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ComputerWorldIndependent

Throwback Thursday: Oops!

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:00:00 -0800

This company has just completed its project to build a dedicated secure server room — and it’s really something, reports an IT pilot fish who’s getting the grand-opening tour.

“The construction was led by the building maintenance manager and an IT manager,” fish says. “We were shown the raised floor in case of a flood, and the fireproof and reinforced door with a electronic security key that could keep track of individuals entering the room — and, of course, keep intruders out, as the door had a heavy-duty bolt lock.”

Fish is impressed, right up until the end of the tour. That’s when the door closes as the tour group leaves, and fish turns back for one last look.

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Why Stand-Alone IDPS Matters More Than Ever, and the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Credit to Author: Greg Young| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:26:05 +0000

First, What is IDPS and Why Do We Care?  Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) emerged as an improvement on Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS).  IDS are out-of-band collectors of network traffic that analyze the information and provide alerts.  The “eureka” of IPS was that instead of just alerting, why not block what is a known attack? IPS…

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Mingis on Tech: 2018 and the Blockchain bubble

Credit to Author: Ken Mingis| Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:15:00 -0800

If 2017 was the year blockchain swept the tech industry with the potential to disrupt a variety of verticals — FinTech, healthcare and shipping – 2018 is already shaping up to be the breakout year for the distributed ledger technology.

Case in point: Maersk and IBM announced earlier this month that they’ve joined forces to create a new company focused on building a blockchain-based electronic shipping platform. According to Maersk, the platform would effectively supplant an archaic system that now relies on legacy technology, and paper, to track shipments around the world – something that could save billions of dollars.

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