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SecurityScorecard snags $180M Series E to measure a company’s security risk

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SecurityScorecard has been helping companies understand the security risk of its vendors since 2014 by providing each one with a letter grade based on a number of dimensions. “The idea that we started the company was a realization that when I was CISO and CTO I had no metrics at my disposal.

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Can developer productivity be measured? Better than you think

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Well-known metrics, such as deployment frequency, are useful when it comes to tracking teams but not individuals. The developer productivity metrics that matter most The reason we believe this is that we are working with 20 tech, finance, and pharmaceutical companies that are doing it. ROI and Metrics, Software Development

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6 BI challenges IT teams must address

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“The number-one issue for our BI team is convincing people that business intelligence will help to make true data-driven decisions,” says Diana Stout, senior business analyst at Schellman, a global cybersecurity assessor based in Tampa, Fl. Having a centralized governed set of KPIs and metrics that are certified by the organization is key.”

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Boston offers a world of advantages for startup founders

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Over time the Boston area watched the development of a robust technology startup ecosystem across industries like cybersecurity, robotics and biotech with companies like Hubspot, Wayfair, Rapid7, Boston Dynamics and Moderna, to name but a few. lead our cybersecurity investing, and I can talk for hours about cybersecurity.

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J&J enlists AI to streamline joint replacement surgery

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Managing inventory, both pre-operative and post-operative, is time consuming because the inventory replenishment process is reactive,” says Jim Swanson, CIO at US pharmaceutical and medical technologies company Johnson & Johnson. The encrypted case schedule and patient information are electronically transferred securely.

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How CIOs can help reduce supply chain anxieties

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This exercise will surface high-risk areas of the supply chain such as the auto industry’s overdependence on a few semiconductor factories in Taiwan, or the global pharmaceutical sectors’ reliance on Chinese supplies for foundational life science ingredients.

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Extra Crunch roundup: CEO Twitter etiquette, lifting click-through rates, edtech avalanche

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Yesterday, China ordered ride-hailing company Didi to stop signing up new customers after regulators announced a cybersecurity review of the company’s operations. Chinese cybersecurity probe validates Didi’s pre-IPO warning to investors. “300% growth is a pre-Series A metric, usually.” yourprotagonist.