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Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup DrugStoc secures $4.4 million Series A funding, embarks on expansion drive

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The pharmaceutical supply chain across Africa has for decades remained fragmented leading to sourcing and distribution challenges as well as quality concerns; as fake and substandard products flood the market. Chibuzo Opara and Adham Yehia, the co-founders of DrugStoc, a tech-based pharmaceutical procurement platform.

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As war escalates in Europe, it’s ‘shields up’ for the cybersecurity industry

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CTO and founder of Reposify , Yaron Tal is a tech entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert with nearly two decades of experience developing cybersecurity software solutions. A deep dive into these deficiencies points to clear solutions all industries – cybersecurity or otherwise – can embrace to protect themselves.

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Industrial cybersecurity startup Claroty raises $140M in pre-IPO funding round

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Claroty, an industrial cybersecurity company that helps customers protect and manage their Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) assets, has raised $140 million in its latest, and potentially last round of funding. . Founded in 2015, the late-stage startup focuses on the industrial side of cybersecurity. Vardi said.

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Meet the 50 CISOs to Watch in 2024

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Lacework is proud to present our second annual group of 50 CISOs to Watch, a compilation of the most visionary and effective cybersecurity leaders in the industry. In a field driven by constant change, what sets a cybersecurity leader apart? With new cybersecurity regulations like the U.S.

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The ‘Great Retraining’: IT upskills for the future

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According to the 2023 State of the CIO , IT leaders are looking to shore up competencies in key areas such as cybersecurity (39%), application development (30%), data science/analytics (30%), and AI/machine learning (26%). From an individual’s perspective, it keeps careers interesting and helps people grow with the organization.

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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 company changed that by starting a system of scoring the security posture of different companies and giving them a letter grade of A-F just like at school.

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The 10 highest-paying industries for IT talent

CIO

There’s a demand for skills such as cybersecurity, cloud, IT project management, UX/UI design, change management, and business analysis. Healthcare Technology is paramount for the healthcare industry, including the medical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Average salary: US$131,995 Increase since 2021: 0% 2.

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