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Why CIOs back API governance to avoid tech sprawl

CIO

But APIs do more than support next-generation technologies — they already serve a foundational purpose within most enterprises. As enablers for the integration of data and business services across platforms, APIs are very aligned with current tech trends,” says Antonio Vázquez, CIO of software company Bizagi.

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RxAll grabs $3.15M to scale its drug checking and counterfeiting tech across Africa

TechCrunch

Research says that counterfeit medication is the cause of 1 million deaths per year. Some technologies have helped deal with this menace; for instance, radio frequency identification, which works by assigning serial numbers to containers of each product. million to scale across existing markets and improve its technology.

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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

CIO

Cloud is the dominant attack surface through which these critical exposures are accessed, due to its operational efficiency and pervasiveness across industries. Interestingly enough, high-tech companies were also among the top organizations targeted by threat actors. Address cloud misconfigurations head-on.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

A DLP-like technology can be effective in preventing users from uploading files with sensitive data unknowingly. By diligently implementing the following measures and best practices, organizations can greatly fortify the safeguarding of identities and bolster the efficacy of their MFA deployment.

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How the new AI executive order stacks up: B-

CIO

As other recent technology waves have taught us, developments will simply come too fast for such an approach and will be driven by the speed of private industry. It is a very powerful technology, and while it is not inherently good or bad, given its sheer power, guardrails must be put into place. AI must be regulated.

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CVE-2023-46747: Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP

Tenable

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in F5’s BIG-IP could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute system commands. At the time their initial blog post was released, no CVE identifier was provided, however, Praetorian noted that additional technical details would be released once a patch was available from F5.

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6 revealing statistics about career challenges Black IT pros face

CIO

Despite a recent push to address diversity issues in IT, data shows that Black professionals still face an uphill battle in the tech industry, receiving less recognition, opportunity, and acceptance than non-Black peers. To advance their careers and earn more pay, Black talent in the tech industry move employers every 3.5