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Cybersecurity Should Be Chess, Not Checkers
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Cybersecurity initiatives for government agencies -- in fact, other organizations, too -- have to be proactive and iterative.
By Will Ash, Senior Director of Security, U.S. Public Sector, Cisco , 9/29/2017
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Your Shadow IT Strategy Is Broken
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It's time for IT groups to stop fighting the tide and work with business units to support shadow IT.
By Arlo Gilbert, CEO and co-founder, Meta SaaS , 9/29/2017
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12 Artificial Intelligence Terms You Need to Know
Cynthia Harvey, Contributor, NetworkComputing
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Is artificial intelligence the same thing as machine learning? And what is a neural network? This slideshow explains fundamental AI terminology in everyday terms.
By Cynthia Harvey Contributor, NetworkComputing, 9/28/2017
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Citizen Data Scientists: Why Data Scientists aren't Enough
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While the unicorns that are data scientists have their place in an organization, management needs to empower proven business leaders to take on the role of citizen scientist.
By Karanveer Mohan, the founder and CTO of Kofa , 9/28/2017
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Digital Twins and IoT Enable Smart Products and Services
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Get ready for digital twins to revolutionize how products are manufactured, sold, and supported.
By Christina Patsioura, Research Analyst, Beecham Research , 9/27/2017
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California Lawmakers Approve Anti-Offshoring Legislation
Patrick Thibodeau, Freelance Reporter
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California legislators this month approved a bill prohibiting state universities from contracting for services performed by workers outside of the United States that would displace California employees.
By Patrick Thibodeau Freelance Reporter, 9/27/2017
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It's a New, Challenging World for Data Governance
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
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Data governance strategy is rapidly shifting from the defense to the offense.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 9/26/2017
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World Vision Takes on Security for the Good of Children
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
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Ed Anderson, Global CIO, World Vision International sat down with Dark Reading editor, Sara Peters, at the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX to talk about their award-winning security strategy.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 9/26/2017
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Neural Networks in Business: Advantages and Perspectives
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The opportunities to utilize neural networks are growing across a broad range of industries and market sectors.
By Nataliia Kharchenko, technical writer, Cleveroad , 9/25/2017
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Seven Steps to IT Transformation
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It's time for an IT overhaul, one that can support an organization's move through digital transformation.
By Tim Hebert, Chief Client Officer, Carousel Industries, Inc. , 9/25/2017
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Vlocity and its Role in Helping Salesforce’s $20B target
Ben Kepes,
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Backed by Salesforce and Accenture and focused on vertical industry markets, Vlocity has established itself as a important cloud player.
By Ben Kepes , 9/25/2017
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The Cyber Risk of False Confidence
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
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Companies are overly confident about their cybersecurity, and it’s leaving their data (and maybe yours too), open to some major security risks.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 9/25/2017
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I Rebuilt My Professional Network from Scratch; What I Learned
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With a career path that has led from a tech role to venture capital investing, Mark Minevich shares advice for other career changers.
By Mark Minevich, principal founder, Going Global Ventures, and venture partner, GVA Capital , 9/22/2017
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Recreate Your Job in the Age of Digital Transformation
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Whether you work in the C-suite or in a line role, if you don’t want to be left behind, figure out how to evolve so you can help the company meet its digital business objectives.
By Laurent Bride, Chief Technical Officer, Talend , 9/21/2017
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An IT Pro Takes the Dive into Deep Learning
Rich Casselberry, Risk Technologist
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IT professional Rich Casselberry experimented with deep learning using online tools and came away with interesting results.
By Rich Casselberry Risk Technologist, 9/21/2017
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Cybersecurity Becomes a Career Choice
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
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Young people can’t ignore the news. Data breaches are everywhere and they’re beginning to realize that it’s up to them to keep our personal and national information private.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 9/21/2017
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Debunking 8 Big Data and Analytics Myths
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
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As with other emerging tech concepts, big data and analytics are haunted by myths. Here are eight such myths that you will want to dispel as you advance your analytics strategy.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 9/21/2017
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Cisco SMI Still Exposing Network Switches Online
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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The high number of exposed and vulnerable devices online has remained largely unchanged since researchers began exploring SMI in 2010.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 9/20/2017
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The Future of Data Science is Augmentation, not Automation
Jessica Davis,  Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps
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Three industry leaders took the stage at SAS Analytics Experience and provided broad perspectives on how far we've come in analytics over the last 10 years and where we are today.
By Jessica Davis Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps, 9/20/2017
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1.9 Billion Data Records Exposed in First Half of 2017
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
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Every second, 122 records are exposed in breaches around the globe, a new report shows. And that's doesn't even include the new Equifax breach data.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 9/20/2017
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It's a New, Challenging World for Data Governance
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California Lawmakers Approve Anti-Offshoring Legislation
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