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Social media has become a mainstream part of our lives. Day in and day out, most of us are using social media to do micro-blogging, interact with family, share photos, capture moments, and have fun. Over the years, social media has changed how we interact with others, how we use our language, and how we see the world.…
We have all heard the saying “It’s who you know, not what you know.” There is truth in the statement. Your personal network can help you succeed in your career and take you places you would not have considered or been given the opportunity. I am a living example of that saying. Without my professional network, I would not…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds EVP, Engineering and Global CTO Social media has given us many things, from the mass circulation of hilarious cat videos, to the proliferation of memes. However, social media is not commonly thought of as a tool for cybercriminals, or a possible aid in combatting cybercrime. However, as government IT…
Is Shadow IT in your crosshairs? As a network security professional, do you recognize the implications of people taking IT into their own hands and implementing solutions without corporate approval? Let's examine one area that I believe is a huge data security risk in terms of shadow IT: file sharing. Sure, solutions like…
Federal IT professionals spend much time and money implementing sophisticated threat management software to thwart potential attackers, but they often forget that one of the simplest methods hackers use to access sensitive information is through social media. The world’s best cybersecurity tools won’t help if IT managers…
Having grown since college in my career, I have learned many lessons. I started out in computers back in 1986, at the precipice of the “clone” era. I cut my teeth and my hands by installing chips on memory cards and motherboards, replacing 5.25” floppy discs, and dealing with the jumble of cables on Dual 5MB Winchester…
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