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2023-09-22 14:24
HR Leaders’ strategies for elevating employee engagement in global
organisations
In the age of AI, HR technologies have emerged as powerful tools for enhancing
employee enga… Read More
2023-09-21 13:32
6 deadly sins of enterprise architecture
The simplest way to build out enterprise software is to leverage the power of
various tools, portals, and platforms constructed by outsiders… Read More
2023-09-20 13:21
Innovation needs to be a culture, not just a practice
It is important to build open organisational structures that let teams avoid
obstacles and hierarchies that frequently stifle cre… Read More
2023-09-19 12:03
Experts: 'Quiet cutting' employees makes no sense, and it's costly
The practice involves reassigning workers to roles that don’t align with their
career goals to achieve workfor… Read More
2023-09-18 13:47
The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future
As the technology ecosystem expands, Servier Pharmaceuticals’ Yunger believes
cultivating hard-to-find skill… Read More
2023-09-17 15:57
Experiment: IT companies eager to hire self-taught pros
“Self-education can be a valuable pathway to a successful career in
cybersecurity and IT,” he says. “However… Read More
2023-09-08 13:39
Peril vs. Promise: Companies, Developers Worry Over Generative AI RiskOne widespread concern over AI is that the systems will replace developers: 36% of developers worry that they will be re… Read More
2023-09-06 13:56
Open Source Needs Maintainers. But How Can They Get Paid?The data show that not only are open source maintainers usually unaware of current security tools and standards, like software bills… Read More
2023-09-05 13:05
GenAI in productivity apps: What could possibly go wrong?
The first and most obvious risk is the accuracy issue. Generative AI is designed
to generate content — text, images, vi… Read More
2023-09-04 14:24
What happens when finops finds bad cloud architecture?
Cloud finops teams can evaluate the performance and scalability of cloud
infrastructure. Monitoring key performance indicators s… Read More
2023-08-31 15:36
Most hyped network technologies and how to deal with them
Hype four is zero trust. Security is justifiably hot, and at the same time
there never seems to be an end to the new not… Read More
2023-08-30 14:28
Generative AI Faces an Existential IP Reckoning of Its Own Making
Clearly, this situation is untenable, with a raft of dire consequences already
beginning to emerge. Should the courts… Read More
2023-08-29 15:24
The four Es of AI: Keeping up with the trend that never sleepsYou can’t wrangle AI by yourself. Your journey will be fruitful only to the extent that you can instill in those with whom… Read More
2023-08-28 13:30
3 keys to making data democratization a reality
The complexity of the modern data stack presents too many opportunities for data
sets to fail users, and compromise users’ trust… Read More
2023-08-24 15:38
3 data privacy principles to adopt now, even while governments still
debate
Fairness is one of the most powerful guiding principles any brand can adopt for
its use of data, but wh… Read More
2023-08-23 16:43
7 project priority checks for overloaded IT agendas
“While saying ‘yes’ to a project can seem like the easiest way to spark
innovation, the ability to s… Read More
2023-08-20 12:20
Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain enable the future of
payments
CBDC has the potential to transform the future of payments. It can be used to
create programmable… Read More
2023-08-19 17:38
Inside the Rise of 'Dark' AI Tools - Scary, But Effective?
This shouldn't be surprising, since building LLMs is an intensive endeavor. "As
what WormGPT showed, even with a dedicated t… Read More
2023-08-18 16:40
Though simpler, India’s data privacy law is stricter than GDPR in some
ways
If you think this is all a tough ask, you should know that the law is simpler
and less prescripti… Read More
2023-08-17 16:35
What would an OT cyberattack really cost your organization?
