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Google slashes 12,000 jobs Google slashes 12,000 jobs, as tech sector layoffs continue 02:49 The CEO of a tech company is sparking a backlash after quoting civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in an email that announced she was cutting 7% of its workforce. PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada wrote in a 1,700-word email that the digital operations management company was making a few other changes, including promoting some executives and ...

The first-generation patching process is on its knees. Having crippled employee satisfaction and offered weaker web application security than its predecessor, companies are finally facing up to the fact that patching needs to change. Intelligent vulnerability management is revolutionizing DevSecOps’ greatest hurdle. There’s a Hole at the Center of Your Patching Process Vulnerabilities can seem like an almost unavoidable part of software development. As agile coding has burst onto the scene, security flaws are now a constant component to the software we rely on day to day. In response, vendors are regularly issuing updates to plug the gaps. Applying these necessary updates – the process called patching – has the single goal of cutting out vulnerable pieces of code before they’re exploi...

Trading businesses are companies that acquire a variety of products from wholesalers and manufacturers to sell to retailers, or directly to customers. Often bigger trading enterprises have their own storage units, where they store products in bulk, readily available for shipping. Smaller trading units buy products in a small quantity, or based on the orders they receive from customers, so shipping off items might take longer for them. Like all businesses, trading involves its fair share of risks. But it is a good start-up idea because it is a ‘low investment, high return’ type opportunity. So all you need is a deep knowledge of the market your products are geared towards, and an excellent business model to sustain your vision. However, there are a variety of different trading markets a...

Your eCommerce business can be profitable, but only if you do the right things and steer clear of certain mistakes. In this post, we’ll take you through the latter so you can avoid them and raise your business’ chances of success. 1. Failure to identify the target audience Every successful eCommerce business knows its respective target audience in and out. However, to get to that stage, they had to conduct thorough market research. This gave them a deep understanding of whom the members of their target audiences are along with their likes and dislikes. However, if you don’t spend time and resources on understanding your target audience, your eCommerce business will very quickly fade into oblivion. Identifying your target audience is vital, as it will allow you to pitch your brand i...