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2019 tech conferences and events to add to your calendar It's time to plan your conference schedule for 2019. Business travelers, here are the major tech events to add to your calendar. Resource of the day IT budgeting: How to do it right (free PDF) Hammering out an IT budget can be tedious and frustrating—but it’s also a prime opportunity to make strategic plans and set priorities for the year ahead. This ebook covers the basics and offers tips and best practices for building an effective budget... Additional TechRepublic resources Fujitsu's second gen Digital Annealer offers 100x performance improvement Windows 10 finally overtakes Windows 7 as favorite desktop OS Why some healthcare companies are moving to G Suite Why Python is the real programming language of data science, not R How to recover from cybersecurity incidents: A 5-step plan A year after Spectre and Meltdown, how well do patches work? Today's recommended downloads How to manage job stress: An IT leader's guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Special report: Sensor'd enterprise: IoT, ML, and big data (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Google Cloud Platform: An insider’s guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Special report: Tech budgets 2019: A CXO's guide (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Network, PC, and server audit checklist (Erik Eckel)

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Cyberwar and the future of cybersecurity

Today's security threats have expanded in their scope and seriousness. There can now be millions--or even billions--of dollars at risk when information security isn't handled properly. And beyond that, cybersecurity will define many of the international conflicts of the future.