Why companies don't hack back

Though the internet can be wrought with threats, targeting companies of any size, it's not the Wild West. If attacked, companies can't legally retaliate. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 6, 2017

Why perimeter security fails to defend businesses from cyberattacks

Companies are trying to construct "castle walls" to defend systems, which fail to stand up to the quick-moving attack methods used by cybercriminals. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 6, 2017

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CIO Priorities

Companies task their CIOs with balancing the company’s economic and operational needs as they enable technology throughout the business.

By CIO Dive staff

Automation expected to displace insurance underwriters, real estate brokers

Loan officers and credit analysts were not far behind. Each of the occupations had more than a 97% chance of becoming completely automated within 10 years.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 6, 2017

Snap Inc. commits to spending $2B on Google Cloud

The company behind Snapchat has agreed to use Google Cloud as its hosting provider for the next five years.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 6, 2017

Mozilla struggles to bring Firefox to connected devices, cuts segment staff

Some missteps in the company's connected devices area means the company will now shift its focus.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2017

CVS CIO says scale is his primary tech filter

Stephen Gold, executive vice president and CIO for CVS Health, says technology must be able to scale broadly or it simply won’t work for his company.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2017

United using 50K iOS devices, enterprise apps to improve customer service

Going mobile is all part of United’s push to truly digitally transform by changing the entire customer experience to revolve around the actual customer rather than what’s easiest for the company.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 3, 2017

Poaching employees a given in today's tech-hungry economy

What to do if you can’t find the tech talent you need? Steal the talent away from a competitor.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2017

Where's the best place to find tech workers?

The eastern and western seaboards of the U.S. are churning out STEM workers, but middle America still has some work to do.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2017

Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain's place in the enterprise

Blockchain technology is gaining momentum, but not everyone thinks it's headed for glory. Some analysts have said the technology is more hype than reality.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 2, 2017

CEO: Twilio has bright API-filled future, despite challenges

It may not have the same brand recognition other tech companies do, but Twilio’s API tech powers some of the most popular apps around.

By Justine Brown • Feb. 1, 2017

Google plans to focus M&A activity on AI this year

The company wants to focus on game changing technology in areas such as cloud, enterprise and artificial intelligence. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 31, 2017

Facebook wants to revamp traditional two-factor authentication

The social network wants to move account recovery to an encrypted token system and replace email as the center of online identity management.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 31, 2017

Apple joins rivals in group dedicated to advancing AI

The company will join the Partnership on AI as a founding member and Tom Gruber, head of advanced development of Siri at Apple, will serve on the board. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 30, 2017

Why Avaya filed for bankruptcy even with 'strong financial results'

The business communications company struggled to keep pace with disruptions in the market.

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Jan. 30, 2017

Companies forge cooperative to explore blockchain-based IoT security

Companies including Cisco and Bosch want to forge a new security standard for IoT devices using blockchain technology before IoT fully hits its stride.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 30, 2017

Why open source is core to Target CIO's tech strategy

"More and more, the technology we use to build software and operate technology is open source," said Target CIO Mike McNamara.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 27, 2017

Slack protects its users through regular pen tests, security bots

If Slack wants to successfully scale into enterprises, the company is going to have to assure businesses it can successfully support and secure larger user bases.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017

IT pros fear repeal of net neutrality rules will cost them

Many pros fear a repeal of net neutrality rules would give too much power to internet service providers and provide an avenue for government entities and corporations to limit free speech.   

By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Jan. 26, 2017

Why Cisco bought AppDynamics for $3.7B just before its IPO

The acquisition is viewed as a key step in pivoting away from Cisco’s traditional network services.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017

Chief data officers growing in number and influence

Companies have realized they can use data to gain a competitive edge, but only if they are prepared to manage it.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 26, 2017

Employees replaced by H-1B visa workers might be unable to prove discrimination

Observers don't think a group of Disney IT professionals will have proper Title VII grounds to sue over being replaced by H-1B hires.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Jan. 25, 2017

Cisco now offers a fancy collaborative whiteboard, just like Google and Microsoft

The "all-in-one" digital whiteboard serves as a projector, whiteboard and audio-video conferencing tool.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 25, 2017

Microsoft names LinkedIn exec its first company-wide CTO

Kevin Scott previously served as senior vice president of infrastructure for LinkedIn.

By Justine Brown • Jan. 25, 2017

Report: IBM laying off employees as CEO pledges to hire 25K

Current and former employees claim "thousands" have been laid off over the last year and those jobs were sent overseas, according to reports. 

By Justine Brown • Jan. 25, 2017