Attacks on industrial control systems (ICS) may not be just about ransomware
or accessing information but about delibe… Read More
2023-08-16 16:47
The looming battle over where generative AI systems will run
What is becoming more apparent is that the location where most generative AI
systems will reside (public cloud platforms v… Read More
2023-08-15 16:27
How to build employee trust as AI gains ground
Most experts agree, however, that newer AI tools are less about replacing people
and more about eliminating mundane, manual, or number-c… Read More
2023-08-11 15:23
How to tell if your cloud finops program is working
A successful finops program should ensure compliance with applicable financial
regulations and industry standards. These change acr… Read More
2023-08-10 17:01
AMD's Zen architecture: The fundamentals of these Zen 4 CPUs
While the computing industry, CPU enthusiasts, and even AMD itself expected the
road to performance leadership to be long… Read More
2023-08-09 17:05
You can’t run away from technical debt
It could be poor architecture because IT leaders picked the less efficient path
to a solution. Perhaps they went with a specific vendor, e… Read More
2023-08-08 16:17
The Value of a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer
The value of vCISO services extends beyond technical expertise. It plays a vital
role in raising awareness of various securit… Read More
2023-08-06 13:57
California Opens Privacy Probe Into Car Data Collection
Modern vehicles are equipped with a wide range of sensors, cameras, and other
technologies that generate vast amounts of data… Read More
2023-08-05 12:01
ESG & Climate Risk Management: Integrating Environmental Data In
Ratings
Integrating environmental data into investment strategies allows investors to
identify companies proac… Read More
2023-08-04 17:19
Cloud may be overpriced compared to on-premises systems
Public cloud computing prices have been creeping up because they are offered by
for-profit companies that must generate a profi… Read More
2023-08-03 17:04
When your teammate is a machine: 8 questions CISOs should be asking about
AI
There are many potential benefits that can flow from incorporating AI into
security technology, a… Read More
2023-08-02 16:34
Return-to-office mandates rise as worker productivity drops
In the first quarter of 2023, labor productivity dropped 2.1% in the US, even as
the number of hours worked increased by 2… Read More
2023-08-01 16:09
Is generative AI mightier than the law?
The FTC hasn’t been shy in going after Big Tech. And in the middle of July, it
took its most important step yet: It opened an investigati… Read More
2023-07-31 16:41
The open source licensing war is over
Too many open source warriors think that the license is the end, rather than
just a means to grant largely unfettered access to the code. They co… Read More
2023-07-30 15:22
What Is Data Strategy and Why Do You Need It?
Developing a successful Data Strategy requires careful consideration of
several key steps. First, it is essential to identify the bu… Read More
2023-07-29 12:53
A New Paradigm In Cybersecurity
Currently, many enterprises still focus on tower-based security (that is,
securing the “home”)—securing networks, datacenter, databas… Read More
2023-07-28 17:14
Cyber criminals pivot away from ransomware encryption
“Data theft extortion is not a new phenomenon, but the number of incidents this
quarter suggests that financially motivated… Read More
2023-07-27 16:29
'FraudGPT' Malicious Chatbot Now for Sale on Dark Web
Both WormGPT and FraudGPT can help attackers use AI to their advantage when
crafting phishing campaigns, generating messages aime… Read More
2023-07-26 16:52
How digital humans can make healthcare technology more patient-centricLike humans, digital humans have anatomy. Several technologies are used to create digital humans. The Representation: Th… Read More
2023-07-25 16:28
The real risk of AI in network operations
One who tried generative AI technology on their own historical network data said
that it suggested a configuration change that, had it been m… Read More
2023-07-24 17:03
A CDO Call To Action: Stop Hoarding Data—Save The Planet
Many of the implications of rampant data hoarding are reasonably well
known—including the potential complianc… Read More
2023-07-23 13:02
Sustainable Computing - With An Eye On The Cloud
There are two parts to sustainable goals: 1. How do cloud service providers
make their data centers more sustainable?; 2. What… Read More
2023-07-22 17:37
All-In-One Data Fabrics Knocking on the Lakehouse Door
The fact IBM, HPE, and Microsoft made such similar data fabric and lakehouse
announcements indicate there is strong market… Read More
2023-07-21 16:56
Attackers find new ways to deliver DDoSes with “alarming” sophistication
The newer methods attempt to do two things: (1) conceal the maliciousness of
the traffic so d… Read More
2023-07-20 16:36
DSPM: Control Your Data to Prevent Issues Later
Simply put, it’s becoming increasingly hard to prevent data security breaches
and hacks — the attack surfaces have become t… Read More
2023-07-19 16:32
This is why personal encryption is vital to the future of business
We already recognize that humans are the weakest link in any security
infrastructure. But what isn’t sufficien… Read More
2023-07-18 16:41
Embrace AI Acceleration by Investing in Reliability
There’s no way to completely eliminate the unreliability risks of AI without
also eliminating all of its benefits. Manually r… Read More
2023-07-17 16:33
EU urged to prepare for quantum cyberattacks with coordinated action
plan
The narrow focus at the EU level on how to mitigate short-term quantum
cybersecurity challenges, especial… Read More
2023-07-16 12:42
The engines of AI: Machine learning algorithms explained
Machine learning algorithms train on data to find the best set of weights for
each independent variable that affects the predi… Read More
2023-07-14 16:16
AI and privacy: safeguarding your personal information in an age of
intelligent systems
AI models, including chatbots and generative AI, rely on vast quantities of
training data… Read More
2023-07-13 17:04
Industry groups call for changes to EU Cyber Resiliency Act
The first recommendation made by the collective is that the proposed scope of
the CRA should be made narrower and clearer… Read More
2023-07-12 16:34
4 collaboration security mistakes companies are still making
If organizations don’t provide access to vetted collaboration tools, employees
will likely find their own and use in… Read More
2023-07-11 16:55
Multiple SD-WAN vendors can complicate move to SASE
The walls between networking and security teams must come down to deliver
cloud-based security and network services across today&rs……Read More
2023-07-10 17:20
Digital Humans: Fad or Future?
