(Editor’s note: An August 2020 Enterprise Management Associates survey of 252 North American and European IT professionals found that most had accelerated their adoption of Zero Trust networking framework. This article by EMA Vice President of Research Networking Shamus McGillicuddy further details the results of the “Enterprise Zero Trust Networking Strategies: Secure Remote Access and Network Segmentation” report.) The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted 60% of enterprises to accelerate their Zero Trust networking strategies. Just 15%…

There are quite a few changes you can make to user accounts on Linux systems: setting them up, deleting or disabling them, adding or removing users from secondary groups, changing usernames or UIDs, moving home directories, changing users’ shells, altering account expiration timing, and so on. One command that can make nearly all of these changes easier is usermod. The only real constraints are 1) that the accounts you intend to change must already exist…

Cisco has upgraded some of its core software packages to help customers manage, control and automate functions in hybrid and multicloud data-center environments. With the needs of the pandemic-driven, highly distributed workforce as a backdrop, Cisco is looking to provide visibility and insights into what’s happening across customers’ cloud infrastructure. At the same time it’s busting the siloed IT operations many customers have that hold back agile digital-application development, said Prashanth Shenoy, Cisco vice president…

Insider Pro is teaming with Computerworld and IDG Research to offer the latest iteration of the IT Salary Survey. With help from you and your IT colleagues across the world, Insider Pro will provide both the macro trends that show where the tech industry is headed and micro data to help you make decisions about your career or hiring plans. In addition to the survey results, which we’ll publish in early 2021, we’ll provide feature articles…