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By Justin Katz Feb 02, 2021 Einstein is the Department of Homeland Security’s intrusion detection system. It observes traffic flowing in and out of federal networks, allowing the government to target threats identified by a database of known malware. That makes it unlikely Einstein ever could have detected the malware implanted into SolarWinds Orion because it was delivered to agency networks through a trusted update. However, overhauling Einstein to identify unknown or zero-day threats would...

Best Microsoft Office Alternatives That You Need to Try By Ankush Das, on 02/02/2021 14:21 PST Microsoft Office is unquestionably the most popular office suite for both students and professionals. For obvious reasons, it offers the best compatibility for every file type and is easy to use. Not just limited its features and usability, but the seamless integration with Windows 10 could prove to be an unmatched experience. But, not everyone needs the “ultimate off...

Yext and Carahsoft Team Up to Bring the Power of Search to the Public Sector The collaboration brings next-generation search technology -- both on- and off-website -- to government agencies to improve the constituent search experience, including their ability to find accurate and timely information about vaccine distribution. News provided by Share this article Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Search Experience Cloud company, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Prov...

Published February 2, 2021, 9:11 AM The term Web Docs is often associated with the MDN (Mozilla Developer Network) Web Docs — a documentation repository for web developers used by Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, and Samsung. MDN Web Docs is the single best definition of online collaboration, with individual community members constantly making big and small fixes to help incrementally improve its content. To ensure the long-term health of web platform documentation on the de facto standard resourc...

Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Ferrari 2020 Full Year Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] For your information, this conference is being recorded. Now, Id like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Nicoletta Russo. Please go ahead. Nicoletta Russo -- Head of Investor Relations Thank you, Andrea and welcome to everyone who is joining us. There are two topics that we plan to cover today. First, the Groups fully 2020 operating...

Keeping up with WRAL TechWire’s ongoing initiative to track events happening across North Carolina, here’s a look at what’s to come in March: March 1 The NC IDEA Foundation is offering two grant opportunities for startups this season: NC IDEA MICRO provides $10,000 project-based grants to entrepreneurs looking to validate and advance their ideas. NC IDEA SEED provides $50,000 grants to early-stage companies, giving them the boost they need to scale faster. March 1 NC State’s Sweat Equit...

Reseller News Join Reseller News Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more.Sign up now Who gets credit for open source success? Like so many winning projects, Weaveworks’ Cortex is the result of a long and winding chain of open source inspiration and innovation Credit: Dreamstime Over 2000 years ago the Roman historian Tacitus observed that “Victory is claimed by all”—or, as some translations put it, ...

Please Help the US by not pirating. The DWG problem. “Police in Russia said on Wednesday they were searching for thieves who plundered technical equipment from a top-secret military aircraft.” Have you heard of the myth about a man who found the blueprints of a F18 Hornet and sold them on ebay? Why is this illegal? It is just paper? Is not the drafting or the drawing but the engineering techniques found in it that is worth money. How much does Autodesk make in revenue? US$3.27 billion (2...

By GCN Staff Jan 29, 2021 The Army is looking for a system that can export sensor data from soldiers’ exoskeletons to their smartphones and to dashboards leaders can use to get a better idea of warfighters’ health and locations. Exoskeletons transfer much of the weight a soldier carries to the ground through battery-powered, titanium legs, allowing warfighters to carry extra gear with less effort, even when climbing stairs or steep terrain. Modern exoskeletons provide back and knee support,...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 29, 2021 When the National Defense Authorization Act required the IRS procurement office to insert telecommunications security language into all its contracts, staff used a bot to accomplish in three days what would have taken a year. “As we looked at the number of contracts that had that criteria, it was 1,466 active contracts,” IRS Chief Procurement Officer Shanna Webbers said. “It would have taken us almost up to a year to modify all of those contracts.” Cal...