

What is Diffie-Hellman key exchange (exponential key exchange)? Diffie-Hellman key exchange is a method of digital encryption that securely exchanges cryptographic keys between two parties over a public channel without their conversation being transmitted over the internet. The two parties use symmetric cryptography to encrypt and decrypt their messages. Published in 1976 by Whitfield Diffie […]

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How Russia hacked a former MI6 spy chief

Thank you for joining! Access your Pro+ Content below. 18 October 2022 How Russia hacked a former MI6 spy chief Share this item with your network: In this week’s Computer Weekly, Russian hackers leaked emails and documents from British government, military, and intelligence officials – we examine the implications. New EU laws will govern online […]

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What is a mount point?

What is a mount point? A mount point is a directory on a file system that is logically linked to another file system. Mount points are used to make the data on a different physical storage drive easily available in a folder structure. Mount points are fundamental to Unix, Linux and macOS. Windows can use […]

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