Talking privacy with Harvey Jang, Cisco’s chief privacy officer
The biggest mistake IT leaders make in trying to secure sensitive data is not understanding where their data is and how it flows, says Cisco Systems’ vice-president and chief privacy officer. “Some of the challenges where there are slip-ups is when organizations don’t fully understand or know their data flow architecture,” Harvey Jang, the company’s […]
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Hackers Actively Exploit New Atlassian Confluence Zero-day Flaw
A new Atlassian Confluence zero-day vulnerability, known as CVE-2022-26134, is actively exploited by hackers to install web shells. A security update released by Atlassian described the vulnerability as a critical, unauthorized RCE bug that was detected in both the Confluence Server and the Data Center. The bug has been confirmed in Confluence Server 7.18.0. Confluence […]
Oregon Scraps AI Tool Used In Child Welfare System
Oregon’s Department of Human Services will abolish the AI tool used by child welfare officials to decide which families are being investigated by social workers. The algorithm would be replaced by its new program, called the Structured Decision Making model. The agency plans to stop using the technology by the end of June to reduce […]
Execs Seeks Answer To Growing Supply Chain Attacks
85% of CIOs were instructed by the Board of Directors or CEO to take actions to improve the security of software development and build environments. 80% of the 1,000 CIOs in a new survey report that their organizations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software packages supply chains, so it is important to look for a […]
Changing IT Operating Models Crucial In 2022
According to a Forrester report, a continuous change in the design of the IT operating model is needed to adapt to a dynamic business environment. Forrester interviewed 25 tech executives some of whom claimed to have achieved their preferred high-performing operating model state. For these tech executives, they were able to achieve their goal by […]
U.S. Tech Employers Cut 4,044 Jobs In May
The United States technology sector shed 4,044 jobs in May, nearly nine times more than in the first four months of 2022. Several factors were responsible for the increase in layoffs in the technology sector, including rising inflation and slowing demand. Other factors include the Ukraine crisis and rising interest rates. The results mark the […]
Analysts Say It’s Possible Elon Musk Won’t Buy Twitter
Analysts are exploring the possibility that Elon Musk might not buy Twitter, especially now that the company’s stock is trading at $39.30 a share. In April, Tesla CEO Elon Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $54.20 per share. But while Twitter shares, which have been between $35 and $41 since May, eventually rose to $51.57 after […]