A digital human is a computer-generated entity that looks, behaves, and
interacts like a real human. “To create a digital human, advanced technolo… Read More
2023-07-09 10:54
Data should be a first-class citizen in the cloud
A close cousin of the interoperability problem, data access and control are
limited in many cloud environments if not designed proper… Read More
2023-07-08 12:16
10 ways SecOps can strengthen cybersecurity with ChatGPT
ChatGPT is proving effective at predicting potential threat and intrusion
scenarios based on real-time analysis o… Read More
2023-07-06 16:29
Man vs machine: a secure email firm aim to bring post-quantum cryptography
to the cloud
"While quantum computers will soon be able to decrypt 'normally' encrypted data
quite easil… Read More
2023-07-05 17:05
AI gold rush makes basic data security hygiene critical
APIs, in particular, are hot targets as they are widely used today and often
carry vulnerabilities. Broken object level authori… Read More
2023-07-04 16:36
Banking Tech Forecast: Cloudy, With a Chance of Cyber Risk
The breakneck pace of adoption has also resulted in a shortage of security
experts who understand the overlapping, yet uniqu… Read More
2023-07-03 16:35
5 Enterprise Architecture Principles For Digital Transformation
This involves creating the Business Architecture, which includes the Business
Domains (BD) and Business Capabilities (B… Read More
2023-07-02 12:25
OpenAI, others pushing false narratives about LLMs, says Databricks CTO
“There are definitely the larger providers, like OpenAI, Google, and so on; they
have this narrative &nda……Read More
2023-07-01 12:59
CERT-In cyber security norms bar use of Anydesk, Teamviewer by govt dept
Cyber security watchdog CERTin has barred the use of remote desktop softwares
like Anydesk and Teamviewer in… Read More
2023-06-30 16:27
3 things that make a CIO-CFO dream team
A study conducted by Gartner, detailed in the report “CIOs: Improve How You
collaborate With Your CFO,” found that when CFOs a… Read More
2023-06-29 13:15
How the new deepfake reality will impact cyber insurance
Deepfakes can ruin a company's reputation, bypass biometric controls, phish
unsuspecting users into clicking malicious links… Read More
2023-06-28 16:51
The digital future may rely on ultrafast optical electronics and
computers
Our system of ultrafast optical data transmission is based on light rather than
voltage. Our research gr… Read More
2023-06-27 16:25
The unhappy reality of cloud security in 2023
Configuration problems are often the most significant risk to cloud data and the
most often overlooked. Show me a breach, and I’ll… Read More
2023-06-26 17:07
Generative AI Gets a SaaSy TouchAlthough pure-play Generative AI startups, Rephrase.ai, Blend, ProbeAI, Fasthr.AI to name a few, are not that common yet in India, it has set foot into many i… Read More
2023-06-25 12:34
Traffic Routing in Ambient Mesh
The ambient mesh deployment model is much leaner than the sidecar data plane
deployment model, allowing for incremental adoption of service mesh f… Read More
2023-06-24 16:41
Technologists Want to Develop Software Sustainably
Ingrid Olson, principal with application security at Coalfire, explains
organizations such as the Green Software Foundation can help… Read More
2023-06-22 17:07
Mass adoption of generative AI tools is derailing one very important
factor, says MIT
Many companies "were caught off guard by the spread of shadow AI use across the
enterprise,"… Read More
2023-06-21 16:06
India’s digital transformation could be a game-changer for economic
development
India currently has a data-fiduciary-centric model. Individuals or small
businesses must go t… Read More
2023-06-20 16:58
How to navigate the co-management conundrum in MSP engagements
Ironically, enterprises can often suppress innovation by using MSPs
transactionally. If the enterprise team has active r… Read More
2023-06-19 16:32
Finding the Nirvana of information access control or something like it
In the mythical land of Nirvana, where everything is perfect, CISOs would have
all the resources they neede… Read More
2023-06-18 12:32
4 Advances In Penetration Testing Practices In 2023
Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past few years, with a
growing emphasis on mimicking real-life cyberattack s… Read More
2023-06-17 12:42
Borderless Data vs. Data Sovereignty: Can They Co-Exist?
Businesses have long understood that data sharing has limits (or borders).
