BSidesAustin 2023: CyberSecurity In The Texas Tech Capital

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Austin, Texas, is a city filled with music, vibrant nightlife, and some legendary BBQ. It is also one of the great tech hubs of the southern United States, home to a wide variety of tech innovators like Indeed, SolarWinds, and Amazon's Whole Foods. It is simultaneously home to one of the largest tech events in the world, SXSW, as well as many smaller tech events, including BSides Austin 2023.

Like other BSides, Austin had informative sessions, a number of training opportunities, and several villages, including capture the flag, lockpicking, and more. Here are just a few of the highlights from this year's excellent event.

Cognitive AI: The Road To AI That Thinks Like a Human Being

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One of the most persistent myths surrounding the advent of Artificial Intelligence lies in the fantasy that advanced new technologies carry the "superpower" of being able to address every subject. For some, AI is providential, while for others, it is nothing less than a threat to humanity.

In reality, artificial intelligence technologies cannot solve problems for which they were not designed.

How To Create a “Hello, World!” Module in Magento 2

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In this blog post, we will explain how to easily create a "Hello, World!" module in Magento 2. Take note that the concept of local/community/core/folders only existed in Magento 1 and we don’t use them in Magento 2. 

Steps To Create the Hello, World! Module

All of our custom modules in Magento 2 go under the app/code directory. The first step towards creating a module in Magento 2 is to create a folder inside your project directory named after the module. This will be where all the files related to the module will reside. The modules have a 2-part naming structure; i.e., Namespace/Module. This is so that the modules can be organized more efficiently.