Roberto C. Morales

Information Technology and government compliance in IT are topics I need and like to learn, but also share with Flipboard community.

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Chromebook
5 Chromebook Productivity Tips
Lifewire - by Jack Wallen
The chromebook has become one of the most widely-used laptops on the planet. With good reason: They’re simple to use, reliable, fast, and don’t …
Cyber-attacks
New Cybersecurity Bill To Tackle Growing Cyberattacks On IoT Devices
electronicsforu.com - Vinay
• In the past, several websites as well as Internet connected devices have fallen prey to attacks by hackers.• The bill will help firms in securing their …
U.S. Elections
Most states still aren’t set to audit paper ballots in 2020
The Verge - Colin Lecher
Despite some progress on voting security since 2016, most states in the US aren’t set to require an audit of paper ballots in the November 2020 election, according to a new report out this week from the
International Relations
Cyber Week in Review: August 16, 2019
cfr.org - Adam Segal
Audio snippets subject to human review; Huawei employees help African governments’ spying; major vulnerabilities revealed in U.S. fighter jets; …
Cybersecurity
Stop Doxing Yourself With Your Pet Photos
Gizmodo - Dell Cameron
People are hyper-vigilant these days about protecting their personal information, all the little details about themselves that can lead to stalking …
White Hat
An ‘Old-School Hacker’ Fights Cybercrime
The Wall Street Journal. - Randy Maniloff
After five years in prison, Kevin Mitnick put on a ‘white hat.’ Now he has advice for companies—and for you—about staying safe online. You probably know better than to plug a USB flash drive from an unknown
Cyber-attacks
Cyber Attacks on India Rose Sharply Within 20 Minutes During Indo-Pak Border Conflict
news18.com - Shouvik Das
Prayukth K.V, head of IoT deployments at Subex, revealed this alarming fact while talking about the rising risk of critical cyber attacks in an …
Cybersecurity
Software Vulnerability Disclosure Is a Real Mess
PCMag - Ben Dickson
Reports of security flaws can be greatly exaggerated—and even totally wrong. Researchers should do their homework and report responsibly. PCMag …
Technology
Take these 5 critical steps to protect yourself from cybercrime
Fast Company - Harry McCracken
Your data, private information, and finances are under attack. These are the key ways to fight back. High-profile data breaches at companies like British Airways and Marriott get a lot of media coverage,
Cybersecurity
The Bright Side of Humans Eavesdropping on Your Alexa Recordings
Gizmodo - Adam Clark Estes
Over the past few months, a waterfall of details about how companies handle voice recordings has poured into the news. First, there was news that …
SSL
Google wants to reduce lifespan for HTTPS certificates to one year
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
A Google proposal would cut lifespan of SSL certificates from 825 days to 397 days. Google wants to reduce the lifespan of SSL certificates (used to …
Cyber-attacks
Cyberattacks targeting students on the rise: Here's how to protect your data
ctvnews.ca - Nicole Bogart
Cyberattacks targeting post-secondary students are becoming increasingly common, but new research shows only 15 per cent of Canadian students have …
Create shortcuts in Drive with a new beta
googleblog.com
What’s changing We’re launching a new beta that allows you to create shortcuts in Drive, making it easy to reference and organize files ...
Public Sector
What it takes to digitize a public sector organization effectively
mckinsey.com
August 5, 2019Digital transformations are difficult in the private sector, but even tougher in the public sector. Government IT projects requiring …
Google Apps
How to use Gradebook to enhance Google Classroom
TechRepublic - Andy Wolber
Learn how using Gradebook can give teachers a smooth workflow to track learning progress at schools and can also be helpful for businesses that use G …
Google Home
Google Assistant now helps family members boss each other around
Fast Company - Jared Newman
Google Assistant is already an efficient way to at set your own reminders, but now you can use it to delegate tasks as well. Tell your kids to take out the trash, or ask your spouse to pick up milk on
Kaspersky Lab
Kaspersky Antivirus Software Exposed Millions to Web Tracking
Tom's Guide - Paul Wagenseil
Kaspersky antivirus software let websites track users for years, a German journalist revealed today (Aug. 15). Ronald Eikenberg of c't magazine …
Cybersecurity
Adware, Trojans Hit Education Sector Hard
darkreading.com
Students continue to be weak links for schools and universities, according to data from security firm Malwarebytes. Looks like you've hit your article …
Electrical Grid
Cyber attacks and weather among risks to power grid in the wake of SA's big blackout
abc.net.au - Nick Harmsen
Australia's power grid operators should be given more flexibility to deal with unpredictable events including cyber attacks and extreme weather, …
Time Management
This Morning Routine will Save You 20+ Hours Per Week
medium.com - Benjamin Hardy, PhD
The traditional 9–5 workday is poorly structured for high productivity. Perhaps when most work was physical labor, but not in the knowledge working …
Ubisoft
Winner of Digital Workplace Leader of the Year 2019 – Marc Bramoullé at Ubisoft
digitalworkplacegroup.com
Elizabeth Marsh leads the Digital Workplace Group’s member research and events. She is passionate about connecting members to peers or resources and …
American Express
Winner of Digital Workplace of the Year 2019 – American Express
digitalworkplacegroup.com
The excitement in the room was palpable at the DW Experience conference in Chicago as Gary Kensey, Vice President of Digital Workplace at American …
New fonts intended to help improve reading speed now available in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
googleblog.com
Quick launch summary The Google Fonts team has teamed up with Thomas Jockin to create a series of fonts that are aimed at improving read...
Forrest Gump
I think this is what life should be about
Ladders - John P. Weiss
“Dad, I don’t want to,” I said to my father. “The boys will make fun of me. Can’t we let someone else take her?”“What if you were her, Johnny? …
Résumés
Harvard Career Experts Say That to Get Your Next Job, Your Resume Should Always Have These 5 Simple Things
Inc Magazine - Peter Economy
A new guide published by Harvard's Office of Career Services and the Career and Academic Resource Center explains the essentials for crafting a great resume. We all know the importance of a having a great
Monty Python
Python for Data Science For Dummies, 2nd Edition
oreilly.com
The fast and easy way to learn Python programming and statistics Python is a general-purpose programming language created in the late 1980s—and named …
Data Science
Running a Successful Machine Learning Startup from Data Crunch
stitcher.com
Today, our guest, Alain Briancon, will talk to us about how to work with Fortune 500 companies and help them get quick value from their data, how to …
Data Science
vtreat up on PyPi
win-vector.com - Author John Mount
I am excited to announce vtreat is now available for Python on PyPi, in addition for R on CRAN. A data.frame processor/conditioner that prepares …
Data Science
How did I learn Data Science?
mlwhiz.com
I am a Mechanical engineer by education. And I started my career with a core job in the steel industry. But I didn’t like it and so I left that. I …
Cybersecurity
Dark Reading | Security | Protect The Business - Enable Access
darkreading.com
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