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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

“Just as a customer pilots the product, companies should pilot their most important hires whenever possible.” 8 questions to answer before your startup faces technical due diligence. A pitch deck is just part of the story, writes Matt Van Itallie, founder and CEO of codebase analytics company Sema.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Pricing strategy, technical due diligence, pitch deck appendix fever

TechCrunch

Founder and CEO Don Vultaggio says he plans to keep the price where it’s been since he launched the company 30 years ago. Unlike soft drinks, startups are not a volume business, and early-stage companies must revisit their pricing models regularly. How your company can adopt a usage-based business model like AWS.

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Due diligence is ever more critical as the battle for cloud sovereignty intensifies

CIO

After Google’s cooperation with T-Systems and the “ Delos ” offer from Microsoft, SAP, and Arvato, AWS now follows suit. GDPR is 4+ years old and is a huge issue that most companies have joined in the rush not to be penalized by the EU. However, continued investment by customers in U.S.

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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

CIO

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. McKinsey & Company estimates that the annual increase of costs related to cybercrime will reach $10.5

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower CTO

The answer is to engage a trusted outside source for a Technical Review – a deep-dive assessment that provides a C-suite perspective. At TechEmpower, we’ve conducted more than 50 technical reviews for companies of all sizes, industries, and technical stacks. A technical review can answer that crucial question.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cybersecurity: Good or Evil?

CIO

At the recent Six Five Summit , I had the pleasure of talking with Pat Moorhead about the impact of Generative AI on enterprise cybersecurity. Protecting the Enterprise So, what can security professionals do to properly safeguard the use of Generative AI tools by their employees?

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Once inside the system, the hacker gained access to files uploaded by Okta customers using valid session tokens from recent support cases.