CxO, Security, AI, Linux, IoT, Big Data, DDN, Oracle, Fortinet (291.5.3)
John J. McLaughlin
Editor-In-Chief, Board Member, Professional Services Engineer, Community leader
Volume 291, Issue 5 -- Jun 27th, 2022 — Jul 3rd, 2022 - Wednesday
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CxO
- Your Company Executives Could Still Be The Weakest Cybersecurity Link
- How Tech Leaders Can Earn C-Suite Trust
- 3 Ways CIOs Should Approach IT Team Accountability
Security
- Shifting The Cybersecurity Paradigm From Severity-Focused To Risk-Centric
- The Dark Side Of Digital Transformation: Massive Fraud
- Top 5 Myths Of Cyber Security Debunked
- Top Six Security Bad Habits, And How To Break Them
- What You Need To Know About PCI 4.0: Requirements 10, 11 And 12
AI
- Detecting, Addressing And Debunking The Hidden AI Biases
- Machine Learning Best Practices
- MLOps: The New Role In Data Science
Linux
- 9 Bash Script Examples to Get You Started on Linux
- 8 Ways to Secure SSH Server Connections on Linux
- Top PHP Hardening Security Tips For Linux Servers
IoT
Big Data
DDN News
Oracle News
- Oracle Payment Cloud Service Lets Restaurants Accept All Major Payment Options And Eliminate Hidden Fees
- Oracle Scales Up Billing For 10 Million Enterprise Accounts
- Utilities Worldwide Supercharge Operations With Oracle Cloud
Fortinet News
- Fortinet Xperts Summit 2022 Regional Events For Partners
- New 2022 SASE Market Trends Study Shows Solutions Exceed Expectations In Remote Work Connectivity And Security
- Secure SD-WAN: The Foundation For Network Transformation
- Securing The Infrastructure Of Today And Tomorrow
CxO
Your Company Executives Could Still Be The Weakest Cybersecurity Link
C-Suite often ask to bypass security measures
The C-Suite is often still the weakest cybersecurity link in an organization, as it focuses too hard on the bottom line, often ignoring warnings coming in from IT, and not paying that much attention to the digital employee experience (DEX)... more
How Tech Leaders Can Earn C-Suite Trust
Do corporate boards of directors see the CIO as a trusted advisor? More often than not, the answer is no.
The clout of senior technology executives is growing in the C-suite as more companies act on aspirations to become technology companies. But without trust in their actions and counsel, a company can fail to innovate at the pace it wants to in an age of increasing technology dependency ... more
3 Ways CIOs Should Approach IT Team Accountability
Holding others accountable is an essential aspect of leadership, but it isn't always easy. Consider these tips to keep teams - and projects - on track
Holding people accountable is one of the most important - and sometimes one of the most challenging - aspects of a leader's job. For CIOs, the success of a project intended to propel a company forward often depends on how well they hold their IT teams accountable ... more
Security
Shifting The Cybersecurity Paradigm From Severity-Focused To Risk-Centric
Embrace cyber-risk modeling and ask security teams to pinpoint the risks that matter and prioritize remediation efforts.
New cybersecurity vulnerabilities increased at a never-before-seen pace in 2021, with the number of vulnerabilities reaching the highest level ever reported in a single year. As a threat analyst that monitors security advisories daily... more
The Dark Side Of Digital Transformation: Massive Fraud
A holistic approach to combatting the growing problem of fraud requires an analytics strategy that draws data from multiple internal and external sources.
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way we work, play, and do business. So many of our activities have gone online, virtual or remote, that we have supercharged the evolution of internet-based, sustainable solutions. From virtual schooling to ordering groceries, practically everything we interact with has adopted a digital component... more
Top 5 Myths Of Cyber Security Debunked
Myths of Cyber Security : We work online. We live online. As our fast-paced lives get exponentially dependent on digital services, the urgency to protect our information from being misused is crucial.
In 2021, Microsoft went down in flames of embarrassment, as it sustained the biggest hack of that year, over 30,000 US businesses were affected by a sweeping attack on the Microsoft Exchange email servers, one of the largest email servers in the world ... more
Top Six Security Bad Habits, And How To Break Them
Shrav Mehta, CEO, Secureframe, outlines the top six bad habits security teams need to break to prevent costly breaches, ransomware attacks and prevent phishing-based endpoint attacks.
