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Roles across software development teams have changed as more teams adopt DevOps, according to GitLab. The survey of over 3,650 respondents from 21 countries worldwide found that rising rates of DevOps adoption and implementation of new tools has led to sweeping changes in job functions, tool choices and organization charts within developer, security and operations teams.
TCP-IP-co-developer Vint Cerf, revered as a critical contributor to the foundations of the internet, has floated the notion that privacy legislation might hinder the development of a vaccination for the COVID-19 coronavirus. In an essay written for Indian outlet Medianama titled "Internet Lessons from COVID19", Cerf - a Google vice-president and chief internet evangelist - opens by pointing out that networks have more than proven their worth by facilitating interactions and economic activity that would otherwise have had to be conducted face-to-face and therefore may not have been conducted at all.
DataStax announced the general availability of DataStax Astra, a database-as-a-service for Apache Cassandra applications, simplifying cloud-native Cassandra application development. On Google Cloud, Astra deploys and manages enterprise clusters powered by Cassandra directly on top of Google Cloud's Platform infrastructure, so that data sits in the same Google Cloud global infrastructure as applications.
In this Help Net Security podcast, Mirtha Collin, Director of Education for², talks about the Professional Development Institute, a valuable resource for continuing education opportunities to help keep your skills sharp and curiosity piqued. The Education Department at² develops and delivers training materials and courses that help the cybersecurity community achieve certification and also provides learning opportunities to keep their skills sharp and maintain their certifications.
Faraday Technology Corporation, a leading ASIC design service and IP provider, announced its SoCreative!V SoC development platform based upon Faraday's A500 SoC in UMC's 28HPC process. The platform features an ARM Cortex-A53 Quad core with up to 1.4GHz clock rate; delivering an all-in-one solution with multiple, extendable, high-speed interfaces addressing current market demands for high-performance computing applications, such as 5G, networking, AIoT, High-Def Projectors, Multimedia, and MFP. With the introduction of the SoCreative!V Platform, Faraday provides numerous integrated high speed interfaces including DDR4, USB 3.0 OTG, PCIe gen3 and Gigabit Ethernet.
Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2, the foundation for Red Hat's hybrid cloud portfolio. Red Hat Enterprise Linux can help intelligently detect, diagnose and address potential issues before they impact production, driven by advancements in Red Hat Insights.
Virtru, the new standard in data protection, announced the appointment of Google's former Head of Cloud ISV Partnerships, Renaud Perrier, as Senior Vice President of International Business Development and Operations. Based in Paris, Perrier is charged with directing Virtru's operations, product strategy, and technology partnerships in EMEA and APAC to help the company further expand into key international markets.
Instead, it suggests that apps broadcast "a temporary anonymous ID that permits establishing contact with other app users in proximity." Apps will record that anonymous ID and, if any user that has been in proximity tests positive to coronavirus and consents to having their data shared, other devices that have hoovered up the anonymous ID will receive a notification. App should be deactivated automatically and all remaining personal data and proximity data should be erased, as soon as the crisis is over.
Ai launched on Wednesday with a new software development and security platform. Ai, has acquired application security provider Arxan, enabling it to provide a platform that offers agile planning, software delivery and application security capabilities.
Cypress Semiconductor unveiled solutions that give IoT product developers a simplified path to build high-quality, secure, and reliable IoT products. "The problem solvers at Cypress have taken on this challenge and expanded our solutions to help our customers bring high-quality, secure, and reliable products to market faster. IoT-AdvantEdge simplifies the development process, bringing together the essential building blocks of the IoT through powerful software and hardware combinations."