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What CIOs everywhere can learn from Canada’s nationwide internet outage

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On July 8, 2022, a botched maintenance update on the Rogers ISP network in Canada crashed internet access across the country for at least 12 hours, with some customers experiencing problems for days afterward. The nationwide outage affected phone and internet service for about 12.2 The impact was profound. Build redundancy.

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How to minimize remote access cyber security threats in 2024

CIO

Cloud is the dominant attack surface through which these critical exposures are accessed, due to its operational efficiency and pervasiveness across industries. Over 85% of organizations analyzed have RDPs accessible via the internet for at least 25% of a given month, leaving them open to ransomware attacks.

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Steps CIOs should take to protect customer data in Nigeria’s open banking systems

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Due to Nigeria’s fintech boom borne out of its open banking framework, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has published a much-awaited regulation draft to govern open banking procedures. Open banking is the only way you can set systems like agency banking, mobile banking and use dollars.”.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.S., U.K. Governments Offer Advice on How To Build Secure AI Systems 

Tenable

Looking for guidance on developing AI systems that are safe and compliant? publish recommendations for building secure AI systems If you’re involved with creating artificial intelligence systems, how do you ensure they’re safe? water plant tied to this exploit that prompted the facility to take the affected system offline.

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Nord Security, the startup behind NordVPN, raises its first-ever funding, $100M at a $1.6B valuation

TechCrunch

VPN usage has surged in the last several years, with growing concerns over data privacy and security — and sometimes completely different motivations like people wanting to access content otherwise blocked in their regions — driving an estimated 30% of all internet consumers globally to use a VPN at some point this year.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO

“IT leaders should establish a process for continuous monitoring and improvement to ensure that insights remain actionable and relevant, by implementing regular review cycles to assess the effectiveness of the insights derived from unstructured data.” Ignoring data governance Data governance should be at the heart of any data strategy.

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EU AI Act, c’è l’accordo. Ecco che cosa cambia adesso per i CIO

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L’accordo è arrivato dopo negoziati contrastati, all’interno di un iter legislativo che è iniziato due anni fa e che, nel frattempo, ha dovuto fare i conti con una novità dirompente: l’ intelligenza artificiale generativa. E adesso è il momento per le imprese e i loro CIO di mettersi al passo. Ma, almeno, mette dei paletti”.