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By Ry Crozier on Apr 29, 2021 1:08PM Transforms developer tools and culture. Woolworths is hoping to remodel the way it develops software so that engineers can move between internal projects and business units “with relative ease”. Head of technology, cloud and platform engineering Josh Rogers told a GitHub webinar last week that although the retailer’s efforts are “relatively new”, it is starting to create some ‘elasticity’ in its workfor...

Apr 29, 2021 06:48 EDT with 0 comments simplewall (WFP Tool) allows simple Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) configuration for your PCs network activity. The lightweight application is less than a megabyte, and it is compatible with Windows Vista and higher operating systems. You can download either the installer or portable version. For correct working, need administrator rights. Features: Rules editor (create your own rules) Internal blocklist (block Windows spy / telemetry) Drop...

Apr 29, 2021 13:36 EDT with 0 comments Free alternative for Office productivity tools: Apache OpenOffice - formerly known as OpenOffice.org - is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor, and database management applications. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose. OpenOffice is available in many languages, works on all common computers, stores data...

Apr 29, 2021 13:44 EDT with 3 comments VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. VLC plays absolutely anything. It supports an enormous number of multimedia formats, and does not require you to download addit...

Apr 29, 2021 14:22 EDT with 2 comments VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Targeted at server, desktop and embedded use, it is now the only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Some of the features of VirtualBox are: Modularity. VirtualBox has an extremely modular design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design. This mak...

Until recently, small or non-traditional defense companies had very few opportunities to win lucrative Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. However, through a change in their contract award approach and the embrace of Open Source Software (OSS) as a strategic accelerator for new and innovative solutions, the DoD has opened the door to many smaller and midsize companies to actively contribute. OSS opens the door for any development company to create unique and valuable applications in a relati...

By GCN Staff Apr 27, 2021 Kessel Run, the Air Force’s hybrid acquisition and operations unit that develops, acquires and field software solutions for the warfighter, is looking for enterprise DevSecOps partners to help modernize its infrastructure to get capabilities into the field more quickly. For the new Global Application Delivery Network, the Kessel Run Program Management Office wants to leverage the advantages of a distributed cloud infrastructure and a continuous integration and contin...

By GCN Staff Apr 27, 2021 To improve the declining reliability of Marine Corps data transmitted via Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) technology, the Defense Information System Agency’s Cloud Computing Program Office has developed and tested a new technology called CLOAK, or Cloud Layered Obfuscation Application Kit. VSAT uses satellite systems to support high-bandwidth voice, video and data applications such as video conferencing between locations. The military also uses it for the exchang...

Automation provides the only practical path to effective data provisioning that can increase data center efficiency while ensuring users have the resources they need.

As cryptocurrency values continue to rise, cryptojacking becomes more attractive to cybercriminals. Now, a powerful hardware-based threat detection technology is being integrated into a Microsoft enterprise security product to help protect businesses from cryptojacking malware. The action integrates Intel Threat Detection Technology with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.