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Six Steps for Businesses to Earn AI Trust
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The growing reliance on AI and machine learning in the coming decades can have a negative impact on many jobs while raising new social issues. Yet, businesses can minimize those impacts.
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 10/15/2018
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A Data-Centric Approach to the US Census
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
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There might be a better, knowledge management-based, way to conduct the US Census, according to a group of university researchers.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 10/12/2018
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Don’t Take the ACLU Report on Face Recognition at Face Value
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Face recognition can be a valuable tool that makes our lives easier and safer, but it has to be done right.
By Bhargav Avasarala, Machine Learning Lead, Ever AI , 10/8/2018
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Mandia: Tipping Point Now Here for Rules of Cyber Engagement
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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FireEye CEO and nation-state hacking expert Kevin Mandia says Russia began changing the game in 2015.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 10/5/2018
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Troubles Downstream: IoT Meets the Sewer
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Sewer spills are a messy, dangerous problem inherent with antiquated municipal infrastructure. Here's how IoT and analytics are helping.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 10/2/2018
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Why IT Should Care About Legal Holds
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When it's time to preserve company data and communications relating to pending legal matters, the IT and legal groups have to work together.
By John Tredennick, Founder and Chairman, Catalyst , 10/1/2018
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10 Ways AI Will Alter the Future of Work
Cynthia Harvey, Contributor, NetworkComputing
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No matter what industry you're in, artificial intelligence is likely to affect your job. Here's how.
By Cynthia Harvey Contributor, NetworkComputing, 10/1/2018
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Prepare for the New Normal of Data Privacy
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In a post-GDPR world, IT and business leaders face unprecedented pressure to demonstrate they are responsible data stewards. Here are six steps that might help.
By Karen Schuler and Taryn Crane, BDO LLP , 9/28/2018
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Blockchain: 5 Use Cases for the Enterprise
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Everybody talks about blockchain, but is anybody really doing it? Here's a look at five use cases across industries.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/28/2018
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Ex-NSA Developer Gets 5 1/2-Year Prison Sentence
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Nghia Hoang Pho, who illegally took home classified NSA information, also sentenced to three years of supervised release after prison term.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/25/2018
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Continuous Processes Feed the Gig Economy
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
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As more business processes move toward real-time and near-real-time, companies are finding themselves with skill shortages. One good way to fill the gaps is with "gig workers" who can be scaled up or down as required.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 9/25/2018
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Tools Tackle AI's Bias, Trust Problem
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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AI and machine learning deployments are hitting the mainstream in enterprises, but executives still hesitate to blindly accept insights from inside the "black box" without seeing the logic behind them.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/20/2018
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Symantec Offers Free Website Security Service for Midterm Elections
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Security vendor offers US election jurisdictions its Project Dolphin phishing/website spoofing-detection service and security resources.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/18/2018
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Building a Smart City Doesn’t Have a Common Blueprint
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While there is no exact definition of what a smart city must offer its citizens, there is also no shortage of "smart" initiatives.
By Jean Turgeon, VP and Chief Technologist, Avaya , 9/18/2018
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Military, Government Users Just as Bad About Password Hygiene as Civilians
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
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New report comes out just as group of US senators chastise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for not using multifactor authentication.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 9/14/2018
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AI Is a Powerful Ally in Public Safety - Responsible Use Is Paramount
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As governments employ AI in public safety applications they have to stay laser-focused on building public trust in the outcomes.
By Ger Daly, Senior Managing Director, Accenture , 9/14/2018
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Enterprises to Bump Up IT Spending in 2019
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
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A Spiceworks survey reveals an air of confidence among IT buyers who see IT budgets going up to improve infrastructure and security.
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 9/12/2018
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Panacea or Alchemy the Truth About AI
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Is artificial intelligence a date with the devil or natural evolution?
By Gary Grossman, Technology Practice Lead, Edelman AI Center of Expertise , 9/7/2018
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The Best Way To Secure US Elections? Paper Ballots
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
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Voting machines that do not provide a paper trail or cannot be independently audited should immediately be removed, concludes a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 9/6/2018
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The SOC Gets a Makeover
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Today's security operations center is all about reducing the number of alerts with emerging technologies – and enhancing old-school human collaboration. Here's how some real-world SOCs are evolving.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/6/2018
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