maandag 25 november, 2024
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife It’s time to update your résumé and tailor it specifically to the role you're applying for, says Erica Rivera, a senior recruiter at Google. As a recruiter, Rivera has screened thousands of résumés, and she recently offered some practical career advice on TikTok. For example,...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife The cybersecurity skills shortage continues to present multiple challenges for organizations, says HelpNetSecurity. But, this skills gap also provides many opportunities for those looking to get started in cybersecurity. This article describes seven free online courses that can help you gain skills and grow your...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife New Linux-focused malware, which targets endpoints and IoT devices, uses a sophisticated approach to exploit specific vulnerabilities, install a cyptominer, and allow full remote control, reports Tara Seals. The Shikitega malware, spotted by researchers at AT&T Alien Labs, uses a series of modules, each of...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife As Earth’s climate crisis becomes both more visible and more urgent — as experienced through increasingly dangerous droughts, floods, fires, and other severe weather events — individuals may feel powerless to effect any meaningful change. However, individual efforts can still have a far-reaching impact.  Although...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife The Ethereum blockchain will undergo a major upgrade this month to make it far more energy efficient, reports Kyt Dotson. The Merge, which is planned for September 15th, will merge the proof-of-stake Beacon Chain with the main proof-of-work Ethereum blockchain “and essentially replace its proof-of-work engine with...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Security is one of the biggest challenges organizations face, and lack of “cybersecurity readiness” leaves companies at risk of major disruption, says a recent article from the World Economic Forum.  This article describes a high-level approach to help organizations secure assets and critical business services...

What’s a Container Image?

Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Containers and container images are hot topics, but many people may still wonder how they work, Don Schenck says. “Briefly, an image is an operating system that runs libraries and runtimes and an application, all enclosed in an Open Container Initiative (OCI) compliant file.” In...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife With web3 innovations testing the limits of traditional legal frameworks, “it’s time for a new set of licenses, designed specifically for non-fungible tokens, or NFTs,” write Miles Jennings and Chris Dixon. So, a16z crypto is releasing six “free, public ‘Can’t Be Evil’ licenses, designed specifically...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife When you're programming, you often need to switch between data types, says Dionysia Lemonaki. For example, you might need to convert a string into a number, and JavaScript offers several ways to do this. In this article, Lemonaki demonstrates “built-in JavaScript methods available for converting...
Dit bericht verscheen eerder bij FOSSlife Google has launched a new bug bounty program for its open source projects to help secure the ecosystem from supply chain attacks, reports Ravie Lakshmanan. The Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) will offer payouts from $101 to $31,337 (in reference to leet...