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    How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

    In other words, since you work in a hospital, you are knowingly doing something that is going to trigger a HIPAA violation and fine. Nice.
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    How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

    This was a cheap shot leveled at a group of people that may or may not have had the responsibility or the approval from senior IT management to solve this problem. I guarantee you that the internal team asked to do this kind of project, and IT leaders said no. Flat networks are a sign of a...
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    Retro gamers save one of the last 45-inch CRT TVs in existence

    Fond memories of my 32XBR100. The picture quality was to die for. Easy to move done properly. The matching stand was a must to support the weight of the glass. Had a friend who had a 40" tube TV, don't remember the brand. But I do remember it being seriously heavy.
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    Man vs. AI race scrapped after AI car crashes into wall on warm-up lap

    A Honda civic with an average human driver can beat these AI cars.
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    In IT? Need cash? Cybersecurity whistleblowers are earning big payouts.

    Fancysunrise, Healthcare IT likes to think it's some kind of "special" because they deal with patient data. However, it is subject to everything that regular IT handles. Many healthcare specific devices that plug into a network are garbage from a supportability/security point of view. All the...
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    In IT? Need cash? Cybersecurity whistleblowers are earning big payouts.

    This likely describes most companies and orgs that are not part of the Fortune 10 or Fortune 50. Cybersecurity requires extensive planning, execution, and funding. If you don't have it, you're not doing it. Oh, and you need a team of people who have the discipline to excel. I have knowledge of...
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    In IT? Need cash? Cybersecurity whistleblowers are earning big payouts.

    If you work long enough, you will see "executives" lie about compliance to make themselves look good to other executives. It's a form of cheating on a test. I once saw multiple managers in a firm lie to an outside auditor. I let the auditor know. If the internal culture is like that, know it...
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    New Broadcom sales plan may be “insignificant” in deterring VMware migrations

    What Broadcom has done to VMware and customers is absolutely stunning. A decade of goodwill flushed down the toilet literally overnight. VMware's board of directors ought to be ashamed of themselves for what they did to their customers and business partners.
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    43 research monkeys on the lam still “playfully exploring,“ police say

    Those monkeys need to be told to stay out of New York. Those animal control people up there are hard core. Expect snipers!
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    Cats play fetch more often than previously believed, though still less than dogs

    I had a male cat that loved to play fetch. Made him a toy out of aquarium airline tubing, he destroyed several of those. Part of fetch was sliding across linoleum flooring, which he also loved. That was a good cat.
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    “Everything’s frozen”: Ransomware locks credit union users out of bank accounts

    100% the fault of management. Their cyber team (if they have one) is either hamstrung or were hired because they were cheap.
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    The case for and against macOS 15 Sequoia being the final release for Intel Macs

    There are exceptional deals on M1 Airs out there, and they are very good performers, certainly better than Intel macs were at the same price point. If your usage patterns are "light" then 8GB of RAM will not hold you back. The M1 Air is $699 at Walmart right now in fact.
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    After a fiery finale, the Delta rocket family now belongs to history

    Did the first stage boosters land? Oh, wait, wrong launch company.
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    The White House has its own pharmacy—and, boy, was it shady under Trump

    House/Senate also has their own pharmacy and those old guys get whatever they want. Been that way for decades.
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    Hospitals slash staff, services, quality of care when private equity takes over

    Everything Private Equity touches turns to sh*t.
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    MBP for Business - is my company doing things wrong?

    The standard for mac management is JAMF. Even IBM is using JAMF. An alternative to JAMF might be something like Kandji. But the big problem I see is that Bob doesn't know what he's doing if even your Windows workstations aren't domain joined.