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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 29 January – 4 February 2024

IT Governance

of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is being retired on 31 March, to be replaced by version 4.0 US GAO publishes ransomware report The US Government Accountability Office has published a study into federal agencies’ cyber security practices and, in particular, how prepared they are to mitigate the risk of ransomware.

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In Praise of the Invisible DB2 for z/OS System

Robert's Db2

Noticing these characteristics, developers might start expressing a preference for the data associated with their new applications being stored on the platform with the industrial-strength qualities of service. A friend of mine who is a long-time DB2 for z/OS DBA has a good nickname for the system he supports: the "super-server."