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Australian Government Agencies Failing to Keep Up With Cyber Security Change
More Australian government agencies failed to meet the required levels of cyber security maturity in 2024 than in 2023, according to an assessment by the Australian Signals Directorate. The ASD reported that only 15% of entities achieved Maturity Level 2 on Australia’s Essential Eight cyber security framework in 2024 — a sharp decline from 25% in 2023. Under Australia’s Protective…
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Windows 11: Best settings to change on your PC (2025)
Windows 11 comes with default settings that work well for most users, but the configuration isn’t perfect. Fortunately, you can adjust most settings to make the experience more functional, minimize distractions, and take full advantage of the old and new features that might otherwise go unnoticed. For instance, to reduce clutter, you can align the Taskbar icons to the original…
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Proton worldwide outage caused by Kubernetes migration, software change
Swiss tech company Proton, which provides privacy-focused online services, says that a Thursday worldwide outage was caused by an ongoing infrastructure migration to Kubernetes and a software change that triggered an initial load spike. As the company revealed yesterday in an incident report published on its status page, the outage started around 10:00 AM ET. Proton users reported that they…
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I never keep my fitness resolution — here’s how I’m planning to change that with micro workouts in 2025
I’m not someone who generally struggles to find the motivation to exercise in general — I run most days and enjoy cycling too — but I’ve never managed to get into a routine where I do regular strength training, despite it being my one and only New Year’s resolution to do so in recent years. Strength training is important for…
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How to Change File Permissions in Linux
Linux works well as a multiuser operating system. Many users can access a single OS simultaneously without interpreting each other. However, if others can access your directories or files, the risk may increase. Hence, from a security perspective, securing the data from others is essential. Linux has features to control access from permissions and ownership. The ownership of files, folders,…
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How to Change Your Prompt in Bash Shell in Ubuntu
I don’t like my prompt, i want to change it. it has my username and host, but the formatting is not what i want. This blog will get you started quickly on doing exactly that. This is my current prompt below: To change the prompt you will update .bashrc and set the PS1 environment variable to a new value. Here…
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How To Set, Change, and Recover Your MySQL Root Password
You may have MySQL running somewhere in your data center. If that’s the case, there might be a time when you need to set or change the root user password. This can happen when you’ve forgotten the password, or when you’re looking up your security game after remembering you set the original MySQL password to something far too simple. The…
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How to change UEFI (BIOS) boot order to USB on Windows 11
To change the UEFI (BIOS) boot order on Windows 11, open Settings > System > Recovery, click the “Restart now” button for the Advanced startup setting and then open Troubleshoot > Advanced options > UEFI Firmware Settings. In the BIOS interface, change the boot order, making sure the computer can start from a USB flash drive. UPDATED 12/31/2024: On Windows 11,…
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3 Ways Quantum Computing Will Change Our World
Summary Encryption will no longer guarantee privacy as quantum computers can crack ciphers in seconds. Quantum computing can enhance artificial intelligence by speeding up information retrieval. Quantum computers may advance climate change research by improving weather modeling. Quantum computing is set to take the world by storm, once it’s finally ready. Though that date seems to be changing every week,…
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Three best change management practices to take on board in 2025
Change is tough and can sometimes feel as if it’s all happening at once. Orgvue’s latest research with 700 senior decision-makers shows just how overwhelming it can be: Two out of five CEOs say they’d rather quit than lead a major workforce transformation, with resistance to change, a lack of clear vision, and leadership’s reluctance to make difficult decisions as…
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