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The Blockchain battlefront: Technology, business, and regulation

CIO

Comedian John Oliver quipped that cryptocurrency is “everything you don’t understand about money combined with everything you don’t understand about technology.” The great regulatory bureaucracy has awakened to the significance of blockchain-enabled technology, led by the SEC. . Currency, security, or commodity.

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Banking on customer experience and security via technology-based innovation

CIO

Since then, automation has filled the gap in improving customer experience and security. For a borrower, there is more visibility into the process, less wait time, and better protection for their personal and financial information. Security and privacy.

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Skilled IT pay defined by volatility, security, and AI

CIO

This volatility can make it hard for IT workers to decide where to focus their career development efforts, but there are at least some areas of stability in the market: despite all other changes in pay premiums, workers with AI skills and security certifications continued to reap rich rewards.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

As the end of 2023 approaches, it becomes imperative to assess the current landscape of cybersecurity threats, explore potential strategies to combat them, and explore the new practice measures that can be taken. Thankfully, as new dangers arise, we also see the emergence of groundbreaking technologies that can help us combat them.

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Using the blockchain to enhance KYC processes for web3 businesses

TechCrunch

Nim has over 20 years of experience in delivering technology solutions and previously worked for Goldman Sachs and Source Capital AG. There’s no way for blockchain-based businesses, financial service providers or banks to bypass Know Your Customer (KYC) processes. Not your run-of-the-mill KYC solution.

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2023 Year-end Review: Cybersecurity

Ooda Loop

Once again, 2023 was marked by security professionals reacting to threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities of a constant, unrelenting frequency, volume, and scale. Crypto continued its"desctruction destruction" - while many remain bullish on the potential of the underlying blockchain technology.

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The 4 most overhyped technologies in IT

CIO

They may publicly preach “No technology for technology’s sake,” but they still frequently share their fascination with the latest tech gadgets. It’s then that the hopes for the technology get way ahead of what it can actually deliver today. They’re not the only ones enthralled by tech. Here’s what they say on the topic.