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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices

CIO

Earlier this year, I wrote about the importance of organizations reviewing their password management strategies. The firm had seen continuous patterns of activity that showed that bad actors tried to get passwords to privileged user accounts. According to reports, MGM and Caesars were both customers of identity management company Okta.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Once inside the system, the hacker gained access to files uploaded by Okta customers using valid session tokens from recent support cases.

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Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models

TechCrunch

In the rush to build, test and deploy AI systems, businesses often lack the resources and time to fully validate their systems and ensure they’re bug-free. In a 2018 report , Gartner predicted that 85% of AI projects will deliver erroneous outcomes due to bias in data, algorithms or the teams responsible for managing them.

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The extent Automic’s group CIO goes to reconcile data

CIO

In addition to its technology solution, it has a range of professional services that covers company secretaries, investor and media relations, employees, environment, and social governance, among others. Building trust within and among teams and promoting collaboration are integral to success. It’s not always about the money.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO

Undervaluing unstructured data Much of the data organizations accumulate is unstructured, whether it’s text, video, audio, social media, images, or other formats. The proper use of unstructured data will become of increasing importance to IT leaders,” says Kevin Miller, CTO of enterprise software developer IFS. “It

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Generative AI: the Shortcut to Digital Modernisation

CIO

Generative AI can help businesses achieve faster development in two main areas: low/no-code application development and mainframe modernisation. Developers can create and modify applications independently, reducing the burden on IT teams to focus on more strategic and complex tasks.

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Guarding the gates: a look at critical infrastructure security in 2023

CIO

This underscores the pressing importance for security researchers and cybersecurity professionals to work together to evaluate risks, devise defenses and team up with governments and corporations to safeguard our resources. As technology advances, so too does the sophistication of threats to these essential systems.