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Banking on mainframe-led digital transformation for financial services

IBM Big Data Hub

Before the internet and cloud computing , and before smartphones and mobile apps, banks were shuttling payments through massive electronic settlement gateways and operating mainframes as systems of record. Complex analytical queries atop huge datasets on the mainframe can eat up compute budgets and take hours or days to run.

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Writing Your First Bootloader for Better Analyses

Security Affairs

Attackers could use this neat technique to infect and to mess-up your disk and eventually asking for a ransom before restoring original disk-configurations ( Petya was just one of the most infamous boot-ransomware). When you press the power button you are providing the right power to every electronic chips who needs it. Used tools.

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Writing Your First Bootloader for Better Analyses

Security Affairs

Attackers could use this neat technique to infect and to mess-up your disk and eventually asking for a ransom before restoring original disk-configurations ( Petya was just one of the most infamous boot-ransomware). When you press the power button you are providing the right power to every electronic chips who needs it. Used tools.

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Part 2: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about the evolution from RIM to Content Services?

ARMA International

This means imagining the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Thus, computing resources are available on-demand at any time. Introduction.

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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. To no one’s surprise, the study of cryptography and advancements in encryption are essential to developing cybersecurity. Encryption’s Relationship to Cryptology.

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

This means imagining the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computer model to deliver transformative change. This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. RaaS is a new business model for ransomware developers. Introduction.