JumpCloud is a Directory as a Service solution that provides device authentication and management, user control and secure identity for all IT resources, directory integration, Single Sign On and Zero Trust implementation that limits who can access resources based on their identity, device and network trust or their location.

How do we work today?

In today’s world securing access to our devices and applications is not easy. The move to remote work as well as the use of cloud software have changed everything. Long gone are the days when we had firewall perimeters, a secure zone (internal) and a not secure zone (external — Internet)…

Did you know that the first speech recognition systems developed as early as in the 1950s? Although initially the technology was only able to understand numbers, now, after more than 70 years of constant development, it has finally reached a human-level of accuracy. Today, we see it widespread among various industries and combined with other tech-driven solutions. One of them is IoT — connected with smart speakers, it’s forecasted to conquer more than 66 million households in the US by the end of 2022. Pretty neat, ha?

First things first — what’s IoT?

Some of you may know the term, some may not, so we’ll give…

Flutter Hooks is an implementation of React hooks that provide a robust and simple way to manage Widget life-cycle by increasing code sharing and reducing duplication. Hooks original source comes from React where they are popular and were adapted by the community. And due to the fact that React and Flutter are declarative languages, the solution works well as a substitute for Flutter’s StatefulWidget.

The flutter_hooks package was prepared by Remi Rousselet, the creator of the popular Provider package.

⚡ TL;DR:Hooks are used to share the same code which is duplicated or not easy to share between stateful widgets. …

Are you there yet?

A few weeks ago we had a really interesting case, and we really had a lot of problems getting the job done. For this reason, this blog post was created. To talk and wonder if, as product designers, we have come to a dead-end.

What do you even mean by saying “dead end”?

First of all, let’s focus on what I have in mind by saying a dead end. I’m not sure that this phrase is 100% accurate, but it was the first thing that came into my mind while thinking about this problem. About a year ago, I noticed that the Product Design team…

The one who doesn’t make any mistakes, probably doesn’t do anything at all — this maxim matches every area of life, also when it comes to software development. Nonetheless, it’s always worth minimizing the risk and eliminating system failures — and that’s the role of a tester in a project. So, what tests should you carry? Is it better to focus on manual or automated ones? How to decide on what’s the most optimal solution?

Manual and automated tests — what are they?

Manual tests are carried by a human according to the control lists and rules, but without using any tools or automating scripts. Being a manual…

In today’s world we hear about ransomware attacks almost every day. They affect a wide range of businesses, ranging from small to large corporations. It doesn’t matter if the company is public or private. Even public health institutions are not let alone. As I write this article, the Swedish supermarket chain Coop had to shut down its operations because of an attack.

What is ransomware?

To explain what ransomware is, we must first know what malware is. Malware is a type of software that spreads itself across a wide range of devices, just to wreak havoc. There was a time where worms like…

Many jobs require certificates validating your competences. However, people have different motivations trying to document their knowledge and skills. For some, it’s a way of setting their professional goals, reaching specific career milestones or establishing areas of interests and specialization. Sometimes, certification is required in the process of recruitment for certain positions or it’s an indispensable condition to meet the formal workplace requirements, e.g. working with specific products or projects. Others treat it as a unification of the industry conceptual dictionary as well as a confirmation and systematization of acquired knowledge. Regardless of the motivation, it’s always a good idea…

Imagine you search for something on Google. You type a relevant phrase, click enter, browse the first site for desired results, and then… Do you even go further and check what’s on page number two, three, four? Probably not — just as about 90% of other internet users. And your potential clients are no different than that. If your e-commerce website is not in the first top ten of the search engine results, it could as well not exist at all. But no worries. That’s what SEO’s all about. Although the solution’s neither easy nor fast, the outcome can be…