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Using PostgreSQL advisory locks to avoid race conditions

The first moments of incident response can be among the most crucial, which in turn can also make them among the most stressful. There are many ways to ensure incidents are kicked off smoothly, but a recent focus of ours was to ensure they could be kicked off quickly. After all, the faster you're able to start mitigating your incident, the more successful you'll be!

The Human Element of Preventing Supply Chain Attacks: Security Insights Podcast Ep. 12

Welcome to Security Insights: where best-practice cybersecurity meets the real-world risks, workplaces, and roadblocks you face every day. Join Chris Goettl, head of Endpoint Security Product Management, and Ashley Stryker, your cybersecurity "rubber duck", as they review the security strategies and tactics that truly matter to the information security teams protecting organizations, agencies, and businesses like yours.

The 5 Incident Severity Levels - And a Free Matrix

Just as a red flag warns of imminent danger, incident severity levels in IT Service Management (ITSM) act as crucial indicators that alert organizations to potential problems. By understanding and leveraging them, businesses can swiftly and effectively respond to incidents, minimizing their impact on operations. In the dynamic business operations landscape, unexpected disruptions are an unavoidable reality.

How to Show Reliability Results to Your Organization

Building momentum for a reliability program can be tough. Improving reliability takes time, effort, and resources. But when everything from launching new features to improving security demands those same resources, it can be a struggle to get the buy-in you need to address reliability risks. And it makes sense! If a team spends time patching a known security bug or creating a new feature, they have a clear demonstration of the value created.

Nexthink Powers Employee Engagement with Exciting New Features

We are thrilled to share the latest updates and enhancements to Employee Engagement! At Nexthink, we continue to invest, innovate, and lead the way in facilitating two-way communication between IT and employees, powering self-help and direct communication for any of IT’s pressing needs. In this blog post, we’ll dive into five exciting new features and improvements that foster better communication, drive effective campaigns and engagement, and enhance employee satisfaction overall.