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Team Agility in a Post-Pandemic World COVID-19 has necessitated entirely remote environments, and people the world over have had to inspect their foundations of working, adapt to a new way of remote execution, and integrate their personal and professional lives more than before. Organizational leaders need to embrace a new outlook in four critical areas. |
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Choosing the Right Threat Modeling Methodology Threat modeling has transitioned from a theoretical concept into an IT security best practice. Choosing the right methodology is a combination of finding what works for your SDLC maturity and ensuring it results in the desired outputs. Let’s look at four different methodologies and assess their strengths and weaknesses. |