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Examples and uses of GIS

IBM Big Data Hub

Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management.

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US Government Sites Give Bad Security Advice

Krebs on Security

government Web sites now carry a message prominently at the top of their home pages meant to help visitors better distinguish between official U.S. government properties and phishing pages. For example, the official U.S. The text I have a beef with is the bit on the right, beneath the “This site is secure” statement.

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What Is Data Minimisation? Definition & Examples

IT Governance

Data minimisation is a key part of information security and the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in particular. Its principles are at the heart of effective data protection practices, and are intended to prevent privacy breaches and minimise the damage when security incidents occur. What is data minimisation?

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Climate change examples

IBM Big Data Hub

Here are a few examples: Sea ice loss and melting ice sheets: Declining levels of Arctic sea ice threaten the habitats of species such as polar bears and walruses. Poor air quality from wildfire smoke can exacerbate asthma and heart disease, for example, while heat waves can cause heat exhaustion.

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What is Tailgating? Definition, Examples & Prevention

IT Governance

Fraudsters have countless tricks up their sleeves to bypass security measures and access sensitive information. The same principle, believe it or not, applies in a cyber security context. More specifically, the fraudster is trying to gain physical access to a secure part of the premises so that they can steal confidential information.

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How the U.S. Government Views the Bright, Dark Sides of AI

Data Breach Today

agencies to address hard problems like quickly writing secure code but comes with risks around nation-states generating attacks more efficiently. The cybersecurity element is a great example of the bright and the dark side of AI technology," said White House Director Arati Prabhakar.

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Malicious file analysis – Example 01

Security Affairs

Cyber Security Specialist Zoziel Pinto Freire shows an example of malicious file analysis presented during his lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. My objective with this series of articles is to show examples of malicious file analysis that I presented during my lecture on BSides-Vitória 2022. Example: peframe file_name.

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