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Getting the most out of open source without sacrificing security

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So, where do businesses and IT leaders stand on the use of open source in the context of mainframe security? And what’s being done to secure the mainframe as open source becomes an increasingly common tool for developers? Let’s take a closer look at how these respondents view open source and mainframe security.

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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

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Others include preparation for zero-day attacks, almost anything having to do with data stewardship, as well as IT training and social engineering audits. million, and in 2022, two out of three midsize companies experienced a ransomware attack , so disaster recovery and corporate security are serious matters.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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When the timing was right, Chavarin honed her skills to do training and coaching work and eventually got her first taste of technology as a member of Synchrony’s intelligent virtual assistant (IVA) team, writing human responses to the text-based questions posed to chatbots.

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15 worthwhile conferences for women in tech

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But according to data from a survey from Women Tech Network , women earn around $15,000 less per year than their male counterparts, with an average annual salary of $60,828 for women compared to $85,000 for men. WiCyS is a nonprofit organization that offers memberships, scholarships, and networking opportunities to women working in security.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. Tech debt and legacy tech Technical debt and legacy tech are both big speedbumps. 1 challenge listed.

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Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2024

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Security — on a budget Security is a challenge that makes the list of top CIO worries perennially, but Grant McCormick, CIO of cybersecurity company Exabeam, notes a rising need for increased collaboration between IT and security teams to address the issue. “Waiting is a losing strategy.”

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

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94% of the executives we surveyed said they had plans to increase their investment in IT or emerging technologies, and 80% said they plan to increase investment in AI over the next year,” reports Ken Englund, leader of technology, media, and telecommunications for the Americas at EY. Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94%