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Why IoT Development is Heading to Agile
10 Prime Industries for AI Applications
Stepping into the Cloud Requires New IT Security Tactics
Keep Your IT Competitive with Distributed Teams
IT Organizations at Crossroads on Digital Transformation
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Symantec CEO Greg Clark Steps Down
Dark Reading Staff,
News
Exec shake-up comes amid earnings drop in financial report.
By Dark Reading Staff , 5/10/2019
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Hackers Still Outpace Breach Detection, Containment Efforts
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer
News
Research shows time to discovery and containment of breaches slowly shrinking, but attackers don't need a very big window to do a lot of damage.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, 5/10/2019
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Is Bucking the Trend Key to Digital Transformation?
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
Commentary
Digital transformation isn't about making incremental improvements on the status quo but using emerging technology to be a leader.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 5/10/2019
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Is AutoML the Answer to the Data Science Skills Shortage?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
While AutoML might not turn a newcomer into a virtuoso, it does lower the barrier to entry for more businesses to reap the benefits of the data age.
By Andrew Singer, Freelance Writer , 5/10/2019
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US DoJ Indicts Chinese Man for Anthem Breach
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Fujie Wang allegedly worked as part of a hacking team out of China that stole information on nearly 80 million Americans in the massive healthcare breach.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 5/9/2019
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How the Skills Gap Strains – and Constrains – Security Pros
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
New ISSA/ESG survey underscores increasing pressures and security fallout of a strapped security team.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 5/9/2019
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How to Gain Business-Changing IoT Insights
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Implementing industrial IoT means adding new types of data and gaining a host of new and unexpected insights.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/9/2019
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Why IoT Development is Heading to Agile
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
Applying legacy software development approaches to IoT projects is inefficient and counterproductive. For a growing number of organizations, Agile is the answer.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 5/9/2019
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AI is being held back: Here's how to fix it
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
To liberate the full potential of machine learning as fast as possible, CIOs, CEOs, and society in general, must first get over fears of losing control.
By Manuel Amunategui, Vice President of Data Science, SpringML , 5/9/2019
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5 Can’t-Miss Interop Sessions for Networking Pros
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Preparing for his trip to Interop in Las Vegas, an InterOptic exec shares his recommendations for sessions to attend.
By Rob Coenen, Vice President, InterOptic , 5/8/2019
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US States with the Worst Consumer Cyber-Hygiene
Dark Reading Staff,
News
Ranking based on consumers' cybersecurity practices - or lack thereof.
By Dark Reading Staff , 5/8/2019
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Database Server Deadlines: Preparing for End of Support
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
A set of long-running database management platforms will soon lose technical and security support but there is still time to act.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 5/8/2019
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The Maturing AI Hype Cycle
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Negative feedback adds a brake to the irrational artificial intelligence (AI) exuberance.
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 5/8/2019
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Stepping into the Cloud Requires New IT Security Tactics
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Adopting a strategy to embrace the cloud should include adequate plans to control and monitor the new environment.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 5/7/2019
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Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Software Asset Management
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
It may not be glamorous, but the practice of software asset management saves organizations money and protects them against financial and legal risks.
By Dave Dawson, cyber principal, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory , 5/7/2019
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'Matrix'-Themed Ransomware Variant Spreads
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
MegaCortex uses a compromised domain controller in its attack.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 5/6/2019
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Microsoft Debuts ElectionGuard to Secure Voting Processes
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
The new software development kit – free and open source – will be available to election officials and technology suppliers this summer.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 5/6/2019
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Transforming to a Customer-Centric Workforce
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Some CIOs and other leaders might think that becoming customer-focused isn’t as vital as other preparations for the future such as technology investments. It is.
By Rajan Kohli and Rituparna Ghosh, Wipro Digital , 5/6/2019
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IT Organizations at Crossroads on Digital Transformation
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
A Hackett Group survey suggests many IT leaders are uncertain about how to improve their ability to address evolving business requirements.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 5/6/2019
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10 Prime Industries for AI Applications
Cynthia Harvey, Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek
News
Artificial intelligence is already transforming several key markets -- and use of the technology is rapidly expanding.
By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 5/6/2019
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Commentary
The Maturing AI Hype Cycle
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary,  5/8/2019
Commentary
An IT Pro's View: Why Interop is a Unique IT Conference
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks,  5/1/2019
Commentary
Q&A: Rosalind Radcliffe, Chief Architect for DevOps at IBM
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer,  5/3/2019
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