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DZone

Production Database Migration or Modernization: A Comprehensive Planning Guide [Part 2]

This is the second part of our multi-post guide that walks through the essential components of planning and executing a successful production database migration for large-scale backend services. If you haven't read the first part, where we cover migration readiness assessment and the six key factors influencing timeline and risk, you can find it here.

ExternalCybersecurity
SecurityWeek

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload

Insufficient validation and authentication in the Secure Workload’s REST APIs provide remote attackers with Site Admin privileges. The post Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerability in Secure Workload appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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ExternalSoftware Engineering
DZone

Querying Without a Query Language

Most backend systems don’t really have a query model. Querying usually starts small, we filter on a field, maybe two. The ORM makes it easy, and there’s no real reason to think about it. It does what we need.

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The Hacker News

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories

This week starts small. A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking in. They are using the parts we already trust. That is what makes it worrying. The danger is in normal things now - updates, apps, cloud buttons, support chats, trusted accounts. AI

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ExternalSoftware Architecture
Martin Fowler

Bliki: Vibe Coding

Vibe coding is building a software application by prompting an LLM, telling it what to build, trying it out, prompting for changes - but without looking at any of the code that the LLM generates. This technique can be used by people without any knowledge of programming. However the resulting software often shows problems with maintainability, correctness, and security - so is best used for disposable software written for a limited audience. The term was coined in February 2025 by Andre

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