Will GDPR lead to an uptick in ransomware?

CEOs were the most spoofed and CFOs were the most targeted by business email scams in 2017, according to a Trend Micro report. 

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 20, 2018

Tired of projects failing? Get the requirements right

Problems that doom IT projects often aren't technical at all. In fact, 75% of project failures can be traced to disconnects within the organization.

By Matthew Leach • Feb. 20, 2018

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Shifts in enterprise software use, ongoing generative AI adoption plans and budget pressures ruled CIO priorities in the first half of the year.

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Intel ups bug bounty payouts to $250K

The company is opening up its bug bounty program to all security researchers and prioritizing hardware flaws over firmware and software vulnerabilities

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 15, 2018

100 days to GDPR: How Box got ready

Companies need to begin looking at data protection as a combination of data security and data privacy, according to Crispen Maung, VP of compliance at Box.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

Is multi-cloud the answer? Most companies are using up to 5

Optimizing existing cloud use is a priority for the majority of Rightscale's respondents, particularly because users waste 35% of spend. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 14, 2018

EBay charts tech-heavy 2018 with new AI chief and upcoming AR tools

Advanced technologies are the next stage of eBay's "multi-year journey to replatform," which includes a focus on AI, ML, AR and VR.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 14, 2018

For competiton's sake, Walmart turned to proprietary cloud model

Not every organization is capable of building out a cloud network from scratch. The prohibitive infrastructure costs and the risk of crippling outages led many businesses to turn to cloud service providers.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 14, 2018

Equifax taps Home Depot's CISO to retool security

What's key for Equifax is to fully understand its networks and install a security strategy that can patch and respond to threats in a timely manner.

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 13, 2018

White House allocates $80B for modernizing IT, cybersecurity

The Trump administration recognized that modernizing the government is a long-term process, and the proposed budget is just making "down payments on this work and foreshadow[ing] efforts still to come."

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 13, 2018

Better cloud enterprise content management UX is changing the way we work

ECM deployment is not yet an entirely democratic affair within many businesses, but at the very least, most companies know they can no longer ignore end users' reactions to a product. 

By Stéphane Donzé • Feb. 13, 2018

Employers need a digital culture, not just digital tools, to compete

Results from a Microsoft survey indicate that, without the right cultural mindset, new tech tools may cause conflict rather than enable innovation.

By Valerie Bolden-Barrett • Feb. 9, 2018

With expansive security risks targeting businesses, companies pay premium for tailored cyber insurance

In the past, some businesses have relied on existing insurance policies to cover losses and liabilities. But policies like kidnap insurance do not cover ransomware demands. 

By Naomi Eide • Feb. 7, 2018

Data centers still serving up modernization issues for federal IT

Maintaining legacy systems is both restrictive and expensive, and pressure from the White House is pushing agencies to more quickly adapt their networks to modern standards.

By Samantha Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2018

Media and retail falling behind in GDPR compliance, Forrester says

Many firms outside the EU do not think GDPR will apply to them, but given its extraterritorial effect "the percentage of companies not affected by GDPR is small," reports Forrester.

By Alex Hickey • Feb. 5, 2018

6 steps for negotiating winning AI deals

Predicting where and how AI technology can be used is hard, but creating a roadmap and identifying use cases before talking to suppliers is a must.

By Dave Blake • Jan. 23, 2018

Will CIOs be responsible for replacing workers with robots?

Automated technologies are becoming easier to implement, streamlining formerly clunky services. But the executives in charge of making those decisions are not always in plain sight. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 19, 2018

Microsoft calls for tech companies to serve as 'medics in cyberspace'

Tension between technology and public policy is erupting in cybersecurity and AI spaces.

By Alex Hickey • Jan. 2, 2018

5 business technology trends defining CIO responsibilities in 2018

In many ways, 2017 can be summarized as expectation, meet reality. Business leaders are quick to leap toward innovation, but trying to improve systems' efficiency still defines enterprise technology. 

By Naomi Eide • Jan. 2, 2018

'Tech is king': Advanced tech roles dominate LinkedIn's emerging jobs

Machine learning engineers and data scientists topped the list as the rise of AI this year created the need for specialized roles.  

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 28, 2017

A look back on the year that was: The 10 most popular stories of 2017

Stories from the last year are sure to spill over into 2018, and companies are bound to make the same mistakes or ignore transformative opportunities. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Dec. 26, 2017

How the Salvation Army is upgrading its storage technology

The Western Territory of the charity recently upgraded its storage infrastructure to a flash-based server system, but the long haul still has the organization looking toward the cloud.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 22, 2017

Sen. Warner: Silicon Valley could use 'Russian playbook' for 'company warfare'

Consumers need to know the content they see online is accountable, real and, according to the senator, whether or not it's made by an American.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 22, 2017

Lowe's builds out digital capabilities with first CDO

As Lowe's prepares for another year of "digital evolution," will its efforts in cybersecurity, augmented and virtual reality and mobile tech be enough to outpace Home Depot?

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2017

Rule with a digital fist: Tech cracks down for accountability, social responsibility

Recent scrutiny, especially in terms of national security and privacy, have upped the ante for internet companies, which are cracking down again on "fake news," malicious actors and hateful content.

By Alex Hickey • Dec. 20, 2017

In an industry slow to modernize, Mercy hospitals turned to a technology outsider

After discovering a surprising "lack of security," SVP and CIO Gil Hoffman helped lead an overhaul of Mercy's network, boosting all security aspects and establishing a security organization.

By Naomi Eide • Dec. 20, 2017