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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

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Most companies have transitioned to become more software-centric, and with this transformation, application programming interfaces (APIs) have proliferated. But APIs do more than support next-generation technologies — they already serve a foundational purpose within most enterprises.

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Key skills tech leaders need to secure a board seat

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Rona Bunn is CIO for the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), where she facilitates digital orchestration and leads information technology, data, and digital experience. Cybersecurity oversight is a shared responsibility across the whole board. Therefore, we have programs to educate all directors on cybersecurity.

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Connecting the dots on diversity in cybersecurity recruitment

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Mandy Andress is the chief information security officer at Elastic , an enterprise search company, and has more than 25 years of experience in information risk management and security. In its Cybersecurity Workforce Study 2021 , industry body (ISC) 2 found that 2.7 Mandy Andress. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

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Organizations have shifted to remote desktop work environments at an increasing speed since then – simultaneously expanding their attack surface and exposing themselves to greater cybersecurity threats. Given that threat actors exploit critical vulnerabilities within mere hours of publication, this poses a serious security risk for companies.

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Daily Crunch: After glitch causes a two-hour global outage, WhatsApp restores service

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Bilt Rewards, which works with some of the country’s largest multifamily owners and operators to create loyalty programs and a co-branded credit card for property renters, entered unicorn status after securing $150 million in a growth round at a $1.5 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. .”

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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Her pitch laid the groundwork for a pilot program in which Gusto covered the cost of a seven-month, full-time bootcamp while continuing to pay McGrath a salary and maintain her benefits and vesting. I had seen others leave to learn software engineering and not come back, which is why we advocated for this program.”.

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Aligning security and business strategies

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By Sean Duca, vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks Some economists predict that we could soon face a global recession. It attributed the rise to the proliferation of new technologies in regions around the world, with many more people than ever before possessing IT skills.

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