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How to prioritize data strategy investments as a CDO

IBM Big Data Hub

My first task as a Chief Data Officer (CDO) is to implement a data strategy. Over the past 15 years, I’ve learned that an effective data strategy enables the enterprise’s business strategy and is critical to elevate the role of a CDO from the backroom to the boardroom. A data-literate culture.

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UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World

IT Governance

Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). When you look at the data through this lens, you see why certain industries are more affected than others.”.

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Ransomware infected systems at Xchanging, a DXC subsidiary

Security Affairs

Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry. Xchanging is primarily an insurance managed services business that operates on a standalone basis.”

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5 Ways You Can Get More from Your Terminal Emulator

Rocket Software

For businesses that rely on mainframes, secure access to the data stored there is simply a business requirement. Terminal emulation and host access to these critical resources is key to enabling a range of business processes from serving customers more efficiently to ensuring regulatory compliance. Improve experiences.

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How to Enhance IAM by Adding Layers of Zero Trust

eSecurity Planet

But with software that educates users and tells them why a device has been blocked, employees are able to more quickly solve expired licenses or software updates. And by self-servicing the problem, users reduce the load on IT teams. Image credit: Kolide Kolide specifically focuses on the devices attempting to access business services.

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Don’t blame ‘The Things’

CGI

The Dedicated Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on a number of popular websites that made the news recently was attributed to hackers utilising the vulnerabilities of home automation products such as sensors, TVs and webcams. The education challenge would be enormous, although all of us ‘users’ need to play our part!

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