Legal separations keep data from various subsi… Read More
2023-06-15 16:06
The five new foundational qualities of effective leadership
Today’s leaders have to be able to establish a compelling destination and then
navigate through the fog with a compas… Read More
2023-06-14 16:38
Malicious hackers are weaponizing generative AI
The headline here is not that this new threat exists; it was only a matter of
time before threats powered by generative AI power showed… Read More
2023-06-13 16:53
AI and tech innovation, economic pressures increase identity attack surfaceIn the new attack observed by Microsoft, the attackers, which the company track under the temporary Storm-1167 moni… Read More
2023-06-12 16:07
Cloud-Focused Attacks Growing More Frequent, More Brazen
One key finding is that hackers are becoming more adept — and more motivated —
in targeting enterprise cloud… Read More
2023-06-11 12:04
Tips Every CFO Should Consider For Implementing Tech Solutions
Conduct a cost assessment to pinpoint areas where tech upgrades may be needed
and determine if these upgrades will… Read More
2023-06-10 11:09
Vetting an Open Source Database? 5 Green Flags to Look for
There’s an important difference between offerings that are legitimate open
source versus open source-compatible. &ldqu……Read More
2023-06-09 15:34
Why Protecting Data Centers Requires A Personalized Security Approach
Since each industry has its own unique security and privacy needs, businesses
should work with security providers… Read More
2023-06-08 16:16
5 Reasons Why IT Security Tools Don't Work For OT
While IT and OT both seek to ensure confidentiality (the protection of sensitive
data and assets), integrity (the fidelity of data ov… Read More
2023-06-07 16:32
The Design Patterns for Distributed Systems Handbook
Some people mistake distributed systems for microservices. And it's true –
microservices are a distributed system. But distr… Read More
2023-06-06 16:28
CISOs, IT lack confidence in executives’ cyber-defense knowledge
CISOs need to understand precisely how and where the two risk environments —
corporate and personal &mdash……Read More
2023-06-05 16:01
How to create generative AI confidence for enterprise success
The key to enterprise-ready generative AI is in rigorously structuring data so
that it provides proper context, whic… Read More
2023-06-04 13:33
Insider risk management: Where your program resides shapes its focus
Choi says that while the information security team is ultimately responsible for
the proactive protection of an or… Read More
2023-06-03 14:03
Is it Possible to Calculate Technology Debt?
Perhaps we should rename it Architectural Debt or even Organisational Debt? From
an Enterprise Architecture standpoint, we talk about &ldq……Read More
2023-06-02 14:59
A Data Scientist’s Essential Guide to Exploratory Data Analysis
Analyzing the individual characteristics of each feature is crucial as it will
help us decide on their relevance… Read More
2023-06-01 17:27
Throw out all those black boxes and say hello to the software-defined
car
Software-defined vehicles might give automakers more flexibility in terms of the
features and functions t… Read More
2023-05-31 16:54
5 best practices for software development partnerships
“The key to successful co-creation is ensuring your partner is not just doing
their job, but acting as a true strategic as… Read More
2023-05-18 10:01
Security breaches push digital trust to the fore
Digital trust needs to be integrated within the organization and isn’t
necessarily owned by a single department or job title. Even… Read More
2023-05-16 13:20
Law enforcement crackdowns and new techniques are forcing cybercriminals
to pivot
Because of stepped-up law enforcement efforts, cybercriminals are also
facing a… Read More
2023-05-14 13:50
How to Balance Data Governance with Data Democracy
Data democratization is important to an organization because it ensures an
effective and efficient method of providing all… Read More
2023-05-13 11:40
How to build employee careers through an internal talent marketplace
One of the biggest hurdles to the success of an internal talent marketplace is
the reluctance that people managers… Read More
2023-05-12 13:19
The Industrywide Consequences of Making Security Products Inaccessible
Restricting access to security products creates situations where people from
underrepresented groups are not a… Read More
2023-05-11 14:13
Will Rogue AI Become an Unstoppable Security Threat?
The rogue AI concept generally refers to AI systems that have been trained to
generate or identify opportunities to exploit code o… Read More
2023-05-10 13:01
The one true way to prove IT’s value to your CEO
For most IT departments, this is a very difficult question to answer because the
systems that we develop are not used by IT but… Read More
2023-05-09 12:49
A Guide to Steganography: Meaning, Types, Tools, & Techniques
Steganography encodes a secret message within another non-secret object in such
a manner as to make the message imper… Read More
2023-05-07 08:55
How Modern Data Platforms Support Data Governance
To enable the effective use of data analytics, many organizations are employing
modern data platforms, which provide capabilities suc… Read More
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