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PCI DSS version 4.0: Is your payment card data security program ready?

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To avoid the reputational harm and lawsuits that accompany such breaches, businesses must embrace a comprehensive program to comply with PCI DSS v4.0 But how can enterprises know if their payment card data security program is ready? You want to create a program that is compliant with PCI DSS v4.0

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How to incubate a winning innovation program

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This is why innovation programs have become so critical to sustaining the success of enterprises. In 1995, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer and, by bundling it with its winning Windows 95 product, swiftly eclipsed Navigator as the leading browser. Innovation programs spur change – even to an organization’s own values.

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4 ways upskilling and reskilling can fill hard-to-hire positions

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Within IT, this could mean finding workers to do programing, testing, cybersecurity, operations, project management, or other similar tasks. A role to separate server trusted connectivity could be an existing enterprise architect or Linux/Windows system administrator.

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10 digital transformation roadblocks — and 5 tips for overcoming them

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Reimagination of business processes sits at the core of digital transformation, and so, by definition, digital transformation challenges the status quo, throwing we-have-always-done-it-this-way sentiment out of the window. It requires a different mindset, as well as an agile, ready-to-experiment workforce that is change-savvy.

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Top 8 ways to improve cybersecurity for your organization

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Get those in place, and you’ll reduce risks, build momentum, and gain buy-in for your cyber program. Align your cybersecurity program to business goals and financial impact. Embed cybersecurity awareness in your culture In organizations, cybersecurity isn’t just the responsibility of the infosec team; it’s everyone’s responsibility.

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Dear Sophie: How can students work or launch a startup while maintaining their immigration status?

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J-1 educational and cultural exchange visa. Image Credits: Joanna Buniak / Sophie Alcorn (opens in a new window). Some graduate programs allow or even require students to apply for CPT at the very beginning of their program. M-1 student visa. F-1 offers the most flexible work options.

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Rackspace’s Brian Lillie on the importance of leadership principles

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And to help develop an answer, he enrolled in Pepperdine University’s Doctorate Program for Global Leadership and Change in 2022. Through this program, Lillie defined a full set of leadership principles, with a quote to anchor each. “I He had a little window on his computer that showed cars driving by,” says Lillie.