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Insider cyberthreats on the rise; SunTrust pays steep price
It takes about two months to contain an insider security incident and could cost nearly $9 million over a 12-month period, according to ObserveIT.
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SponsoredDropbox is committed to protecting your personal data
At Dropbox, we see data protection as integral to our work, and as we’ve grown, the way we handle and protect the data our customers entrust to us has remained a priority.
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Digital transformation underway for half of companies, at war with old vs. new tech schools
Disrupting a business model that may have existed for decades before the cloud is a daunting task especially when AI, ML and blockchain can all be incorporated into the redesign.
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Deep DivePractices 7 technology pros use to keep hackers at bay
Hackers are going for the easily compromised targets, so "you don't have to outrun the bear, you just have to outrun the other guy."
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How Microsoft is using bots and AI for its workers
From scheduling bots to AI systems helping the visually impaired "see," Microsoft is rounding out a suite of tools to help workers participate fully and effectively in the digital ecosystem.
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Walmart's courier, blockchain patents dig up data privacy questions
The issue was addressed once across the patents with a note that "user's partiality vectors can be locally stored and utilized ... [to] better comport with a particular user's privacy concerns."
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Deep Dive5 password management trends businesses need to know
Despite improving technology, password security continues to plague businesses. But understanding what's going on in the space can make counteracting malicious account compromise a little easier.
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Amazon, Microsoft among top 10 H-1B recipients in FY17
About 60% of H-1B visa holders possess a master's degree or higher, and fewer India-based companies are using the visa program.
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OpinionUnleashing the power of mobile data: A CIO's guide to mobile analytics
Contrary to the assumption held by many IT professionals, the bar to adopting mobile analytics is relatively low.
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Deep DiveSecuring logins ... what's the worst that could happen?
Are passwords the sole cause of breaches? Absolutely not, but because of their "brittleness" they stand firmly as a contributing part of the security problem.
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Is AWS gearing up for Blockchain as a Service?
AWS joins competitors like Oracle, Microsoft and Google in creating a place on cloud platforms for blockchain technologies.
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RSAC's mobile app API flaw caused mini data leak
In 2014, a similar flaw in the conference's app left the attendees' personal information, including titles, employers and nationality, vulnerable.
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Deep DiveFaces, fingers and behavior: The future of passwords
A passwordless future would place the onus of securing identities on biometrics and behavioral insights, rather than words, numbers, characters and phrases.
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Oracle's patch updates include 254 security fixes
Customers who failed to update vulnerabilities with already available patches are still experiencing attacks.
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Deep DiveLet's be blunt: Business tech rides the high of cannabis boom
There's a bit and byte more to the cannabis industry than its all-natural products, and a multi-billion dollar market is welcoming savvy enterprise tech providers with open arms.
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JPMorgan eyes spinoff of successful blockchain unit
The company recently partnered with the National Bank of Canada to test a blockchain-based debt issuance platform.
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Deep DiveRSAC: 3 key cyberthreats to watch in 2018
Data repository leaks, cryptomining and vulnerable industrial code are growing cyberthreats in the enterprise, but companies can fight back.
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No 'definite plan' to fix IRS hardware systems
Churn in federal CIO leadership and short tenures have held off long-term modernization efforts across agencies.
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Home Depot builds out southern technology centers with 1K jobs
The influx of new positions will create avenues for leadership and opportunities for employees to take on larger roles, said Angie Brown, VP of technology.
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IBM revenue up as companies jump on blockchain bandwagon
Growth in the quarter was bolstered by IBM's blockchain platform and other "innovative technologies" segments, including enterprise cloud, AI and security.
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Will Facebook's phased GDPR strategy be enough?
After weeks in the hot seat following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, is Facebook in the crosshairs for European regulators ready to enforce GDPR?
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SamSam, Locky, Cerber: In ransomware, past strains can reveal cyberattack motives
Just because hackers left a branded handprint on WannaCry and NotPetya does not mean companies should know what to expect from future attacks.
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Deep DiveUPS CIO: Supply chain is now a 'technology-enabled business'
Juan Perez says if UPS approached innovation today as it did 15 years ago, the company would be bankrupt. "If we don’t disrupt ourselves ... who will?"
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Teaching AI to detect malware, one data set at a time
Working together through commercial agreements and opening data sets for research and algorithm training can bolster enterprise cybersecurity.
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Microsoft Azure prepares data subject request capabilities for GDPR
The company rolled out tools across Azure and Office 365 enterprise platforms to help customers comply with data rights in the upcoming EU regulation.
