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Making AI Safe for Civilized Society
James Kobielus, Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon
Commentary
There are plenty of concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence, and it's up to humans to set the standards for safe uses of the technology.
By James Kobielus Lead Analyst, SiliconANGLE Wikibon, 2/2/2018
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Adobe to Patch Flash Zero-Day Discovered in South Korean Attacks
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Critical use-after-free vulnerability being used in targeted attacks.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 2/1/2018
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5 Keys to Asking Better Questions of Data Scientists
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
News
Some enterprises struggle to drive business value from data science efforts because the business and data scientists are not communicating or collaborating well. Here are five things you can do to improve the cross-functional relationships and ROI.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 2/1/2018
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Chewing the Cloudy Fat with Colin Bodell, the Ultimate Cloud Insider
Ben Kepes,
Commentary
Cloud pioneer Colin Bodell, now with Groupon, shares his experiences and thoughts on implementing an enterprise cloud strategy.
By Ben Kepes , 2/1/2018
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Breaking the Code: When Everyone Can Create Technology
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
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We are heading toward a new digital world where low-code or no-code platforms will enable anyone to assemble applications.
By Otto Berkes, CTO, CA Technologies , 2/1/2018
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CDOs Prove Their Worth in an Analytics-Driven Business World
John Edwards, Technology Journalist & Author
News
Research shows that chief data officers are helping their organizations turn data into dollars.
By John Edwards Technology Journalist & Author, 1/31/2018
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Disasters: Tech to Map Human Behavior in Crises
Emily Johnson, Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek
News
With the rise in attacks on stadiums, airports, and concerts, along with the increased severity of natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, researchers at Embry-Riddle are studying how humans behave on the worst days of their lives.
By Emily Johnson Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek, 1/31/2018
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The Business Case for AI
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
For all of the attention that tools like Siri have generated, we're still only at the dawn of the artificial intelligence revolution.
By Sajid Mohamedy, VP, Strategy & Operations, Nisum , 1/31/2018
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Digital Extortion to Expand Beyond Ransomware
Kelly Sheridan, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
News
In the future of digital extortion, ransomware isn't the only weapon, and database files and servers won't be the only targets.
By Kelly Sheridan Associate Editor, Dark Reading, 1/30/2018
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Measure DevOps for Efficiency, not Just Speed
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Satire
Update your traditional IT metrics to look across functions and the entire DevOps value chain.
By Esther Shein, Technology Journalist , 1/30/2018
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch to Disable Intel's Broken Spectre Fix
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Executive Editor at Dark Reading
News
Affected Windows systems can also be set to "disable" or "enable" the Intel microcode update for Spectre attacks.
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Executive Editor at Dark Reading, 1/29/2018
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Dev and Some Ops: Reliving the Clear Fad of the 90s
Robert Reeves, CTO & Co-Founder, Datical
Commentary
Don't treat DevOps as a fad by failing to bring everyone in operations on board.
By Robert Reeves CTO & Co-Founder, Datical, 1/29/2018
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11 Best-Paying Cloud Skills
Cynthia Harvey, Contributor, NetworkComputing
News
In a recent survey, IT managers said that they were willing to pay more for employees with these hard-to-find cloud skills.
By Cynthia Harvey Contributor, NetworkComputing, 1/29/2018
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Dutch Intel Agency Reportedly Helped US Attribute DNC Hack to Russia
Jai Vijayan, Freelance writer
News
The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands broke into Cozy Bear's network in 2014 and spotted the group launching attacks, de Volkskrant says.
By Jai Vijayan Freelance writer, 1/26/2018
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6 Tips for Building a Data Privacy Culture
Steve Zurier, Freelance Writer
News
Experts say it's not enough to just post data classification guidelines and revisit the topic once a year. Companies have to build in privacy by design.
By Steve Zurier Freelance Writer, 1/26/2018
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AI: Here Today, Everywhere Tomorrow?
James M. Connolly, Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief
Commentary
Lots of enterprises have a long way to go before they roll out AI-based applications. Where are you on the path to AI?
By James M. Connolly Executive Managing Editor, InformationWeekEditor in Chief, 1/26/2018
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Public APIs: Advice for a Producer
Rich Casselberry, Risk Technologist
Commentary
If your company is exploring the possibility of sharing internal data through public APIs, here are some considerations that you should address.
By Rich Casselberry Risk Technologist, 1/26/2018
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Dev and Security Adjustments to Prepare for GDPR
Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary
Commentary
Adoption of DevOps can help organizations comply with GDPR and other privacy standards by building security into software from the start.
By Mike D. Kail, Chief Technology Officer, CYBRIC , 1/25/2018
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B2B Chatbots are Poised for Explosive Growth
Lisa Morgan, Freelance Writer
News
There are best practices for approaching chatbots and virtual assistants as organizations move to a scenario where tasks happen transparently behind natural language interfaces. We explain some of the opportunities and pitfalls.
By Lisa Morgan Freelance Writer, 1/25/2018
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Affective Analytics and the Human Emotional Experience
Jen Underwood, Impact Analytix
Commentary
Whether you are happy, grumpy, excited, or sad, a computer wants to know and can initiate affective analytics.
By Jen Underwood Impact Analytix, 1/24/2018
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Guest Commentary, Guest Commentary,  1/18/2018
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