Fight the talent shortage with citizen developers

If you want to become a developer, it turns out you might not need a background in computer science as more companies are looking to "citizen developers," says Karen Devine, vice president of marketing at QuickBase, a company that develops business apps."Not only do citizen developers exist, they are becoming more and more prevalent. In fact, according to our latest State of Citizen Development report, only 15 percent of citizen developers have basic coding knowledge, yet 76 percent consider app development part of their daily job tasks," says Devine.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 cybersecurity best practices that regulated industries deal with

Knowing the regsImage by ThinkstockWhether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are an independent IT firm looking to build your enterprise business, understanding industry regulations is crucial as it pertains to cybersecurity. Michael Hall, CISO, DriveSavers, provides a few best practices for businesses operating in or with regulated industries.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

7 cybersecurity best practices that regulated industries deal with

Knowing the regsImage by ThinkstockWhether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are an independent IT firm looking to build your enterprise business, understanding industry regulations is crucial as it pertains to cybersecurity. Michael Hall, CISO, DriveSavers, provides a few best practices for businesses operating in or with regulated industries.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Report: Surveillance cameras most dangerous IoT devices in enterprise

Networked security cameras are the most likely to have vulnerabilities when it comes to securing Internet of Things devices in the enterprise, according to a new report by Zscaler."I would consider the entire video camera category as particularly dangerous," said Deepen Desai, director of security research at Zscaler.Take, for example, the Flir FX wireless HD monitoring camera.Researchers found that the camera communicated with the parent company in plain text and without authentication tokens.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Report: Surveillance cameras most dangerous IoT devices in enterprise

Networked security cameras are the most likely to have vulnerabilities when it comes to securing Internet of Things devices in the enterprise, according to a new report by Zscaler."I would consider the entire video camera category as particularly dangerous," said Deepen Desai, director of security research at Zscaler.Take, for example, the Flir FX wireless HD monitoring camera.Researchers found that the camera communicated with the parent company in plain text and without authentication tokens.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

ISPs ordered to block LinkedIn in Russia

LinkedIn's network just got a little smaller: Russia's communications regulator ordered ISPs to block access to the business networking company on Thursday.Roskomnadzor made the order after a Moscow appeal court last week upheld an earlier ruling that LinkedIn breached Russian privacy laws.Tagansky district court ruled against LinkedIn on Aug. 4, following a complaint from the Russian federal service for the supervision of communications, information technology and mass media that its activities breached a law requiring businesses handling Russians' personal data to process that data in Russia.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords Roskomnadzor said it filed suit after LinkedIn failed to respond to two requests for information about its plans for relocating the data to Russia.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

ISPs ordered to block LinkedIn in Russia

LinkedIn's network just got a little smaller: Russia's communications regulator ordered ISPs to block access to the business networking company on Thursday.Roskomnadzor made the order after a Moscow appeal court last week upheld an earlier ruling that LinkedIn breached Russian privacy laws.Tagansky district court ruled against LinkedIn on Aug. 4, following a complaint from the Russian federal service for the supervision of communications, information technology and mass media that its activities breached a law requiring businesses handling Russians' personal data to process that data in Russia.MORE ON NETWORK WORLD: 6 simple tricks for protecting your passwords Roskomnadzor said it filed suit after LinkedIn failed to respond to two requests for information about its plans for relocating the data to Russia.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Can VMware NSX and Cisco ACI Interoperate over VXLAN?

I got a long list of VXLAN-related questions from one of my subscribers. It started with an easy one:

Does Cisco ACI use VXLAN inside the fabric or is something else used instead of VXLAN?

ACI uses VXLAN but not in a way that would be (AFAIK) interoperable with any non-Cisco product. While they do use some proprietary tagging bits, the real challenge is the control plane.

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University’s IT outsourcing could trigger discrimination lawsuit

A group of laid-off IT workers at the University of California, San Francisco may resort to filing a lawsuit against the school, accusing it of discrimination by outsourcing their jobs to an all Indian staff. It's a legal tactic that U.S. IT workers are increasingly considering to try and block employers from allegedly replacing their jobs with foreign workers.  In the case of UCSF, the school is dismissing 49 permanent employees from its IT department and contracting the work to outside firms. But in doing so, the school is also getting rid of a diverse staff comprised of Americans from various ethnicities, and replacing them with Indian workers from one of the contractors, the laid-off workers said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

University’s IT outsourcing could trigger discrimination lawsuit

A group of laid-off IT workers at the University of California, San Francisco may resort to filing a lawsuit against the school, accusing it of discrimination by outsourcing their jobs to an all Indian staff. It's a legal tactic that U.S. IT workers are increasingly considering to try and block employers from allegedly replacing their jobs with foreign workers.  In the case of UCSF, the school is dismissing 49 permanent employees from its IT department and contracting the work to outside firms. But in doing so, the school is also getting rid of a diverse staff comprised of Americans from various ethnicities, and replacing them with Indian workers from one of the contractors, the laid-off workers said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

AI beating humans? Not in my lifetime, says Google’s cloud chief

The head of Google's cloud business says she doesn't expect machine intelligence to exceed that of humans during her lifetime, despite recent rapid progress that has surprised many.Diane Greene, who turns 61 this year, said that while researchers are making strides in programming intelligence into computers, there's still a long way to go."There is a lot that machine learning doesn’t do that humans can do really, really well," she said on Tuesday at the Code Enterprise conference in San Francisco.Her remarks came hours after Google said Greene's division had hired two leading machine learning and artificial intelligence experts: Fei-Fei Li, who was director of AI at Stanford University, and Jia Li, who headed up research at Snap, the operator of SnapChat.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

BrandPost: How business goals can be foundation for branch office networking with SD-WAN

Connecting branch offices to a business wide area network (WAN) is time-consuming and often disrupts IT operations. Branch office connectivity has long posed a challenge for geographically distributed organisations, a problem that multiplies as they enter new markets or expand within existing ones. But now, emerging software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) technology is resolving remote office connection issues and delivering substantial cost savings. Until SD-WAN emerged, configuring or even changing WAN infrastructure at branch offices could prove a nightmare, given its distributed nature and the remote touch points involved. Attempts at delivering the ‘lean’ branch office have sometimes resorted to public cloud services that might fail to meet IT requirements for performance, security and more.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

46% off VIAIR 85P Portable Air Compressor – Deal Alert

Maintaining proper tire pressure improves gas mileage and the lifespan of your tires, and also cuts down on the likelihood of a blowout or the unexpected flat that may leave you stranded. The Viair 85P is a small 12-volt portable air compressor with a built-in LED work light that lets you inflate your vehicle's tires quickly and quietly by simply plugging it into your vehicle's power port (cigarette lighter adapter). It's small enough to keep in your trunk, and features a 10-foot cord, a built-in pressure guage, and a max working pressure of 60psi. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars from over 1,300 people (read reviews). Currently discounted 46% off its list price of $69.93, putting it at just $38. See it now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IBM sets up test range to practice fighting nightmare cyber battles safely

IBM Security has launched a network-emulation environment where corporate teams can play out attack scenarios so they are better prepared for incidents they might face in the real world.The facility, called a cyber range (as in shooting range), provides a place for enterprises to practice incident-response, not only for their IT and IS staffs but also for company directors, C-level executives, corporate counsel, human resources pros, public relations staff – anyone who might be drawn into an actual cyber emergency.+More on Network World: IBM: Many companies still ill-prepared for cyber attacks+To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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