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Ransomware vs. healthcare: How the pandemic added to a cyber crisis
Maze was responsible for at least six ransomware attacks this year and NetWalker was responsible for at least five, according to Recorded Future.
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OpinionA Microsoft bug detection breakthrough has its drawbacks: undetected flaws
Although an accuracy level of 99% sounds great, given the scale that Microsoft is working on this still leaves a huge number of bugs misidentified — 3,000 a month, in fact.
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AWS dips into no-code. Can it reach critical mass?
The company hopes the new product will give mid-management users an avenue to build apps quickly. But the solution lacks heft and must overcome usability hurdles as it enters a maturing space, analysts say.
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First came communication platform adoption. Now it's time for strategy
Between technology vision and employee demand, CIOs are confronted with a new challenge: preserving employee well-being.
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GDPR watchdogs bulk up budgets, but COVID-19 slows investigations
Though fines have not lived up to expectation, the regulation is curtailing unfavorable data behaviors.
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IHOP, Applebee's parent taps acting CIO into permanent role
Justin Skelton comes to the role with the upper hand of having previous tenure at Dine Brands, and serving as the CIO in an acting capacity.
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Former Salesforce exec joins Zoom as CISO
As Jason Lee takes over security at Zoom, the company is ending its 90-day security and privacy plan, which it put in place following highly publicized flaws in March.
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Slack Connect opens channel-based communication to outside companies
The function is "designed to replace email," as it extends the platform's primary internal use cases outside of a business.
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Businesses to spend more on security as the number, size of cyberattacks grow
Security strategies are changing as COVID-19's disruption threatens an increase in insider threats and challenges identifying the location of malicious activity.
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Going remote, employee productivity hampered by password lockouts, app access
Working through the global crisis highlighted gaps in IT, allowing companies to become more aware of the challenges they face amid disruption.
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CIOs entered 2020 with tech goals in mind. COVID-19 upended their plans
Tasked with reshaping tech strategies for the coming year, CIOs align with business goals as they identify which initiatives to keep — and what investments to scrap.
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3 healthcare CISOs tackled telehealth at hyper speed — they wish they were faster
Telehealth is a years-long pursuit for healthcare organizations. But like other digital transformation efforts, COVID-19 accelerated it.
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C-suite leading AI projects as companies accelerate strategies
Though IT spend is expected to contract this year, executives aren't letting off the gas on their AI strategy.
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Trump suspends H-1B visa program through 2020
The U.S. government will stop issuing new immigrant visas through the end of the year, a move the administration says will leave 525,000 jobs for U.S. workers, an administration official said.
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Double shift: Stericycle taps CFO to handle CIO duties
As CIO David Stahl departs the medical waste company this week, CFO Janet Zelenka will take the technology reins, becoming CFO and CIO effective June 28.
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Technology training, certifications demand withstands pandemic slump
In-person training sessions shifted to a virtual setting. Testing flipped online with remote proctoring. Throughout, demand remained.
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Gartner: Three-quarters of enterprises will 'operationalize' AI by 2024
COVID-19 drove the need for accurate, speedy insights into the inner workings of all businesses.
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5 cities with the highest tech salaries
While major cities offer high salaries, the tech workforce is primed to relocate to more affordable cities if employers implement permanent remote workforce options becayse of the coronavirus.
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Following scrutiny, Zoom offers end-to-end encryption to all users
Because E2EE disables some functions of the platform, users can "toggle" the feature on and off depending on their meeting, CEO Eric Yuan said.
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Low code helped put out COVID-19 fires. How can leaders sustain momentum?
The technology helped ease remote onboarding at biotech companies and supported an onslaught of public assistance requests. But long-term governance challenges linger.
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Opinion4 roles responsible for data management and security
Companies must make and execute plans for how long data will be kept and when to delete data, particularly those most susceptible to security threats.
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Shift to remote work caught 72% of businesses technologically unprepared
The early days of the pandemic challenged IT leaders, who are now prioritizing investments in cloud, remote IT and collaboration platforms.
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Gartner shrinks infosec spending forecast for 2020, cloud security gets COVID-19 boost
Certain areas of cybersecurity are "supported" by stay-at-home orders, including VPNs and firewalls, endpoint protection platforms, cloud security and secure web gateways.
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Banking trojan resurfaces targeting JPMorgan, Capital One
There are "definitely more credentials" floating around the dark web currently because businesses are largely using remote desktop protocol for database access, said Justin Heard, security engineer at Nuspire.
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1 in 4 workers at high risk for COVID-19 as businesses consider reopening offices
Kaiser Family Foundation data could throw a wrench in employers' plans to reopen offices, even as more than half of states report rising COVID-19 infections.
