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Industry group warns of potentially 'disruptive' new federal CISO role, calls for clear position definitions
Success of the new position would depend on top-down support and a clearly defined role, according to the committee.
By Justine Brown • March 13, 2016 -
With free database software, Microsoft tries to bait customers from Oracle
The company said businesses considering switching from Oracle can apply to get Microsoft’s new SQL server software for free.
By Justine Brown • March 11, 2016 -
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Shifts in compute infrastructure, ongoing AI adoption plans and talent challenges ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.
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What's behind the Cisco and IBM shopping sprees?
Though they employ some of the brightest IT developers around, organizations like Cisco and IBM can choose to buy other companies rather than develop new services in-house.
By Justine Brown • March 10, 2016 -
Google joins Facebook's open source data center project
Companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Apple and HP are also involved in the Open Compute Project.
By Justine Brown • March 9, 2016 -
Deep Dive
2016 could be the year of cyber insurance
As cyberattacks increase in frequency, cyber insurance may become a mandatory investment for many businesses this year.
By Justine Brown • March 9, 2016 -
Open source or bust: Microsoft joins Eclipse
The company was traditionally the champion of closed-source software, but for the second time this week Microsoft has moved to adopt the open source movement.
By Justine Brown • March 9, 2016 -
Most tech giants slowed M&A activity in 2015
Microsoft had the most acquisitions of any big tech company in 2015.
By Justine Brown • March 8, 2016 -
Deep Dive
How Facebook is making data center hardware more green and business friendly
Using its custom-designed servers, power supplies, server racks and battery backup systems, Facebook has saved $2 billion.
By Justine Brown • March 7, 2016 -
Gartner: In enterprise cloud email, Microsoft is more popular than Google
The two companies have been battling to attract business customers to their cloud-based productivity tools.
By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016 -
Microsoft considered buying Slack for $8B
According to TechCruch, Microsoft instead opted to expand Skype's offerings.
By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016 -
CIO salaries continue to rise despite economic cooldown
Wages are stagnant in many industries, but technology’s ability to help companies grow their market share means many organizations are willing to pay well for a strong CIO.
By Justine Brown • March 6, 2016 -
Allies rally to help Apple fight 'GovtOS'
About 40 companies and organizations, as well as a few dozen individuals, have submitted briefs in federal court supporting Apple in the ongoing encryption battle.
By Justine Brown • March 4, 2016 -
IBM workforce to be 'rebalanced' amid reports of mass layoffs
The job cuts could reportedly impact an estimated one-third of Big Blue’s staff.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Former Google CEO to help make Pentagon more tech-savvy
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said a new advisory board will help the Department of Defense become more streamlined and innovative with technology.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
True story: The Defense Department wants cyber experts to 'Hack the Pentagon'
The program, which will invite vetted hackers to break into some of the Pentagon’s websites, would be the first of its kind for the federal government.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Slack brings voice calls to its messaging platform
Paying users can start voice chats with up to 15 people.
By Justine Brown • March 3, 2016 -
Microsoft's anti-malware service aims to help companies better detect hacks
The company hopes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection will encourage enterprises to more quickly adopt Windows 10.
By Justine Brown • March 2, 2016 -
German hospitals' quick reaction limits impact of hackers' ransomware
After hackers used malware on several hospitals in Germany, officials quickly responded and took systems offline to stop the viruses from spreading.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 29, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Effectiveness eroding as companies rely on encryption as the ultimate protection
A new study found a growing number of encryption keys and certificates are left unmanaged and unprotected, posing a security threat to enterprises.
By Justine Brown , Naomi Eide • Feb. 26, 2016 -
Germany is reportedly preparing the first Safe Harbour-related fines
The data protection authority in Hamburg, Germany, is preparing to fine three companies and investigating two other firms.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 26, 2016 -
With recent acquisition, BlackBerry delves further into cybersecurity services
Wednesday, BlackBerry announced its purchase of Encription, a U.K.-based cybersecurity consulting firm.
By Justine Brown • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Spotify picks Google as streaming giants line up clouds
The company said it will have a "Googley future" as it tapped Google as its cloud service provider.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 24, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Cybercriminals saw 'opportunity' in hospital heist
Following the ransomware attack on a Los Angeles hospital, experts say companies should work to harden their IT systems to make sure they're not an easy target.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 23, 2016 -
Industry group to create standards to help advance the Internet of Things
The Open Connectivity Foundation was formed to help promote “the potential an open standard can deliver.”
By Justine Brown • Feb. 22, 2016 -
Google's tech incubator becomes Jigsaw
The company is expanding Google Ideas, the organization's think tank, to create Jigsaw.
By Naomi Eide • Feb. 19, 2016
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