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    Companies aren’t as cyber resilient as they think

    Most companies fall short on business continuity as malicious threat activity continues to rise, a Cohesity study found.

    By David Jones • Aug. 19, 2024
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    3 CIO lessons for maximizing cybersecurity investments

    Securing resources has gotten easier, said Feroz Merchhiya, City of Santa Monica CIO. But that hasn't diminished tech leaders' role in showing the value.

    By Aug. 16, 2024
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    IT Security

    Security strategies benefit from nimbleness as companies respond to high-profile vulnerabilities and support internal talent gaps.

    By CIO Dive staff
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    Answering the big post-outage question: “Are we all patching wrong?”

    Adaptiva CEO Deepak Kumar answers pressing patching questions in light of the recent global outage.

    Aug. 13, 2024
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    Delta expects $380M revenue hit due to CrowdStrike outage

    The company said it canceled 7,000 flights in five days due to the IT outage, according to a Thursday securities filing.

    By Updated Aug. 8, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    CrowdStrike blames mismatch in Falcon sensor update for global IT outage

    The security company, in its root cause analysis report, said it is using lessons from the crash to make larger changes. Analysts predict further challenges.

    By David Jones • Aug. 7, 2024
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    Microsoft spends billions on infrastructure to relieve Azure capacity constraints

    The hyperscaler is working with third-party data centers to satisfy AI demand, CFO Amy Hood said Tuesday.

    By July 31, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    American Airlines credits IT teams with quick recovery from CrowdStrike disruption

    “Within an hour of the outage, we assembled the right operating teams and IT experts to develop and execute a plan to get our systems back online,” COO David Seymour said Thursday.

    By July 25, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    United completes manual reboot as aviation industry reels from CrowdStrike outages

    The airline’s IT teams fixed more than 26,000 computers and devices at 365 airports globally, according to CEO Scott Kirby.

    By July 23, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    Top takeaways from the CrowdStrike outage for IT teams

    "This may be the biggest stress test that I've ever seen for direct, first-line IT support teams," Gartner's Jon Amato said. 

    By Updated July 23, 2024
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    CrowdStrike outage: Fallout and recovery

    Delta’s CrowdStrike recovery stymied by crew-tracking systems failure

    The carrier lagged behind other airlines in its efforts to restore operations, canceling thousands of flights over the weekend.

    By July 22, 2024
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    CrowdStrike software update at the root of a massive global IT outage

    A defective software update led to major disruptions in aviation, banking and other industries Friday as Microsoft 365 services were impacted worldwide.

    By David Jones , Updated July 19, 2024
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    As CISOs grapple with the C-suite, job satisfaction takes a hit

    Research found CISO job satisfaction has direct ties to how much — or little — access security leaders have to company management.

    By Sue Poremba • July 15, 2024
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    To fill cybersecurity skills gaps, experts look to novel measures

    The pace of change is driving workforce skills gaps, and traditional learning pathways can't keep up with demand.

    By Rosalyn Page • July 3, 2024
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    Cloud security becoming top priority for companies worldwide

    The sensitivity of data placed in the cloud and application sprawl are two factors complicating security, Thales found.

    By David Jones • June 25, 2024
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    Cyber, AI and data dominate upskilling priorities, Skillsoft finds

    The three categories align with the positions businesses are having the greatest difficulty filling, according to the report.

    By June 21, 2024
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    IT pros worry over the data that fuels AI

    More than 2 in 5 technologists have already had a negative AI experience, according to a SolarWinds survey.

    By June 18, 2024
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    Snowflake-linked attacks are testing the cloud’s shared responsibility status quo

    Assigning responsibility for missing security controls is tricky. The burden is collective but cloud providers need to raise minimum standards, experts say.

    By Matt Kapko • June 14, 2024
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    How much does unplanned IT downtime really cost?

    Shutdown digital systems can take a bite out of revenue, but regulatory fines can hit, too, according to a Splunk report released Tuesday.

    By June 11, 2024
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    Clorox to restart ERP upgrade as it looks past August cyberattack

    With the company out of recovery mode, teams are looking to advance on digital transformation projects. 

    By June 10, 2024
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    Pressure mounts on Snowflake and its customers as attacks spread

    More businesses are likely impacted by an attacker’s access to multiple Snowflake customer databases.

    By Matt Kapko • June 7, 2024
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    Snowflake customers caught in identity-based attack spree

    Cyber authorities and researchers warn multiple major companies could be compromised by the targeted attacks against Snowflake customer environments.

    By Matt Kapko • June 3, 2024
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    Security chiefs under pressure from boards to downplay cyber risk: study

    Research from Trend Micro shows tension between CISOs and senior enterprise leadership. Many security leaders say they're perceived as nags.

    By David Jones • June 3, 2024
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    Cyberattacks are good for security vendors, and business is booming

    More secure enterprise technology could stem the tide of cyberattacks, but digital threats are ever present.

    By Matt Kapko • May 29, 2024
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    AI could perform more than half of HR assistant tasks by 2032, report says

    Companies will overhaul their business and operating models as AI adoption grows over the next three years, according to a Cognizant report.

    By Carolyn Crist • May 21, 2024
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    Google leverages Microsoft’s cyber gaps to woo Workspace customers

    “The repeated security challenges with Microsoft call for a better alternative for enterprises and public-sector organizations alike,” Google said Monday.

    By May 20, 2024