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Watch Out: 7 Digital Disruptions for IT Leaders
The Search for a Plan to Bolster DevSecOps Against Attacks
Stalled Enterprise AI Gets Unstuck from Surprising Source
How to Keep Pace with Agile Development Trends
10 Data and Analytics Trends for 2020
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Former White House CIO Shares Enduring Security Strategies
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
Theresa Payton explains the strategies organizations should consider as they integrate layers of new technology.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/20/2019
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Businesses Aren’t Ready for California’s Data Privacy Act
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A year and a half after GDPR, California’s own data privacy act will soon go into effect, but many businesses are unprepared. How can they get there?
By Terri Coles, ITPro Today , 11/20/2019
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CIOs Will Face Management and Cost Control Challenges in 2020
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
The new year will find IT leaders coping with business, technological and staff disruption issues. What will this mean for you?
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 11/20/2019
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When Planets Align: Edge Computing’s Game-Changing Potential
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Commentary
Emerging technologies that leverage edge computing will take years -- potentially decades -- to emerge. The smart move is to wait for the hype to settle.
By Beth Devin, Managing Director, Citi Ventures , 11/20/2019
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Ransomware Surge & Living-Off-the-Land Tactics Remain Big Threats
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
Group-IB's and Rapid7's separate analysis of attack activity in recent months shows threat actors are making life harder for enterprise organizations in a variety of ways.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 11/19/2019
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How IT Success Metrics Are Changing
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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Keeping the lights on isn't enough anymore. In this century, the IT department’s goals must align with those of the business.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 11/19/2019
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The Search for a Plan to Bolster DevSecOps Against Attacks
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Developers under pressure to deploy may benefit from incorporating security resources into the tools they have on hand.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 11/18/2019
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Watch Out: 7 Digital Disruptions for IT Leaders
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Here are seven digital disruptions that you may not see coming.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 11/18/2019
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When Shorter Video Means Engaging Customers Longer
Pierre DeBois, Founder, Zimana
Commentary
Digital video is popular, particularly for customer-facing applications. Here is what managers should consider to make video usage effective and efficient.
By Pierre DeBois Founder, Zimana, 11/18/2019
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How CIOs Can Solve Their Crushing Talent Deficit
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Rather than doubling down on recruitment advertising, here are five other ways that IT leaders can mitigate their tech talent shortage.
By Keyur Ajmera, VP, Infrastructure Shared Services, iCIMS , 11/18/2019
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Attackers' Costs Increasing as Businesses Focus on Security
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
Based on penetration tests and vulnerability assessments, attackers' costs to compromise a company's network increases significantly when security is continuously tested, a report finds.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/15/2019
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Equifax and FICO on Applying Machine Learning to Open Data
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Credit rating organizations explore different approaches to understanding a flood of transaction information.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 11/15/2019
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IT Ecosystems Have Come of Age: Has Your Organization?
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
To navigate the new world of IT ecosystems, forward-thinking IT leaders need to embrace organizational transformation -- and avoid making these five mistakes.
By Martin Henley, Senior Vice President, Technology Services, Globality , 11/15/2019
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Attacks on Healthcare Jump 60% in 2019 - So Far
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
Well-known Trojans Emotet and Trickbot are cybercriminals' favorite weapons in their campaigns.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 11/14/2019
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Stalled Enterprise AI Gets Unstuck from Surprising Source
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Enterprises have stalled in deploying AI to production, but platform investments from commercial providers may help them wrangle their open source models.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 11/14/2019
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Why Businesses Should Adopt an AI Code of Ethics -- Now
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
AI has been abused as part of disinformation campaigns, accused of perpetuating biases, and criticized for overstepping privacy bounds. Let’s address this.
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 11/14/2019
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The Ripple Effect of Data Breaches: How Damage Spreads
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
The financial loss from so-called 'ripple events' is thirteen times greater than the cost of single-party security incidents.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 11/13/2019
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2019 Trending as Worst Year on Record for Data Breaches
Dark Reading Staff,
News
New Risk Based Security report shows data breaches up 33.3% over last year so far.
By Dark Reading Staff , 11/13/2019
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How to Keep Pace with Agile Development Trends
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Commentary
The Agile model and its adopters are moving forward rapidly. Here's how you can stay on top of the latest improvements.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 11/13/2019
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How to Build an Optimal Machine Learning Team
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
An effective ML team is constantly evolving based on many different factors. Assess your specific needs and use cases before putting a team into action.
By Rahul Parundekar, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Figure Eight , 11/13/2019
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