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November 17, 2021
Issue Highlights
November 17, 2021 | Volume 12 Issue 63
- LEAD ARTICLE: Parsing Data Security and Privacy Concerns in the Cloud
- FEATURED ARTICLE: Security Considerations for PCs and Mobile Devices
- FEATURED NEWS: IBM to Add New Natural Language Processing Enhancements to Watson Discovery
- NEWS HIGHLIGHT: IBM, Amazon Web Services Join Forces to Help Oil & Gas Industry Accelerate Energy Transition
- WHITE PAPER: Why Migrate When You Can Modernize?
- FEATURED VIDEO: Barcode400
- EVENT: Ask the Sequel Experts
Lead Article - Cloud
Parsing Data Security and Privacy Concerns in the Cloud
Data security and data privacy are terms that often appear in the same sentence. Although some of the means of securing both are identical, there are also critical distinctions between them that mustn't be overlooked when considering service providers.
By John Ghrist
We've likely all heard for many years now about how globalized the world is becoming. In the Internet Age, many points on the planet now communicate and share information instantaneously, and the practice of direct buying and selling of goods across borders has gone from an almost exotic happenstance to a commonplace goal of a majority of U.S. business enterprises in the last two decades. Hand in hand with that has been the need to secure data needed to handle business transactions: customer contact information, credit card and bank account numbers, and routing information are obvious examples. Everyone agrees such things must be kept securely confidential. Yes, we've seen…
Industry News
IBM Quantum Computer Demonstrates Next Step Towards Moving Beyond Classical Supercomputing
Analytics & Cognitive News
IBM News
IBM Industry News
Feature Article - Security
Security Considerations for PCs and Mobile Devices
The technology enabled by PCs and mobile devices is one of the biggest challenges facing IBM i security administrators.
By Carol Woodbury
Editor's Note: This article is excerpted from Chapter 10 of IBM i Security Administration and Compliance: Third Edition
Nothing underscores the inadequacies of menu-based security more than using mobile-device–based software to access IBM i databases. If you still rely solely on menu security to control your sensitive and confidential information (in other words, if you don’t use object-level security), your security configuration has holes. Let’s look at IBM’s Access Client Solutions (ACS) and some of the security issues you’ll have to deal with there.
White Papers
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Webcast
Node Webinar Series Pt. 1: The World of Node.js on IBM i
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Part 1 will teach you what Node.js is, why it's a great option for IBM i shops, and how to take advantage of the ecosystem surrounding Node.
In addition to background information, our Director of Product Development Scott Klement will demonstrate applications that take advantage of the Node Package Manager (npm).
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Low Code: A Digital Transformation of Supply Chain and Logistics
Learn how businesses leverage Low-Code to continue to deliver value through digital transformation. Discover how the power of Low-Code is helping many businesses evolve their supply chain, increase ROI, and achieve more tangible results.
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Featured News
IBM to Add New Natural Language Processing Enhancements to Watson Discovery
New planned features are designed to help business users quickly start applying AI to find more precise document insights with less training time and data science skills
Businesses in financial services, insurance and legal services turn to Watson Discovery to help automate processes and enhance customer care
IBM today announced new natural language processing (NLP) enhancements planned for IBM Watson Discovery. These planned updates are designed to help business users in industries such as financial services, insurance and legal services enhance customer care and accelerate business processes by uncovering insights and synthesizing information from complex documents.
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