The news of the massive GDPR fines levied against British Airways and Marriott has gotten the attention of CIOs. More importantly CEOs, investors, and board members are rethinking cybersecurity, realizing that a security-first mindset in all aspects of the organization is critically important.
Calculating the Return on Security Awareness Training: What You Need to Know
Pitching your finance and executive teams on security awareness measures is no easy task. Here’s how to discuss return on security investment, security awareness and training.
The Microsoft, SAP and Adobe Led Open Data Initiative Plows Ahead
At Microsoft Insipre 2019, The Open Data Initiative is taking an important step toward empowering the enterprise to maximize its data.
What Your Board Needs to Know about Tech Advancement in Digital Transformation
Pulling your board into the tech circle should enhance the momentum of your digital transformation, not detract from it. For digital transformation to be, well, transformational, board members will need to be fully engaged—and informed—regarding tech advancement.
Why The FTC’s Record Setting Facebook Fine Won’t Change Anything
FTC’s Facebook Fine has raised a lot of eyebrows, but is it enough? An analysis of the FTC ruling and the 5 Billion USD Facebook Fine from Daniel Newman.
Qualcomm and Ericsson Team Up With T-Mobile to Drive 5G Beyond The Big City
T-Mobile in partnereship with Qualcomm and Ericsson are looking to bring 5G beyond the big city and took a big step forward with this week’s test call.
OECD Released New AI Principles: How Will They Impact the Ethics of AI?
Do we need global standards for the humane and ethical development of artificial intelligence (AI)? Let’s take a look at the OECD guidelines.
Sorry Oracle, It’s Microsoft or Amazon for the DoD’s $10B Cloud Contract
Sorry Oracle, you’re out. Now officially the sole contenders in the bid for the Department of Defense’s $10B cloud computing contract are Microsoft and Amazon. For a variety of reasons, it makes no sense that the government would hand over a ten-year, $10B cloud services contract to Amazon. Time will tell on this front, but my money is on Microsoft.
Amazon Upskilling 2025 — Amazon Commits to Retraining Employees
Amazon Upskilling 2025 was announced today, a commitment by Amazon to invest $700 million in retraining employees in data science, machine learning, business analysis, etc. Not to take anything away from Amazon’s ‘moment’ $700 million over six years is not a lot of money in the big scheme of all things Amazon.
Cybersecurity Trends to Watch For in 2019
Last year brought us some of the largest and most complex data and security breaches ever seen. Quora’s data breach by a “malicious third party” exposed the personal data of nearly 100 million users. Marriott International revealed a data breach dating back to 2014 that compromised the personal information—and, perhaps, even credit card details—of as many as 500 million guests. …