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Why IT leaders are putting more business spin on security spend

CIO

Gartner projects that spending on information security and risk management products and services will grow 11.3% But despite those expenditures, there have already been at least 13 major data breaches, including at Apple, Meta and Twitter. to reach more than $188.3 billion this year.

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Ghost Security emerges from stealth to defend APIs and apps from attackers

TechCrunch

Ghost Security , which its founders describe as an “app security” company, today emerged from stealth with $15 million in combined funding from 468 Capital, DNX Ventures, and Munich Re Ventures at a $50 million valuation. “Existing approaches and application security solutions are now dated and losing effectiveness.

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SGNL.ai secures $12M to expand its enterprise authorization platform

TechCrunch

Meanwhile, the average global cost of a data breach reached a record $4.24 After Google acquired Bitium in 2017, Gustavson joined the tech giant as an engineering manager working on “next-generation” identity access management for G Suite (now Google Workspace). Image Credits: SGNL.

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Hardest tech roles to fill (+ solutions!)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Data Scientists. Data scientists are analytical professionals who make effective use of large and unstructured data and create insights from it. A lot of highly skilled people geek out to solve complex Data Science problems. A data scientist’s job is often considered one of the most in-demand jobs of the 21st century.

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Prezent.ai secures $20M to gamify deck presentations

TechCrunch

. “Alternatives like management consulting and design agencies are expensive and inaccessible to the vast majority of business professionals.” Before starting Prezent.ai, Mishra cofounded Prezentium, a firm that creates presentations on behalf of business clients. So, will Prezent.ai

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The Ethics of Data Exchange

Cloudera

One of the main reasons for the accelerated development was the quick exchange of data between academia, healthcare institutions, government agencies, and nonprofit entities. Without committing to openly shared data, the New York Times asserted in February 2021, coronavirus vaccines would have taken much longer to develop.

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Hardest tech roles to fill (+ solutions!)

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Data scientists. Data scientists are analytical professionals who make effective use of large and unstructured data and create insights from it. A lot of highly skilled people geek out to solve complex Data Science problems. A data scientist’s job is often considered one of the most in-demand jobs of the 21st century.