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What Some Customers and Employees Hate About Chatbots
Asante CIO Discusses Transforming with Cloud and Telehealth
CIO Role Expands into Company Culture, Customer Experience
10 Things Your Artificial Intelligence Initiative Needs to Succeed
Tech Spending Climbs as Digital Business Initiatives Grow
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Attacks Targeting ADFS Token Signing Certificates Could Become Next Big Threat
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
News
New research shows how threat actors can steal and decrypt signing certificates so SAML tokens can be forged.
By Jai Vijayan Contributing Writer, 4/28/2021
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What CIOs Need to Know About Graph Database Technology
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Here's a look at how graph database technology, together with AI, can help enterprises solve complex problems in an era of ever growing data.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/28/2021
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We Need to Keep Women in Technology
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Leaders have a responsibility to keep women in tech and help cultivate their career growth. Here are a few measurable actions that can help.
By Rena Nigam, Founder & CEO, Meytier , 4/28/2021
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Expect an Increase in Attacks on AI Systems
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
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Companies are quickly adopting machine learning but not focusing on how to verify systems and produce trustworthy results, new report shows.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 4/27/2021
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What Some Customers and Employees Hate About Chatbots
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
Commentary
Want to talk to a human? You're not alone. The fundamental problem with chatbots is language.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 4/27/2021
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IT Meets Finance: How CFOs Drive Digital Success
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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Chief financial officers now play a key role in guiding organizations through digital transformation so they can survive the current climate and come out stronger on the other side.
By Gina Mastantuono, Chief Financial Officer, ServiceNow , 4/27/2021
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In Appreciation: Dan Kaminsky
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Beloved security industry leader and researcher passes away unexpectedly at the age of 42.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 4/26/2021
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CIO Role Expands into Company Culture, Customer Experience
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
As the pandemic drove more transactions and work online, the enterprise CIO's role expanded to be more focused on business, customers, and employee culture.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/26/2021
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What You Might Not Realize About Your Multi-Cloud Model
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Recognizing the nuances of a true multi-cloud deployment is the first step toward making it happen. From there, CIOs can follow a straightforward plan to actualize value.
By Matthew Leybold, Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group , 4/26/2021
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Password Manager Suffers 'Supply Chain' Attack
Dark Reading Staff,
News
A software update to Click Studios' Passwordstate password manager contained malware.
By Dark Reading Staff , 4/23/2021
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KnowBe4 Issues IPO to Drive Global Expansion, New Automation Features
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
Security awareness firm aims expand into Europe and Asia, and add automation and machine learning to its technology.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 4/23/2021
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Asante CIO Discusses Transforming with Cloud and Telehealth
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
Commentary
Health system serving southern Oregon and northern California had to stare down the pandemic and the risk of wildfire while exploring ways to go digital.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 4/23/2021
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Three Key Tax Incentives for IT Consultants
Rick White, Strategic Advisory Board Member, alliantgroup, and Former US Congressman ,
Commentary
This year, IT consultants are eligible for powerful tax incentives that can help fund their innovation efforts and keep their technical workers on staff.
By Rick White, Strategic Advisory Board Member, alliantgroup, and Former US Congressman , 4/23/2021
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Tech Spending Climbs as Digital Business Initiatives Grow
Jessica Davis, Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
News
Enterprises overall will spend 8.4% more on technology in 2021 than they did last year, but not all of that budget will be under the control of the CIO.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 4/22/2021
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Building Confidence with Data Resilience
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
As enterprises grow more complex, the need to protect them intensifies. Have the confidence to understand potential weaknesses in your infrastructure and take a data-centric approach to resiliency.
By Eric Herzog, VP, IBM Storage , 4/22/2021
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IBM Talks AIOps Potential at Digital Developer Conference
Joao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Writer
News
CIOs might use AIOps to help manage deployment of new products while also maintaining the resiliency of existing applications.
By Joao-Pierre S. Ruth Senior Writer, 4/21/2021
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3 Factors That Should be Driving Your Digital Transformation
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
To maximize output of any digitalization project, organizations must treat it as a wider business initiative, rather than a targeted IT transformation.
By Steele Arbeeny, Chief Technology Officer, SNP , 4/21/2021
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Pulse Secure VPN Flaws Exploited to Target US Defense Sector
Kelly Sheridan, Staff Editor, Dark Reading
News
China-linked attackers have used vulnerabilities in the Pulse Secure VPN appliance to attack US Defense Industrial Base networks.
By Kelly Sheridan Staff Editor, Dark Reading, 4/20/2021
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Attackers Compromised Code-Checking Vendor's Tool for Two Months
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
News
A script used to upload sensitive reports—with access to credentials and datastores—likely sent information on hundreds, possibly thousands, of companies to attackers.
By Robert Lemos Contributing Writer, 4/20/2021
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10 Things Your Artificial Intelligence Initiative Needs to Succeed
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
News
In the race to implement AI, some companies may overlook important details that can mean the difference between success and failure.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 4/20/2021
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