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The CIO has a real ability to achieve a competitive advantage for its business through data.
This is the underlying purpose of the digital transformation exercises that have been so significant to IT in recent years. For the CIO to be successful with this, there needs to be a comprehensive strategy that extends far beyond simply deploying new technologies. Many CIOs are now working with an IT environment that can deliver a modern data strategy but are struggling to unlock the full potential. ...?more
Gartner Predicts 70% of Organizations to Implement Infrastructure Automation by 2025
Eighty-five percent of infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders that do not currently have any full automation expect to become more automated in the next two to three years, according to a new survey by Gartner, Inc. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 70% of organizations will implement structured automation to deliver flexibility and efficiency, an increase from 20% of organizations in 2021...?more
Francis Crick Institute CIO discusses how Europe's largest biomedical research institute has co-developed a framework for data sharing
The Francis Crick Institute has hundreds of global partnerships that require controlled access to sensitive health data ...?more
Security
From eyeglass reflections and new job postings to certificate transparency logs and discarded printers, employees have odd ways to unintentionally expose data..
Employees are often warned about the data exposure risks associated with the likes of phishing emails, credential theft, and using weak passwords. However, they can risk leaking or exposing sensitive information about themselves, the work they do, or their organization without even realizing... Here are eight unusual, unexpected, and relatively strange ways employees can accidently expose data, along with advice for addressing and mitigating the risks associated with them. ...?more
While network teams are responsible for deploying the elements of a zero-trust network, security teams should also be involved in developing the overall zero-trust framework.
Zero-trust frameworks comprise multiple security elements, and one of those elements is the network. It is responsible for creating the physical and logical perimeter that separates the trusted infrastructure from untrusted devices and end users ...?more
Overlooking even just a single security threat can severely erode a company's community and consumer confidence, tarnish reputation and brand, negatively impact corporate valuations, provide competitors with an advantage, and create unwanted scrutiny.
Overlooking even just a single security threat can severely erode a company's community and consumer confidence, tarnish reputation and brand, negatively impact corporate valuations, provide competitors with an advantage, and create unwanted scrutiny...?more
SOC teams struggle to keep up with a dangerous threat landscape, growing attack surface, and voluminous security alerts.
Recent ESG research reveals that 52% of security professionals believe security operations are more difficult today than they were two years ago. Why? Security operations center (SOC) teams point to issues such as ...?more
CxO Security Events
Attendees will gain new insights from the team's candid discussion of survey findings and research results as well as their predictions about what lies ahead for the market.
In this quarterly webinar, the IDC Security Services Team will review the latest trends and developments in the worldwide security services market, discuss new and upcoming research, and provide key takeaways from industry events and company announcements. Attendees will gain new insights from the team's candid discussion of survey findings and research results as well as their predictions about what lies ahead for the market. Hosted by IDC ...?more
Are your backup and recovery plans in place and ready to go in the event of an attack? In this webinar, learn what processes and procedures should go into your DDoS response playbook, and learn about the tools and techniques that will help you bounce back from a DDoS without any major impact to productivity.
There are few things more disruptive than a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The criminals behind these attacks have one objective: to bring everything to a stop so you can't conduct business as usual. How can you ensure business continuity during these events? What is your plan for communicating with essential stakeholders if services are down? Who should you contact outside of your organization for help? Hosted by DARKReading ...?more
In this webinar, experts offer insight and recommendations on how to build a next-generation SOC.
What does a security operations center (SOCs) require in 2022? The practice of monitoring and responding to threats looks very different today than it did just a few years ago. Which tools and skills do you need know to outfit a SOC to respond to today's most current threats and online exploits? Hosted by DARKReading ...?more
Sounil Yu has built a model, the Cyber Defense Matrix, that helps to answer that essential question; do I have gaps in my security stack and how can I easily spot what they are? Join Sounil and Garrett Gross of Huntress to dive into how to understand and apply the Cyber Defense Matrix.
The proliferation of security tools and solutions has exploded over the past years. Costly ransomware and supply chain attacks have placed significant losses on insurance companies resulting in massive premium increases and in many cases, large reductions in coverage limits. Cyber insurance questionnaires have become the unregulated 'regulator' leaving many businesses and MSPs wondering, do I have the 'right' security controls and processes in place? ...?more
AI
Last week, OpenAI released Whisper, an open-source deep learning model for speech recognition. OpenAI's tests on Whisper show promising results in transcribing audio not only in English, but also in several other languages.
Developers and researchers who have experimented with Whisper are also impressed with what the model can do. However, what is perhaps equally important is what Whisper's release tells us about the shifting culture in artificial intelligence (AI) research and the kind of applications we can expect in the future. ...?more
Across eight forecasted countries - the US, China, Japan, and the Europe-5 countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK) - AI's share of software spend will increase from 4.3% in 2021 to 6% in 2025....?more
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Leveraging enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) provides a system that can automate repetitive tasks, answer questions, and improve decision-making.
The AI operates machine learning extensions and automated services to deliver satisfying customer experiences and can streamline research projects. Enterprise AI can be described as a combination of machine learning and deep learning algorithms ...?more
Operations
Here are steps to start and evolve an SRE practice to improve reliability.
