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Data Fabric

An architecture that unifies data management, integration and governance.

Docker

An open source platform that automates running applications in containers.

Elevation of Privilege

A security vulnerability or attack in which an entity gains unauthorized access rights.

Encryption

The process of converting readable data into an encoded form.

Cryptography

The field of computer science that designs methods to secure information through encryption.

End User

The person or group that directly uses a software application, system or service.

Blob Storage

A cloud-based object storage service that manages unstructured data.

Bucket

A logical storage container used in cloud object storage systems.

Client-Server Architecture

A distributed computing model in which client devices request resources or services from centralized servers.

Client

Software or a device that requests services or resources from a server over a network.

Desktop Virtualization

Technology that separates a desktop operating system and its applications from the physical client device.

Data Warehouse

A centralized repository that consolidates structured data from multiple sources.

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)

A data integration process that collects data from multiple sources and loads it into a target system.

Distributed Computing

A computing model in which multiple networked systems share processing power, data and resources.

CloudSecOps

An integrated practice combining cloud operations, security and DevOps.

Cyberattack

A deliberate attempt to compromise, disrupt or gain unauthorized access to digital systems.

Data Lake

A centralized repository that stores structured, semi-structured and unstructured data in its raw form.

Blue Teaming

The practice of defending an organization’s systems and networks against simulated or real cyberattacks.

Expert Details How to Harden Microsoft Identity Without Slowing Down Business

Microsoft identity expert Nathan O’Bryan showed IT pros how to tighten Microsoft 365 security through Entra and Intune features like Conditional Access and Multi-Admin Approval--without hampering user productivity.

Rude Prompts Yield Smarter ChatGPT Answers, Study Finds

This reporter has lately been complaining in team meetings about having to fight with our company ChatGPT, specifically mentioning "yelling at a machine," but recent research indicates that might not be all bad -- blood pressure notwithstanding. A new study finds that ChatGPT-4o gives more accurate answers when prompted rudely rather than politely, contradicting previous research suggesting the opposite.

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