APIs are a critical component of today’s development landscape because of their importance in microservices. Since modern software is often composed of various microservices, certain functionalities may be beyond the scope of an individual API. With an API gateway, we can aggregate those services to behave as if they were a single API, and return complex responses from disparate microservices through a single call to an API gateway.
As software engineers, we are incredibly busy. We’re designing new features, writing tests and implementing code, debugging, opening pull requests, and performing code reviews. That’s not to mention all of the DevOps stuff that our teams have us doing nowadays, too. Oh yes, and then there are stand-ups, check-ins, one-on-ones, and all-hands. The thing is: you don’t have time to waste. If there is wasted time in your workweek, it’s worth looking into how to recapture that time.
Cybersecurity audits are essential for any organization to review, analyze, and update its current IT infrastructure, information security policies (ISP), and overall cybersecurity risk management protocols. Audits are a critical part of information security and should be performed annually to ensure that new policies are implemented properly, potential vulnerabilities are identified, and the school maintains compliance with regulatory standards.
According to research by Statista, over 80% of internet users in the US fear that their personal information is vulnerable to hackers. Data privacy defines how organizations and other entities collect data on other individuals, how they process it, for what purposes they collect and process it, how long they keep it, and how they protect it, to name a few. In the modern digital environment, data privacy certifications are essential since they impart the skills needed to become privacy specialists.
These security websites will help your team up-to-date on the latest cybersecurity scams. It is important to keep up with the latest cyber security threats and how to protect your company from them. With so many websites and articles out there on the topic, it can be difficult to know which ones are worth reading.
A coworking space, or communal workspace, enables professionals from different companies and industries to share the same office environment. These spaces first became popular among freelance workers, then became the preferred workplace for start-ups, but now, since the hybrid work model has become part of everyday life, companies planning to downsize or close offices see these places as their new workspace.
The August 4th compromise of Twilio via a targeted smishing attack has been a topic of wide concern and discussion on social media. My first thoughts on hearing of the attack were to virtually “pat myself down” with regard to exposure risk. Kind of like that feeling when you’re not sure if your car keys or wallet are in your pocket a few blocks after walking away from your parking space. Is my company affected by the breach? Did we receive a notification email from them?
