Hacker News with Generative AI: IT

If you get the chance, always run more extra network fiber cabling (utoronto.ca)
Some day, you may be in an organization that's about to add some more fiber cabling between two rooms in the same building, or maybe two close by buildings, and someone may ask you for your opinion about many fiber pairs should be run.

Networking, Infrastructure, IT, Advice

230 points by hggh 7 days ago | 243 comments

DoD kills off HR IT project after 780% budget overrun, years of delays (theregister.com)
After blowing deadlines and budgets for years, the Pentagon has finally pulled the plug on a troubled project to overhaul its outdated civilian HR IT systems.

Government, Technology, IT, Project Management, Budget

15 points by LinuxBender 8 days ago | 4 comments

Show HN: I converted my notebook into a searchable database of IT keywords (techbook.digital)

Show HN, Databases, IT, Search

78 points by jurajstefanic 14 days ago | 27 comments

The IT world moves fast, so why are admins slow to upgrade? (theregister.com)
Administrators tend to be a conservative lot, which is bad news for tech vendors such as Microsoft that are seeking to pump their latest and greatest products into enterprises customers via subscriptions.

IT, Technology, Administration, Software, Business

5 points by Brajeshwar 21 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Why are IT salaries falling? (ycombinator.com)
In my view, IT salaries may be falling due to factors such as increased automation, offshoring (transferring jobs to lower-cost countries), a greater number of skilled workers and economic pressures that reduce demand. In addition, some technological functions are becoming more standardized, lowering the salary of certain positions.

IT, Salaries, Automation, Offshoring

9 points by 01-_- 22 days ago | 8 comments

Silk Typhoon targeting IT supply chain (microsoft.com)
Executive summary: Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a shift in tactics by Silk Typhoon, a Chinese espionage group, now targeting common IT solutions like remote management tools and cloud applications to gain initial access.

Cybersecurity, Espionage, China, IT, Supply Chain

4 points by uberdru 27 days ago | 0 comments

Most IT companies fail to serve security.txt for RFC 9116 in 2025 (hartwork.org)
Most IT companies fail to serve security.txt for RFC 9116 in 2025

Security, IT, RFC, Standards

43 points by spyc 30 days ago | 32 comments

Breaking down the NSA's guidance on zero trust implementations (2024) (aquia.us)
For any organization looking to improve their Zero Trust maturity, prioritizing cybersecurity for both applications and workloads is one of the best places to start. But how do we prioritize those efforts? One of the biggest challenges we hear from cybersecurity practitioners looking to adopt Zero Trust best practices is a lack of clear guidance for driving their efforts.

Cybersecurity, Zero Trust, Government, Security, IT

52 points by mooreds 63 days ago | 5 comments

British Museum forced to partly close after alleged IT attack by former employee (theguardian.com)
The British Museum was forced to partly close on Friday after its IT infrastructure was allegedly attacked by a former employee.

Cybersecurity, Museums, Data Breaches, IT

4 points by yearesadpeople 67 days ago | 2 comments

The DevOps Engineer's Handbook (octopus.com)
DevOps is a set of practices, tools, and a cultural philosophy for software delivery. DevOps automates and bridges processes between software development and IT teams.

DevOps, Software Engineering, IT, Automation

178 points by MrBuddyCasino 79 days ago | 21 comments

What Is ServiceNow? (fillout.com)
When something broke in the ’90’s, you’d reach for paper and fill out a support ticket. You, in this division at this company, have this exact problem with the Xerox machine in room X on floor Y. Drop the paper in your outbox, and the mail clerks would whisk it away to the service desk’s inbox. After three to five business days (if you were lucky) your request would be fulfilled.

Service Management, IT, Software, History

8 points by dominicwhyte 133 days ago | 6 comments

Windows 2022 Servers Unexpectedly Upgrading to 2025 (reddit.com)
Arriving at work this morning, an "SME" sized business in the UK, something seemed a little off. Further investigation showed that all of our Windows 2022 Servers had either upgraded themselves to 2025 overnight or were about to do so. This obviously came as a shock as we're not at the point to do so for many reasons and the required licensing would not be present.

Windows, Server Upgrades, IT, Unexpected Events, Software

4 points by miles 147 days ago | 0 comments

FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft (theregister.com)
Virginia-based public sector IT services giant Carahsoft was raided Tuesday by US government agents.

FBI, Government, IT, Security, Virginia

5 points by LinuxBender 188 days ago | 0 comments

Taking steps that drive resiliency and security for Windows customers (windows.com)
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, we hosted the Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit.

Security, Windows, Operating Systems, IT

17 points by artkulak 198 days ago | 7 comments

Post-mortem: MRI disables every iOS device in facility: R/sysadmin (reddit.com)
It's been a few weeks since our little incident discussed in my original post.

IT, Healthcare, Security, System Administration, Mobile Devices

3 points by oxw 201 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Assertly – scriptable monitoring for infosec, IT, compliance, DevOps (assertly.com)

Software, Security, DevOps, IT, Compliance

53 points by JakaJancar 208 days ago | 11 comments

House to grill CrowdStrike exec on epic IT meltdown no, not the CEO (theregister.com)