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fromMedium
1 week ago

Against cleverness

Today we are at the cusp of revolutions in artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, renewable energy, and biotechnology. Each brings extraordinary promise, but each introduces more complexity, more interdependence, and more latent pathways to failure. This elevates prudence to be critical. Good design recognizes what cannot be foreseen. It acknowledges the limits of prediction and control. It builds not merely for performance, but for recovery.
DevOps
fromInfoQ
2 months ago

When Reverse Proxies Surprise You: Hard Lessons from Operating at Scale

Reverse proxy layers are fragile; small operational details and context-dependent optimizations cause large outages, so profile, monitor, and prioritize human-operational simplicity.
Artificial intelligence
fromInfoQ
3 months ago

Exploring the Unintended Consequences of Automation in Software

Design automation to augment and support human operators; ignoring human-machine joint cognition increases incident risk and degrades human skills.
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Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
4 months ago

Navigating Data Security in Financial Services: Lessons from the TeleMessage Breach

Financial institutions must adopt layered security and address human and third-party risks to secure off-channel messaging and comply with global data rules.
Psychology
fromMedium
5 months ago

What the stopwatch missed

Lillian and Frank Gilbreth represented two distinct definitions of 'better' in work: speed versus worker satisfaction.
Remote teams
fromComputerWeekly.com
8 months ago

Preparation and appreciation - the human factor in incident response | Computer Weekly

The Crew framework enhances cyber security incident response by prioritizing soft skills alongside technical skills.
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