Apr 16, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain / Software Security Security researchers have uncovered a "credible" takeover attempt targeting the OpenJS Foundation in a manner that evokes similarities to the recently uncovered incident aimed at the open-source XZ Utils project. "The OpenJS Foundation Cross Project Council received a suspicious series of emails with similar messages, … [Read more...] about OpenJS Foundation Targeted in Potential JavaScript Project Takeover Attempt
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Why the Modern Data Stack is Broken and How to Fix It
Data management has evolved significantly over the last several decades. Years ago, the architecture was much simpler – think Oracle databases running on IBM mainframes, in the form of an on-premise data stack. When the cloud evolved, it solved some of the big disadvantages of on-premises data stacks, including cost, limited user access and processing power. But eventually, … [Read more...] about Why the Modern Data Stack is Broken and How to Fix It
Launching Innovation Rockets, But Beware of the Darkness Ahead
Imagine a world where the software that powers your favorite apps, secures your online transactions, and keeps your digital life could be outsmarted and taken over by a cleverly disguised piece of code. This isn't a plot from the latest cyber-thriller; it's actually been a reality for years now. How this will change – in a positive or negative direction – as artificial … [Read more...] about Launching Innovation Rockets, But Beware of the Darkness Ahead
Why Accelerating Data Engineering Across Public Clouds and Private Data Centers is a Game Changer
After the first six months, 2021 was shaping up to be a disappointing year for Netflix. Customers were leaving the streaming service, weary of pandemic-induced binge-watching. However, by the time it released its third quarter earnings report, Netflix had a comeback story to share. Netflix released the Squid Game on September 17 with little fanfare, but the South Korean … [Read more...] about Why Accelerating Data Engineering Across Public Clouds and Private Data Centers is a Game Changer
Improving the event queue in Elastic Agent and Beats
When an output worker is ready to send data, it requests a batch of events from the internal queue. The size of this request is controlled by bulk_max_size, an important output tuning parameter. If bulk_max_size is 100, then the queue will try to provide 100 events for the output worker to send.The queue also has a flush.timeout parameter. When this is zero, the queue will … [Read more...] about Improving the event queue in Elastic Agent and Beats
Ex-Security Engineer Jailed 3 Years for $12.3 Million Crypto Exchange Thefts
Apr 13, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Regulatory Compliance A former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million. Shakeeb Ahmed, the defendant in question, pled guilty to one count of computer fraud in December 2023 following his … [Read more...] about Ex-Security Engineer Jailed 3 Years for $12.3 Million Crypto Exchange Thefts
U.S. Treasury Hamas Spokesperson for Cyber Influence Operations
Apr 13, 2024NewsroomCyber influence / Warfare The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday announced sanctions against an official associated with Hamas for his involvement in cyber influence operations. Hudhayfa Samir 'Abdallah al-Kahlut, 39, also known as Abu Ubaida, has served as the public spokesperson of Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, … [Read more...] about U.S. Treasury Hamas Spokesperson for Cyber Influence Operations
Video Highlights: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits — with Prof. Barrett Thomas
In this video presentation, our good friend Jon Krohn, Co-Founder and Chief Data Scientist at the machine learning company Nebula, is joined by Dr. Barrett Thomas, an esteemed Research Professor in at the University of Iowa’s College of Business, to delve deep into Markov decision processes and how they relate to Deep Reinforcement Learning. Dr. Thomas explains how these … [Read more...] about Video Highlights: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Maximizing Profits — with Prof. Barrett Thomas
Mitigating the risks of residential proxies
Every day, millions of ordinary internet users grant usage of their computers, smartphones, or home routers to complete strangers — whether knowingly or not. They install proxyware — a proxy server that accepts internet requests from these strangers and forwards them via the internet to the target server. Access to such proxyware is typically provided by specialized companies, … [Read more...] about Mitigating the risks of residential proxies
The Complete Guide to Capacity Management in Kubernetes
In the dynamic world of container orchestration, Kubernetes stands out as the undisputed champion, empowering organizations to scale and deploy applications seamlessly. Yet, as the deployment scope increases, so do the associated Kubernetes workload costs, and the need for effective resource capacity planning becomes more critical than ever. When dealing with containers and … [Read more...] about The Complete Guide to Capacity Management in Kubernetes