Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting) is a global leader in lighting and smart home solutions, with over 35,000 employees and operations in over 180 countries. With the mission to unlock extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world, Philips Hue (one of Signify’s brands) delivers millions of smart and connected light […]

The ability of large language models (LLMs) to process and generate human language continues to revolutionize many aspects of business. But an LLM’s knowledge is limited to the data it was trained on, which can cause drawbacks when dealing with specific company information or nuanced industry contexts. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) offers a powerful solution to […]

In today’s dynamic business environment, product, development and platform teams are under constant pressure to deliver innovative software quickly and at scale, while minimizing business risk. However, fragmented software development lifecycle (SDLC) toolchains hinder progress. Here are just a few of the challenges of modern development that organizations face: Disparate tools: Disconnected toolchains lead to […]

Database professionals managing SQL Server need to design their systems to be resilient against data loss in disaster scenarios. This often involves using a mix of full, differential and transaction log backups. The frequency of the transaction log backups can be tuned to fit your recovery point objective (RPO) definition, with some professionals recommending taking […]

Written by: Bavi Sadayappan, Zach Riddle, Jordan Nuce, Joshua Shilko, Jeremy Kennelly   A version of this blog post was published to the Mandiant Advantage portal on April 18, 2024. Executive Summary In 2023, Mandiant observed an increase in ransomware activity as compared to 2022, based on a significant rise in posts on data leak […]