World Password Day 2024: Best Practices for Secure Accounts

Also: Big 3 Cloud Providers Market Update; R Programming Bug [View in Browser]( MAY 03 ITPro Today [ITPro Today]( Top Story [World Password Day 2024: Best Practices for Secure Accounts]( Strong password habits are important year-round. World Password Day gives us an opportunity to brush up on our skills. News [AWS, Microsoft, Google Continue to Invest in Cloud as Demand Grows in AI Era]( Sean Michael Kerner The Big 3 cloud providers start 2024 off strong, fueled by organizations' growing adoption of AI.   [R Programming Bug Exposes Orgs to Vast Supply Chain Risk]( Jai Vijayan The CVE-2024-27322 security vulnerability in R's deserialization process gives attackers a way to execute arbitrary code in target environments via specially crafted files. Spotlight [Artificial General Intelligence: Are We There Yet?]( Michael Azoff While generative AI and large language models show promise, they still have limitations and require guidance for tasks like logical reasoning. Industry Perspectives [Optimizing Investments in Copilot for Microsoft 365: How To Get Started]( Organizations should not only invest in AI technology like Copilot Microsoft 365 but also prioritize education, continuous training, and analytics to ensure successful implementation and maximize ROI.   [What Being a Data-Driven Organization Really Means]( Implement these five best practices if you want to become a truly data-driven business. Skills Focus [Skills-Based Hiring: A Pathway to Unlocking Diverse Talent in Today's IT Workforce]( Nathan Eddy Skills-based hiring offers a more comprehensive view of workforce capabilities and addresses the IT talent shortage while fostering innovation and agility. PowerShell [How To Use PowerShell To Edit the Windows Registry]( Brien Posey PowerShell offers extensive capabilities for managing Windows Registry operations. This guide explains how to create, read, and modify values using a concise set of commands. In Case You Missed It [Atlassian Marks Milestone as Cloud-Majority Company, Co-CEO Farquhar to Step Down]( Sean Michael Kerner Atlassian now has more users running in the cloud than on-premises as organizations shift how they consume software services.   [Microsoft and Brookfield Sign Biggest-Ever Clean Power Deal]( [Guidance Published To Help Developers Build Safer AI]( [Microsoft Boosts Responsible AI Team From 350 to 400 Personnel]( [Fired Google Workers Who Protested Israel Deal File Complaint With Labor Board]( [Microsoft to Invest $1.7 Billion in Indonesia for AI, Cloud]( Gen AI [Build Your GenAI Strategy on a Rock-Solid Foundation (Model)]( The market for AI foundation models is still in its infancy. While enterprises still rely mostly on pretrained large language models for AI needs, the market is evolving and changing quickly. Tech leaders must understand how to navigate it. Hot Topics [How to Choose a Storage Solution for AI Training Data]( Christopher Tozzi Selecting the optimal storage solution for AI training data demands careful evaluation. These guidelines will assist in identifying the storage option that maximizes advantages while minimizing limitations.   [DevOps Momentum Stalls as Software Delivery Metrics Flatline]( Sean Michael Kerner The 2024 CD Foundation State of CI/CD Report reveals that DevOps and software delivery efforts are stagnating a bit, but there is hope. [Manage Subscriptions]( You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL} Questions or problems? Contact [Customer Service](/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3f6ded2dadfe0c6c3c3dcc1c7f3daddd5dcc1ded29dd0dcde8cc0c6d1d9d6d0c78efae7e3c1dc) ITPro | Informa | 605 Third Avenue, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10158 | [Privacy Policy]( © 2022, Informa USA, Inc., All Rights Reserved.