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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. Given that threat actors exploit critical vulnerabilities within mere hours of publication, this poses a serious security risk for companies.

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Leveraging Cybersecurity to Supercharge Retail’s Frontline

CIO

By Ravi Balwada, CTO of Guitar Center In retail, we don’t have the luxury of thinking about security as an afterthought. Also thanks to modern cybersecurity , new use cases have become available in retail that were never possible before. There is also the challenge of forensics and investigation of security incidents.

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Koch CTO teams up to get cloud networking right

CIO

Traditionally, to integrate its acquisitions, Koch would flatten the acquired company’s core network, says Matt Hoag, CTO of business solutions at Koch. Matt Hoag, CTO of business solutions, Koch Industries Koch Industries. Koch’s partnership with Alkira has also enabled the CTO to build up his team’s cloud networking skills.

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API security startup 42Crunch raises $17M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners

TechCrunch

With security top of mind in many companies these days, especially given how many staff work at home, there is one area that remains chronically ignored: that of the world of APIs which power all of the platforms we all use every day. Now, a significant player in the cybersecurity of APIs is super-charging its offering.

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10 highest-paying IT jobs

CIO

But despite the bumpy year, demand for technology skills remains strong, with the US tech unemployment rate dropping to 1.5% For technologists with the right skills and expertise, the demand for talent remains and businesses continue to invest in technical skills such as data analytics, security, and cloud. as of January.

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Phishers target oil and gas industry amid Covid-19 downturn

The Parallax

In some cases, that’s already happening, says Tom Murphy, chief technology officer at network security provider Nuspire. Attacks are becoming more complex because so many people are working from home and are outside of their employers’ firewalls,” he says. But they’re getting better at that.

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Secureframe secures $56M for a platform that automates an enterprise’s compliance with standards like HIPAA and SOC 2

TechCrunch

They include Kleiner Perkins, Optum Ventures (United Health), Kaiser Permanente, Alphabet’s Gradient Ventures, Soma Capital, Gaingels and Flexport; as well as a number of individual investors such as Jon Oberheide (Duo Security CTO), Ash Devata (VP/GM for Zero Trust and Duo at Cisco) and Leore Avidar (Alt CEO).

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