15+ min ago (453+ words) Organisations have employed various strategies to secure IoT environments, and each has its own strengths and limitations: To effectively keep enterprise IoT data and a company's overall network secure, organisations need layers of IoT security measures. Here are some current strategies to consider: Transitioning from VPNs to zero trust solutions ensures that every connection request "whether from an IoT device or a remote user "is authenticated, authorised, and encrypted. Zero trust networks provide granular access controls and isolate compromised devices, limiting their ability to spread threats across the network. For IoT devices that do not have the processing power to deliver on Zero Trust, consider platforms or gateways that can add ZTNA functionality. For highly sensitive environments, physically isolating IoT devices or employing an air gap can provide an extra layer of protection. While not practical for all scenarios, this…...

31+ min ago (211+ words) A complete, repeatable lifecycle for keeping your application secure Modern applications face a constant wave of threats " supply-chain attacks, browser exploits, token theft, package vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and more. Most teams treat security updates as "catch-up work," but real protection requires a systematic, end-to-end security intelligence framework. Below is a practical E2E framework " a cycle your team can follow to continuously stay updated on security risks and keep your app safe. This framework has 6 stages: Each stage includes tools, examples, and best practices. Your first job is staying aware. This means actively monitoring reliable, reputable sources of security information. Goal: Never miss a vulnerability relevant to your ecosystem. Not all vulnerabilities matter. Detection identifies which ones apply to your codebase, dependencies, or infrastructure. Goal: Quickly spot vulnerabilities that could impact your app. This is where senior engineers add value. This is where…...

47+ min ago (208+ words) (1). Compliance with data governance and legal requirements (2). Proximity to customer (3). Available Services within a Region Each availability zone (AZ) is one or more discrete data centers with redundant power, networking, and connectivity (" " " " " " " " " - " ", " " " ") They're separate from each other, so that they're isolated from disasters (" " " ") They're connected with high bandwidth, ultra-low latency networking (, " " " ") (" " vs " " ") IAM : Identity and Access Management, Global service (" ") Root account created by default, shouldn't be used or shared (" " " ", " " " ") Users are people within your organization, and can be grouped (" " " " " " " ") Groups only contain users, not other groups (" " " ", " " " ") Users don't have to belong to a group, and user can belong to multiple groups (" " " " , " " " " ") Require specific character types (" " " "): Allows all IAM users to change their own passwords () Require users to change their password after some time (password expiration) (" " " ", ") Prevent password re-use ( " ") Password + MFA = Successful Login To access AWS, you have three options: Access…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1335+ words) Speaker: Fabiano Honorato, Michelle Koo, Stephen Brandon @ AWS FSI Meetup 2025 Q4Introduction to BrexFinancial operating system platform for managing expenses, travel, credit.Engineering manager and team members discuss leveraging Amazon Aurora for resiliency and international expansionBrex servicesCorporate cards, expense management, travel, bill pay, and bankingAim to help clients spend wisely and smartlyImportance of preparing infrastructure for disaster scenariosFocus on the data layer, primarily using PostgreSQL with PG bouncer and replicas for applications and analytical purposesMerge smaller databases into a single database instancePast disaster recovery process was manual and time-consumingGoals for disaster recovery solutionWarm disaster recovery solution to decrease Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO)RTO: maximum time to recover normal operations after disasterRPO: maximum amount of data tolerable to loseDetermining RPO and RTOAnalyze metrics, assess current capabilities, and conduct extensive testingUnderstand how applications will handle additional latency and data…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago (1497+ words) Your traffic dropped 40% overnight. You checked Google Search Console. Then checked again. Refreshed the analytics dashboard three times because surely the data was wrong. It wasn't. Welcome to December 2025, where Google's latest Helpful Content Update decided your perfectly good content wasn't so helpful after all. The thing is, this update isn't like the others. And the recovery tactics that worked in 2023? Yeah, most of those are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. I've spent the past three weeks analyzing over 200 sites that got hit'some recovered, most didn't. Here's what actually changed and what's working for recovery. Let's cut through the noise. Every SEO guru on LinkedIn is posting the same recycled advice about "creating quality content" and "focusing on user intent." (Translation: we have no idea either, but this sounds authoritative.) But here's what the data…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago (108+ words) Having trouble opening a PDF file? It might be corrupted or damaged. Here are 7 free online tools that can help you repair and recover your PDF files. PDF files can become corrupted due to: A popular online tool that offers PDF repair along with many other PDF utilities. Simply upload your damaged file and let it work its magic. Another reliable online option that can fix corrupted PDF files quickly and securely. Offers a dedicated PDF repair tool that works directly in your browser. A comprehensive PDF toolkit that includes repair functionality. Simple interface for repairing damaged PDF documents. Free desktop and online tools for PDF repair....

2+ hour, 33+ min ago (687+ words) Let me tell you a ghost story. " A few years ago, a new guy on our team made a mistake with a configuration item during an emergency online hotfix. He was supposed to point the database address to the read-only replica of the production environment, but he forgot to update that tiny .env file on the production server. The result? The live service connected to his local development database. " The next hour was a disaster for our entire department. User data was contaminated by test scripts, order data was messed up, and the CEO's call went straight to my cell phone. We spent an entire weekend cleaning up data and appeasing users. And the root cause of all this was a single, tiny text file that someone forgot to modify. " In many modern development workflows, we've grown accustomed to certain…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago (497+ words) As developers, we all know how much time goes into repetitive checks: These tasks are important" but doing them manually for every commit or PR is exhausting and eats up time we would rather spend actually building features. So I asked myself: " What if I could create an AI agent that does all of this automatically? And that's how the Reliability Guardian Agent was born. In this article, I'll walk you through building this AI agent step-by-step using Qodo Command, in the simplest way possible. By the end, you'll have a powerful reliability reviewer that works locally and inside GitHub Actions. The Reliability Guardian Agent automatically analyzes your codebase to evaluate and improve: It uses both static analysis and behavior-style testing (like simulated mutation or fuzz testing) to find: This agent can be used both locally and in automated CI…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago (682+ words) Updated on Nov. 30 with confirmation of an ongoing iPhone vulnerability. Apple does not make mistakes often " but it has done so now. If you have an iPhone 17, 16 or 15, then there's a hidden setting you must change. It has been set to a dangerous default, and leaves your phone open to attack. It takes seconds to fix " do that now. The warning stems from the iOS 26 update in September. This introduced much needed protection against the risk of data being secretly extracted from an iPhone through a malicious charging cable or accessory. But it has been set up badly. After you first unlock your iPhone after it's reset or switched on, it can be connected to a USB accessory or computer. Before it's unlocked that first time it won't connect. That's why Apple added a controversial 72 hour time-out, returning untouched phones…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1180+ words) Did YOU spot some of the modern-day tech? IT'S the sci-fi movie that enthralled a generation of kids. Back to the Future celebrates 40 years this week " sober news for those who remember the film when it was first released on December 4 1985. At the time, Mikhail Gorbachev had just become Soviet leader, Queen fans were still talking about the band's electrifying performance at Live Aid and the long miner's strike had finally come to an end. The sight of Marty McFly " played by legend Michael J. Fox " in a futuristic flying car when the world still relied on noisy dial-ups to use the internet filled cinema-goers with awe. It was so popular that people queued around the block to get into the cinema. While we are still a long way from time-travel, the movie accurately predicted some of today's technology." Home Alone…...