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IT Leadership
Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Could Squeeze ITTrump's Federal Worker Buyout Could Squeeze IT

In an email that warned of imminent downsizing at all federal agencies, workers were informed of several directives that included a full-time return to office and an offer to resign by Feb. 6 in exchange for seven months of salary.

byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
Jan 29, 2025
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3 Min Read
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Cyber Resilience
China’s DeepSeek Suspects Cyberattack as Chatbot Prompts Security ConcernsChina’s DeepSeek Suspects Cyberattack as Chatbot Prompts Security Concerns
byShane Snider
Jan 28, 2025
4 Min Read
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Machine Learning & AI
China’s DeepSeek Dethrones ChatGPT as US Tech Stocks PlungeChina’s DeepSeek Dethrones ChatGPT as US Tech Stocks Plunge
byShane Snider
Jan 27, 2025
3 Min Read
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IT Leadership
Tech Company Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble BurstsTech Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts
byBrandon Taylor, Jessica Davis
Jan 24, 2025
5h 2m Read
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Cyber Resilience
Capital One Outage Highlights Third-Party RiskCapital One Outage Highlights Third-Party Risk
byCarrie Pallardy
Jan 23, 2025
5 Min Read
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Cyber Resilience
Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon HackersTrump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
byDark Reading
Jan 23, 2025
1 Min Read
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IT Infrastructure
LA Wildfires Raise Burning Questions About AI’s Data Center Water Drain
LA Wildfires and AI’s Data Center Water Drain
Jan 17, 2025
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
President Joe Biden meets with White House staff in the Oval Office, 2022, to review remarks he will give at an executive order signing.
Cyber Resilience
What Does Biden's New Executive Order Mean for Cybersecurity?
What Does Biden's New Executive Order Mean for Cybersecurity?
Jan 16, 2025
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Sectors
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
Jan 16, 2025
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4 Min Read
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
Microsoft Rings in 2025 With Record Security Update
Microsoft Rings in 2025 With Record Security Update
Jan 16, 2025
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1 Min Read
byDark Reading, Staff & Contributors
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Machine Learning & AI
How Do Companies Know if They Overspend on AI and Then Recover?
How Do Companies Know if They Overspend on AI and Then Recover?
Jan 13, 2025
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Machine Learning & AI
What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?
What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?
Jan 10, 2025
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7 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury
Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury
Jan 9, 2025
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
UK Launches Antitrust Investigations Targeting Big Tech
UK Launches Antitrust Investigations Targeting Big Tech
Jan 7, 2025
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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IT Infrastructure
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Jan 7, 2025
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
The Biggest Cybersecurity Issues Heading into 2025
The Biggest Cybersecurity Issues Heading into 2025
Jan 6, 2025
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7 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
New Cybersecurity Rules Coming for Health Care
New Cybersecurity Rules Coming for Health Care
Jan 3, 2025
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
Court Pulls Plug on Biden’s Net Neutrality Revival, Limits FCC Power
Court Pulls Plug on Biden’s Net Neutrality Revival, Limits FCC Power
Jan 3, 2025
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
Facing the Specter of Cyber Threats During the Holidays
Facing the Specter of Cyber Threats During the Holidays
Dec 23, 2024
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
panelists included Heidi Shey, Jason Snyder, Steven Hernandez, Anne Klieve, and Gouri Das.
Cyber Resilience
Forrester Panel: Government Cybersecurity Leaders Discuss Next Steps for Zero Trust
Forrester Panel: Government Cybersecurity Leaders Discuss Next Steps for Zero Trust
Dec 23, 2024
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7 Min Read
byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
Ransomware Attack on Rhode Island Highlights Risk to Government
Ransomware Attack on Rhode Island Highlights Risk to Government
Dec 19, 2024
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Data Management
EU Watchdog Fines Meta $263 Million for Data Breach
EU Watchdog Fines Meta $263 Million for Data Breach
Dec 17, 2024
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
Forrester Award Keynote: Schneider Electric Deputy CISO on Managing Trust, Supplier Risk
Forrester Award Keynote: Schneider Electric Deputy CISO on Managing Trust, Supplier Risk
Dec 17, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
What Do We Know About the New Ransomware Gang Termite?
What Do We Know About the New Ransomware Gang Termite?
Dec 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
What Enterprise IT Predictions Actually Mattered in 2024?
What Enterprise IT Predictions Actually Mattered in 2024?
Dec 9, 2024
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Data Management
CFPB Presses Forward with Rule to Wrangle Data Brokers
CFPB Presses Forward with Rule to Wrangle Data Brokers
Dec 6, 2024
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
How Conflict With China Might Play Out in the Cyber Realm
How Conflict With China Might Play Out in the Cyber Realm
Dec 5, 2024
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Data Management
FTC to Ban Firms From Selling Sensitive Location Data
FTC to Ban Firms From Selling Sensitive Location Data
Dec 3, 2024
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3 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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IT Leadership
Note From the Editor-in-Chief
Note From the Editor-in-Chief
Dec 3, 2024
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1 Min Read
bySara Peters, Editor-in-Chief, InformationWeek
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IT Leadership
Gelsinger Out as Intel CEO as Chip Giant Struggles to Regain Footing
Gelsinger Out as Intel CEO as Chip Giant Struggles to Regain Footing
Dec 2, 2024
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
Threat Actors Put $1 Trillion Shopping Season in Their Sights
Threat Actors Put $1 Trillion Shopping Season in Their Sights
Nov 27, 2024
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Data Management
Beyond Washington, DC: The State of State-Based Data Privacy Laws
Beyond Washington, DC: The State of State-Based Data Privacy Laws
Nov 25, 2024
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
Cyber Resilience
Does the US Government Have a Cybersecurity Monoculture Problem?
Does the US Government Have a Cybersecurity Monoculture Problem?
Nov 21, 2024
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Machine Learning & AI
The New Cold War: US Urged to Form ‘Manhattan Project’ for AGI
The New Cold War: US Urged to Form ‘Manhattan Project’ for AGI
Nov 21, 2024
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5 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Data Management
DOJ Urges Google Breakup, Targets Chrome, Android and Data Sharing
DOJ Urges Google Breakup, Targets Chrome, Android and Data Sharing
Nov 21, 2024
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3 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek

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IT Leadership
Why Liberal Arts Grads Could Be the Best Programmers of the AI Era
Why Liberal Arts Grads Could Be the Best Programmers of the AI Era

Jan 17, 2025

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IT Sectors
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires

Jan 16, 2025

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IT Infrastructure
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later

Jan 7, 2025

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IT Leadership
Help Wanted: IT Hiring Trends in 2025
Help Wanted: IT Hiring Trends in 2025

Nov 20, 2024

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IT Leadership
Untangling Enterprise Reliance on Legacy Systems
Untangling Enterprise Reliance on Legacy Systems

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