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IT Careers: 10 Industries with Job Openings Right Now

As the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the economy, many IT workers have experienced layoffs and unpaid furloughs. But not all the news is grim if you know where to look.

By Cynthia Harvey Freelance Journalist, InformationWeek, 5/27/2020

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Facebook Fails to Staunch Coronavirus Misinformation

The social media giant in April affixed warning labels on 50 million pieces of content

By Seth Rosenblatt Contributing Writer, 5/14/2020

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COVID-19 IT Layoffs and the Future of Work

Layoffs hit technology jobs in April, too, as the COVID-19 shock wave whacked employment, and organizations may be accelerating their automation plans to protect workers and cut costs.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/13/2020

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How CIOs Can Harness AI to Fight the Coronavirus

Government and healthcare CIOs are on the front lines of deploying technology to fight COVID-19. Here are five places where artificial intelligence can help.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 5/8/2020

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COVID-19: Latest News & Commentary for IT Leaders

Check here regularly for InformationWeek's updates on the coronavirus pandemic and related issues like business continuity, remote working, IT operational challenges and other technology considerations.

By Cathleen Gagne Managing Editor, InformationWeek, 4/10/2020

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Schneier on Hacking Society

How the hacker mindset and skill set could play a role in improving and securing societal systems, according to renowned security technologist Bruce Schneier.

By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 4/9/2020

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Businesses Rewrite 2020 Budgets and Plans Amid COVID-19

A few new surveys of executives and business leaders provide some insight into shifting plans as industry weathers the coronavirus pandemic.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/9/2020

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After Adopting COVID-19 Lures, Sophisticated Groups Target Remote Workers

While coronavirus-themed emails and files have been used as a lure for weeks, attackers now are searching for ways to actively target VPNs and remote workers to take advantage of weaker security.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 4/8/2020

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Supercomputers Recruited to Work on COVID-19 Research

A consortium forms to crunch data that might help researchers get a better understanding of the virus faster.

By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 3/27/2020

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COVID-19: Using Data to Map Infections, Hospital Beds, and More

The spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, and the resources to fight it, are being tracked and mapped by governments and other organizations in the US and the world. Here's how they are doing it.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/25/2020

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The IT and Security Teams: Buddies or Rivals?

InformationWeek, Dark Reading, and Interop have partnered to explore the evolving relationship between the general IT team and the security team. We invite you to take our survey.

By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 3/19/2020

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Ransomware Increasingly Targeting Small Governments

To get back up and running quickly, and because it's cheaper, city and county governments often pay the ransom, especially if insurance companies are footing the bill. The result: More ransomware.

By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 3/11/2020

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Coronavirus: 8 Tech Tips for Working From Home

Here's a collection of tools, technologies, and tips to help you out in case you need to telecommute during the COVID-19 outbreak.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 3/11/2020

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AI Regulation: Has the Time Arrived?

Most of the world's leading democracies want to investigate the impact of AI's exponential growth. The US isn't one of them.

By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 2/24/2020

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Dell Sells RSA to Private Equity Firm for $2.1B

Deal with private equity entity Symphony Technology Group revealed one week before the security industry's RSA Conference in San Francisco.

By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 2/18/2020

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Amazon Gets Temporary Injunction to Halt $10B JEDI Project

AWS continues its courtroom challenge to a contract awarded to Microsoft to revamp cloud computing infrastructure for the Department of Defense.

By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 2/14/2020

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Recognize Behavioral Tracking�s Opportunities and Pitfalls

Understanding the details of customer behavior can increase sales and marketing ROI, but misusing that data can be expensive and unnecessary.

By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/10/2020

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Fighting the Coronavirus with Analytics and GIS

The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus a global emergency. Here's how governments and the general public are using analytics to track the outbreak.

By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 2/3/2020

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Average Ransomware Payments More Than Doubled in Q4 2019

Ransomware attackers collected an average of around $84,000 from victim organizations, up from $41,000 in Q3 of 2018, Coveware says.

By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 1/27/2020

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Learning: It's a Give and Take Thing

InformationWeek is conducting its annual State of Enterprise IT Survey, and we invite you to participate.

By James M. Connolly Editorial Director, InformationWeek and Network Computing, 1/24/2020

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