Many clients are considering site reliability engineering (SRE), but often then grapple with understanding the prerequisites and implications! Questions often involve what actually is SRE, what does an SRE do, what skills do they need, how to start, gain value from, and evolve. ...?more
Servers constitute the pillar of companies, especially those that depend on IT services.
Even though many businesses have long since moved into cloud technology for their server needs, a large portion of them still use in-house servers to fulfill a wide array of computing needs. Servers are a fundamental component of the digital age. After all, they are in charge of hosting websites, storing data, sorting emails, and various other software applications that may be vital to running an organization...?more
Cloud
You've made the move to the cloud. But don't be fooled into thinking it's a one-and-done experience. Here's why you can expect more cloud migrations in the future.
You've migrated your applications and data from on-premises into the cloud. Your cloud migration is done, right? ...?more
All of the macroeconomic indications are pointing to the impending recession we are slipping into, which is unquestionably on the minds of every executive right now.
For instance, interest rate expectations jumped abruptly as a result of inflation reaching 40-year highs. The market has quickly reacted, hard-hitting IT and growing businesses. The more growth-oriented the companies were, the more they've gone down over the last six months. Even the very finest SaaS businesses are going through difficult times ...?more
As cloud services and practices mature, it's time to rethink long-held assumptions about the private and public cloud models and consider a hybrid cloud.
Conventional wisdom holds that private clouds are better for workloads that have high compliance or security needs. Public clouds, meanwhile, are ideal for almost anything else. And hybrid cloud is supposed to provide a happy medium by letting businesses use public cloud services on private infrastructure ...?more
According to a new study from Wanclouds, 81% of IT leaders say their C-suite has directed them to reduce or take on no additional cloud spending as costs skyrocket and market headwinds worsen. After multiple years of unimpeded cloud growth, the findings suggest enterprises' soaring cloud spending may tempered as talks of a looming downturn heat up...?more
Marketing
What is one of the most difficult aspects of marketing a product or service? While many ideas may come to mind, I would argue it is building trust between all your stakeholders.
That means not only your audience, but your clients, coworkers, managers, and everyone in-between. According to Brenda Bailey-Hughes, a professor at Kelley School of business in Bloomington, Indiana, there are 3 primary types of trust, also known as trust drivers. We are going to look at each one, discuss why they are significant, and when the best time to use each form of trust is. ...?more
DDN News
DDN is excited to be back in full force for SC22 November 13th-17th in Dallas, TX.
SC, The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis, is the highlight event of the year for the HPC industry. SC22 features an exciting technical program, along with hundreds of vendors and institutions from around the world showcasing the latest advancements, innovations, and services in HPC...?more
Oracle News
IT leaders today demand much more from cloud infrastructure. They need to reduce costs and increase performance, of course. But they also want to simplify integrations across their technical landscape.
They want an effective platform for building apps. And they must be ready to scale up and down to support digital sales, all while securing data. For these reasons and many more, IT leaders, whether CIOs, cloud architects, or system administrators, will find lots to learn by attending Oracle CloudWorld, October 17 to 20, 2022, in Las Vegas...?more
Oracle Positioned as a Leader furthest on Completeness of Vision and Highest in Ability to Execute
Oracle has been named a Leader for the fourth consecutive time in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises for Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Oracle was positioned highest on the 'ability to execute' and furthest right on the 'completeness of vision' axes. A complimentary copy of the report is available....?more
Oracle Communications Network Data Analytics Function first in a portfolio of statistical and predictive 5G network core analytics solutions
Oracle unveiled Oracle Network Analytics Suite. The new cloud native portfolio of analytics solutions combines network function data with machine learning and artificial intelligence to help operators make more informed, automated decisions around the performance and stability of their entire 5G network core...?more
In a recent Gary Miller LinkedIn article, he stated: 'At Oracle, customer success is our North Star. Customer success guides our decision-making and our actions, and it's how we measure our own success.'
The first step for success, of course, requires choosing the very best in solutions and services. Just ask Gartner...?more
Fortinet News
An important part of cyber hygiene is understanding how cybercriminals may attempt to gain access to your critical data. It's no surprise that bad actors target weak passwords.
According to the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen credentials led to nearly 50% of cyberattacks last year. Once attackers have access to stolen passwords to access an individual's account, they often walk away with a treasure trove of personal data, like banking details or other critical personal information...?more
Arizona School District to Provide its Faculty and Staff Cyber Awareness Training and Improve Security Posture with Fortinet's Free Service for K-12 Schools in the U.S.
Fortinet announced that Chandler Unified School District is providing its more than 5,200 faculty and staff with Fortinet's information Security Awareness and Training service to build cyber awareness and to further strengthen the district's security posture...?more
Entering the second half of 2022, phishing attacks and campaigns continue to be the top threats targeting organizations, using a variety of techniques to infect users and organizations.
Following our observations posted last quarter, FortiGuard Labs has continued to track many malware families, including Emotet, Qbot, and Icedid. We continually find malicious files delivered via phishing emails using Microsoft Excel files, Microsoft Word Documents, Windows shortcut files, and ISO image files to deliver their malware ...?more
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