Cybercrime is on the rise, and attacks are getting faster, more nuanced and increasingly sophisticated. The number of cyberattack-related data breaches rose 27 percent in 2021 - an upward trend that shows no signs of slowing down... more
What You Need To Know About PCI 4.0: Requirements 10, 11 And 12
As we continue our review of the 12 Requirements of PCI DSS version 4.0, one has to stop and consider, is it possible to have a favorite section of a standard?
After all, most guidance documents, as well as regulations are seen as tedious distractions from the importance of getting the job done. However, depending on a person's position and function in an organization, it is possible to 'geek out' on some of the information in these official papers ... more
AI
Detecting, Addressing And Debunking The Hidden AI Biases
Those of us in the technology sector are quick to celebrate advances in artificial intelligence (AI).
From applications that can detect fraudulent transactions to those that can predict disease progression, AI is poised to optimize business automation processes and drive powerful research breakthroughs... more
Machine Learning Best Practices
Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and data science are together transforming modern organizations in new ways.
These highly advanced technologies-along with a long queue of related technologies-have reshaped global organizations of all shapes and sizes in recent times. The cumulative success of these technologies in businesses is so huge that now the remaining organizations are all playing 'catch-up' to survive or remain relevant... more
MLOps: The New Role In Data Science
The demand for consistent, reliable insights in-house has brought about a new role - the machine learning operations (MLOps) analyst.
In this Q&A we learn about this role and what it can mean for companies and data science teams ... more
Linux
9 Bash Script Examples to Get You Started on Linux
If you're starting out with Bash scripting on Linux, getting a solid grasp of the basics will stand you in good stead. They're the foundation of deeper knowledge and higher scripting skills.
For the shell to execute a script, the script must have the executable file permission set. Without this, your script is just a text file. With it, it's still a text file, but the shell knows it contains instructions and will try to execute them when the script is launched ... more
8 Ways to Secure SSH Server Connections on Linux
SSH is a globally-used protocol used to access remote servers. Here's how you can strengthen your SSH connections on Linux for maximum security.
SSH is a widely-used protocol used for accessing Linux servers securely. Most users use SSH connections with default settings to connect to a remote server. However, the unsecured default configurations also pose various security risks... more
Top PHP Hardening Security Tips For Linux Servers
It's no brainier that PHP is one of the most used server scripting programming languages. It makes sense for an attacker to find various ways by which he can manipulate PHP as it is often paired with MySQL and enable access to the private data of your users.
By any means, we are not claiming PHP is vulnerable or has some serious issues by default but we have to make sure that we tweak PHP in such a way that it can be more robust than ever before... more
IoT
Top 10 IoT Companies
The Internet of Things, or IoT, which derives competitive advantages from a distributed network of devices, machines, and infrastructure, is on the rise - dramatically.
Grandview Research indicates that the edge computing sector will grow by a torrid 33 percent CAGR between 2022 and 2030. Clearly, the enterprise is investing heavily in IoT ... more
IoT And Machine Identity Management In Financial Services
IoT has already positively impacted the financial sector and will only continue to in the future
The bank of things facilitates the billions of data transfers that take place every day. It enables insurance companies to collect and share data with customers about their insured goods in real time, allows consumers to make instant contactless payments and provides the framework for retail banks to collect information on each customer that enters one of their locations. ... more
IoT Use Cases in 2022
The Internet of Things (IoT) a broad term that describes a wide range of devices that can connect and process data via an Internet connection.
This sector continues to expand and evolve as more industries realize the valuable use cases that IoT offers ... more
Big Data
11 Dark Secrets Of Data Management
A solid data management strategy can reap rewards for any business seeking to capitalize on the value of data. Still, the road to data-driven decision-making remains rife with challenges and conundrums.
