Packet Maze: Solving a CyberDefenders PCAP Puzzle with R, Zeek, and tshark

It was a rainy weekend in southern Maine and I really didn’t feel like doing chores, so I was skimming through RSS feeds and noticed a link to a PacketMaze challenge in the latest This Week In 4n6. Since it’s also been a while since I’ve done any serio… Continue reading Packet Maze: Solving a CyberDefenders PCAP Puzzle with R, Zeek, and tshark

Is differential privacy the ideal privacy-enhancing computation technique for your business?

As security & risk management (SRM) leaders globally adjust to a “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses must adapt their privacy programs for better scale and performance on ever-tighter budgets. While juggling these compe… Continue reading Is differential privacy the ideal privacy-enhancing computation technique for your business?

CockroachDB, the database that just won’t die

There is an art to engineering and sometimes engineering can transform art. For Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis, the two worlds collided when they created the open-source graphics program, GIMP. Continue reading CockroachDB, the database that just won’t die

Data teams are discovering the benefits of automation and flexible coding

Ascend.io announced results from its research study about the work capacity and priorities of data teams, including data analysts, data scientists, data engineers, and enterprise architects. Conducted in Q2 2021, findings from more than 400 U.S.-based … Continue reading Data teams are discovering the benefits of automation and flexible coding

Why threat hunting is obsolete without context

Cybersecurity is an undisputed concern within any industry – but how are organizations and businesses using the security data and information they collect to best ensure their businesses are protected from cyber threats? Threat hunting context Accordin… Continue reading Why threat hunting is obsolete without context

Winners of Hackaday’s Data Loggin’ Contest: Bluetooth Gardening, Counting Cups, and Predicting Rainfall

The votes for Hackaday’s Data Loggin’ Contest have been received, saved to SD, pushed out to MQTT, and graphed. Now it’s time to announce the three projects that made the …read more Continue reading Winners of Hackaday’s Data Loggin’ Contest: Bluetooth Gardening, Counting Cups, and Predicting Rainfall

No-code business intelligence service y42 raises $2.9M seed round

Berlin-based y42 (formerly known as Datos Intelligence), a data warehouse-centric business intelligence service that promises to give businesses access to an enterprise-level data stack that’s as simple to use as a spreadsheet, today announced that it has raised a $2.9 million seed funding round led by La Famiglia VC. Additional investors include the co-founders of […] Continue reading No-code business intelligence service y42 raises $2.9M seed round

A crypto company’s journey to Data 3.0

Having worked at tech companies like LinkedIn and eBay, I’ve observed firsthand the evolution from Data 1.0 to Data 3.0. In Data 1.0, data is seen as a reactive function providing ad-hoc manual services or firefighting in urgent situations. Continue reading A crypto company’s journey to Data 3.0

Most IT pros manage different versions of the same database

The vast majority (82%) of IT professionals admit that they manage different versions of the same database, and 74.4% run into issues with their current data warehouses, according to a survey conducted by Propeller Insights. More than half of those sur… Continue reading Most IT pros manage different versions of the same database