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You Break It, They Buy It: Economics, Motivations Behind Bug Bounty Hunting
Ericka Chickowski, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
News
Some bug hunters make 16 times the median salary of software engineers in their home countries.
By Ericka Chickowski Contributing Writer, Dark Reading, 1/19/2018
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Speech Recognition Finds Its Voice
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Voice recognition technology seems to be taking over the world, but the concept still has a ways to go before it reaches full maturity.
By Ali Iranpour, Director of Mobile Strategy, Arm , 1/19/2018
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Use IoT to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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The Internet of Things can drive change in an organization, providing data into a wide range of operational activities. But that change can require integrating that data into the systems used for key decisions.
By Rick Veague, CTO at IFS North America , 1/18/2018
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The World of DevOps Tools Can Make a Newbie's Head Spin
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Satire
Some toolchain leaders are emerging, but mind the cultural and other details to successfully implement a DevOps strategy.
By Neal Weinberg, technology journalist , 1/18/2018
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Three Key Questions for Federal CIOs
Christopher O'Malley, CEO of Compuware
Commentary
The federal initiative to modernize IT systems raise questions that government CIOS -- in fact, all types of CIOs -- need to consider before launching a major project.
By Christopher O'Malley CEO of Compuware, 1/17/2018
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AWS Does What it Needs to Do to Achieve Growth in China
Ben Kepes,
Commentary
In the wake of AWS selling off assets in China the company is still expanding its presence there.
By Ben Kepes , 1/17/2018
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Big Data, Analytics, and Machine Learning: Changing Insurance
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Commentary
The evolution of analytics and machine learning are shaping the industry’s future, mitigating risk, improving business, and helping develop types of policies that individuals and businesses need, even before they know they do.
By Patti Griffin, Chief Product Officer, Duck Creek Technologies , 1/16/2018
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7 Acquisitions that Point to Cloud Maturity
Andrew Froehlich, President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks
News
While strides are indeed being made in the world of cloud computing, the most recent mergers and acquisitions show a marketplace that is beginning to mature.
By Andrew Froehlich President & Lead Network Architect, West Gate Networks, 1/16/2018
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AI Begins to Infiltrate the Enterprise
Cynthia Harvey, Contributor, NetworkComputing
Satire
Enterprise adoption of AI is slow today, but experts expect it to increase very rapidly. So far, tech giants are leading the charge.
By Cynthia Harvey Contributor, NetworkComputing, 1/15/2018
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How to Attract More Women Into Cybersecurity – Now
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
A recent survey finds a number of attributes women seek in their careers can be found in a cybersecurity profession – the dots just need to be connected.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/12/2018
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As Cloud Market Swells, So Does Cloud Environment Complexity
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
News
As enterprises move beyond the phase of initial cloud adoption and into hybrid and multicloud environments, the complexity of managing all the moving parts begins to set in.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 1/12/2018
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The Internet of Things: Still Lots for You to Learn
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
Satire
IT groups will need to provide architecture, data-mining tools and connectivity, while giving business groups the freedom to innovate on their own with the Internet of Things.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 1/11/2018
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Saving Lives Starts with Protecting Our Hospitals
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Commentary
Healthcare organizations and the patients they serve have to step up to ensure that medical records and devices are secured from hackers.
By Antwanye Ford, President & CEO of Enlightened , 1/11/2018
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CISOs' No. 1 Concern in 2018: The Talent Gap
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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Survey finds 'lack of competent in-house staff' outranks all other forms of cybersecurity worry, including data breaches to ransomware attacks.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/10/2018
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Guidelines for Using Public APIs
Rich Casselberry, Risk Technologist
Commentary
Developers planning to use public APIs in their software need to consider factors such as what the API provider plans to do with collected data.
By Rich Casselberry Risk Technologist, 1/10/2018
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Oracle WebLogic Exploit Used in Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign
Dawn Kawamoto, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
PeopleSoft and WebLogic app servers, as well as cloud systems using WebLogic, hacked and used to net some $226K in digital currency.
By Dawn Kawamoto Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/10/2018
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How to Cope with Stress in Tech
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Commentary
Always a concern, workplace stress has soared to new levels in the tech sector.
By Mary Shacklett, founder and owner of Transworld Data , 1/10/2018
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Microsoft: How the Threat Landscape Will Shift This Year
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
Exclusive interview with Windows Security lead on how 2017 was a "return to retro" security threats and 2018 will bring increasingly targeted, advanced, and dangerous cyberattacks.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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Microsoft Confirms Windows Performance Hits with Meltdown, Spectre Patches
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Windows servers will see biggest degradation, as will Windows 7 and 8 client machines, Microsoft said.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/9/2018
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CIOs' Evolving Role: Think Revenue and Strategy
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Satire
It's no longer about just cutting costs. CIOs must figure out ways to monetize tech including data, and where newer systems like blockchain can fit strategically.
By Matt Hamblen, technology journalist , 1/9/2018
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