Deep Dive
Industry insights from our journalists
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The right training program could prevent your next data breach
A great cybersecurity learning strategy raises awareness, but it also gives employees tools to recognize and report risks.
Riia O'Donnell • May 31, 2018 -
What Georgia's failed 'hack back' bill says about the future of cybersecurity laws
Legislation proposing a retaliatory cyberattack as a line of defense misses the opportunity to understand how hacks happen and how to prevent them.
Samantha Ann Schwartz • May 29, 2018 -
With fears of full-scale cyberwar, questions of attribution arise
Script kiddies and credential stuffers aside, the increase in nation-state activity and cyberespionage threats have begun to plague organizations across sectors.
Naomi Eide • May 22, 2018 -
Let onboarding tech do the heavy lifting, but don't 'over-automate' the process
As tech promises to improve efficiency, HR can't lose sight of the need for personalization.
Valerie Bolden-Barrett • May 15, 2018 -
Talend CIO: IT leaders need to buy for the future, not just for today
Eric Johnson and Talend are doubling down on hybrid cloud, multicloud, containerization and serverless computing to usher customers into the future.
Alex Hickey • May 11, 2018 -
WannaCry's more profitable successor: Cryptomining
While cryptomining poses little business interruption, a fluctuating cryptocurrency market could unleash a return to traditional attack vectors.
Naomi Eide • May 11, 2018 -
Is the tech worth the risk? CISOs struggle to navigate complex, overloaded security landscape
With thousands of products to choose from, and little guidance from stakeholders, security leaders are facing an unwieldy industry.
Naomi Eide • April 30, 2018 -
As supply chains go digital, a war of words unfolds
Do supply chains "digitize" or "digitalize"? We asked you, then we investigated why the industry cannot seem to decide.
Deborah Abrams Kaplan • April 27, 2018 -
NFL CIO: Becoming a tech leader is not a 'sprint to the top' — experience matters
Michelle McKenna-Doyle spoke with CIO Dive about promoting and retaining women in technology and business and what it takes to be a successful leader.
Alex Hickey • April 26, 2018 -
GDPR: A few days left, but a long way to go
Whether trying to define GDPR, identify next steps or determine how the rest of the industry is faring, here's a wrapup of some of the biggest news and trends relating to the EU's upcoming regulation.
Alex Hickey • April 25, 2018 -
Practices 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."
Naomi Eide and Alex Hickey • April 23, 2018 -
5 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.
Naomi Eide, Samantha Ann Schwartz and Alex Hickey • April 23, 2018 -
Faces, 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.
Naomi Eide • April 23, 2018 -
Securing 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.
Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 23, 2018 -
How cybercriminals get in, and what to do to stop them
No matter how good password management gets, hackers always seem to be one step ahead. Here's how they do it and steps businesses can take to stop it.
Alex Hickey • April 23, 2018 -
Let'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.
Alex Hickey • April 20, 2018 -
RSAC: 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.
Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 19, 2018 -
UPS 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?"
Edwin Lopez • April 18, 2018 -
What's it going to take for the US to catch China in the AI race?
Technology has always created more jobs than it takes away, and there is no reason to think AI will be any different, Rep. John Delaney, D-MD, said.
Alex Hickey • April 13, 2018 -
5 things to watch at RSA Conference 2018
If you haven't created a RSAC bingo card yet, now's the time. Be on the lookout for the overuse of terms like "nation state actors," "cyberwar" and "GDPR."
Naomi Eide • April 11, 2018 -
Trump, tariffs, trade wars and tech: What you need to know
Intellectual property protections and technology transfers have been a problem in China for decades. Will tariffs fix the problem now, or will they make it worse?
Alex Hickey • April 09, 2018 -
Facebook has 911 MB worth of data on me, how much should I really care?
Many have a laissez faire approach to Facebook in a post-Cambridge Analytica world, and maybe that's okay.
Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 06, 2018 -
Industry outlook on H-1B changes: Bad for the economy
The H-1B visa program is one highly valued by American companies. But changes complying with the Buy American, Hire American executive order are leading companies to establish roots beyond U.S. borders.
Samantha Ann Schwartz • April 02, 2018 -
As concern grows over bitcoin's energy use, what's next for cryptocurrency?
There are many cryptocurrencies out there, but bitcoin is the biggest. Cities and towns with increasing energy demand from mining are taking action.
Robert Walton • March 29, 2018 -
11 AI experts to follow on Twitter
Learn something new about AI every day from these experts, many of which are among the most renowned researchers in the world.
Alex Hickey • March 29, 2018