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Penetration testing methodologies and standards

IBM Big Data Hub

To mitigate and prepare for such risks, penetration testing is a necessary step in finding security vulnerabilities that an attacker might use. What is penetration testing? A penetration test , or “pen test,” is a security test that is run to mock a cyberattack in action.

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Optimizing Risk and Exposure Management – Roundtable Highlights

Cloudera

We recently hosted a roundtable focused on o ptimizing risk and exposure management with data insights. For financial institutions and insurers, risk and exposure management has always been a fundamental tenet of the business. Now, risk management has become exponentially complicated in multiple dimensions. . Area such as: .

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MRO spare parts optimization

IBM Big Data Hub

Many asset-intensive businesses are prioritizing inventory optimization due to the pressures of complying with growing industry 4.0 Over time, inventory managers have tested different approaches to determine the best fit for their organizations. regulations, undergoing digital transformation and the need for cost-cutting.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

The notion of pattern exists beyond IT in areas that a PCI security assessment touches, such as employee pre-employment practices, awareness security training, risk assessment methodology, or third-party service provider management. As a result, large financial institutions may need to be included in their customers’ PCI assessments.

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UK Government tests frictionless trade models with Ecosystem of Trust pilots

IBM Big Data Hub

The UK government’s Ecosystem of Trust is a potential future border model for frictionless trade, which the UK government committed to pilot testing from October 2022 to March 2023.

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Optimizing the Value of AI Solutions for the Public Sector

Cloudera

There, I met with IT leaders across multiple lines of business and agencies in the US Federal government focused on optimizing the value of AI in the public sector. AI can optimize citizen-centric service delivery by predicting demand and customizing service delivery, resulting in reduced costs and improved outcomes.

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Speed up queries with the cost-based optimizer in Amazon Athena

AWS Big Data

Starting today, the Athena SQL engine uses a cost-based optimizer (CBO), a new feature that uses table and column statistics stored in the AWS Glue Data Catalog as part of the table’s metadata. Let’s discuss some of the cost-based optimization techniques that contributed to improved query performance.