Some call data the new oil. Others call it the new gold. Philosophers and economists may argue about the quality of the metaphor, but there's no doubt that organizing and analyzing data is a vital endeavor for any enterprise looking to deliver on the promise of data-driven decision-making ... more
The 8 Best Data Mining Tools And Software To Consider For 2022
Solutions Review's listing of the best data mining tools and software is an annual mashup of products that best represent current market conditions, according to the crowd
Our editors selected the best data mining tools and software based on each solution's Authority Score; a meta-analysis of real user sentiment through the web's most trusted business software review sites and our own proprietary five-point inclusion criteria ... more
DDN News
DDN Wins Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough Award For Third Consecutive Year
Prestigious Award Recognizes DDN AI and Machine Learning Solutions in Enterprise Digital Transformation, Business Analytics, Research, and Autonomous Driving
DDN announced that it has received its third consecutive 'AI Hardware Innovation Award' in the annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes technological and product leadership in global AI and AI-driven digital transformation markets ... more
Oracle News
Oracle Payment Cloud Service Lets Restaurants Accept All Major Payment Options And Eliminate Hidden Fees
With a fixed fee rate and no long-term contract, new payment processing service enables restaurants to avoid excessive costs while giving diners choice in how they pay
The accelerated use of digital payments has created more options for diners, but also complexity and cost for restaurants. Eliminating this headache, Oracle today announced the Oracle Food and Beverage Payment Cloud Service. With the service, restaurants in the US can now accept the latest in contactless payment options, including debit/credit cards and Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, without hidden fees and unpredictable costs. Unlike some other solutions on the market, Payment Cloud Service offers transparent, fixed fee rate pricing with no long-term contract or monthly minimum requirements ... more
Oracle Scales Up Billing For 10 Million Enterprise Accounts
Billing performance test demonstrates high throughput and processing efficiency of Oracle Cloud Scale Billing on OCI, reducing bill run time by 94%
Communications service providers (CSPs) are quickly upgrading their billing systems to monetize growing demand for enterprise services including 5G-enabled internet of things (IoT) solutions. To succeed, CSPs will have to scale to concurrently support multiple pricing and payment models across large employee bases or millions of IoT devices ... more
Utilities Worldwide Supercharge Operations With Oracle Cloud
Water and electric utilities adopt Oracle cloud solutions to get up and running faster, automate data management, and boost customer service
Utilities are rapidly adopting Oracle Utilities Cloud applications to improve customer service, billing, asset management, meter management, and other essential services. Today, more than 210 utilities are serving 107 million households and nearly 10 million smart meters worldwide with Oracle Energy and Water cloud solutions ... more
Fortinet News
Fortinet Xperts Summit 2022 Regional Events For Partners
With new, sophisticated cyber threats continuing to impact the security of businesses around the world, it is crucial that organizations have the support needed to defend against them. This includes the partners they rely on for security expertise
Fortinet holds annual, regionally operated XPERTS Summit events for its partners to ensure they are up to date on the latest Fortinet technology and solutions and are maintaining their cybersecurity expertise. Regional events will start kicking off in June ... more
New 2022 SASE Market Trends Study Shows Solutions Exceed Expectations In Remote Work Connectivity And Security
Digital Services and Distributed Workforce Trends Accelerate Investments, According to CIO Research Sponsored by Masergy and Fortinet
Masergy, the software-defined network and cloud platform for the digital enterprise, and Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today released the results of a new Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) research study from CIO. The findings show recent trends are accelerating investments in SASE solutions with recognized benefits exceeding expectations across five key categories - most notably remote work connectivity and security performance ... more
Secure SD-WAN: The Foundation For Network Transformation
Over the past several years, virtualization and cloud adoption has led to a massive migration of applications and resources to cloud environments.
Today, nearly every organization has some portion of its resources in the cloud, with 89% of organizations having a multi-cloud strategy in place. And Gartner estimates that by 2025 over 95% of new digital workloads will be deployed on cloud-native platforms ... more
Securing The Infrastructure Of Today And Tomorrow
With a focus on the future challenges of securing today and tomorrow's infrastructure, EMEA-based Fortinet Field CISOs Joe Robertson and Alain Sanchez recently shared their thoughts on this important topic, commenting on the urgency around securing infrastructure and important strategies to help defend OT organizations ... more
