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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO Business Intelligence

When this no longer became tenable, Microsoft led the way and started its Trustworthy Computing initiative in 2002. The Internet of Things is not exempt from least privilege Another nightmare is built into the Internet of Things (IoT). Writing secure code which addresses PoLP is often not prioritized.

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Public cloud vs. private cloud vs. hybrid cloud: What’s the difference?

IBM Big Data Hub

Internet companies like Amazon led the charge with the introduction of Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2002, which offered businesses cloud-based storage and computing services, and the launch of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) in 2006, which allowed users to rent virtual computers to run their own applications.