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Four investors explain why AI ethics can’t be an afterthought

TechCrunch

It’s reasonable to ask what role ethics plays in the building of this technology and, perhaps more importantly, where investors fit in as they rush to fund it. So some onus lies on investors to make sure these new technologies are being built by founders with ethics in mind.

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Venture capital undermines human rights

TechCrunch

The future of technology is determined by a handful of venture capitalists. The world’s 10 leading venture capital firms have, together, invested over $150 billion in technology startups. Europe and China, which in turn are shaping the future of technology. Despite gains, gender diversity in VC funding struggled in 2020.

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5 pillars of a cloud-conscious culture

CIO

To them, most of the technology stack can be regarded as a commodity, a layer of hardware and software no different from one organization to another. Much of the work requires travel to remote regions of the world, and teams need to become operational almost immediately. “We Leaders need to walk the walk and talk the talk.”

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5 pitfalls to avoid when partnering with startups

CIO

Enterprise technology leaders are actively partnering with startups to help make their organizations more innovative and agile. Co-creating with startups can help kickstart innovation , provide CIOs with access to hard-to-find skills in emerging technologies, and round out digital transformational strategies.

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Agile project management: Principles, benefits, tools, tips, and when to make the switch

CIO

Agile project management definition Agile project management is a methodology used primarily in software development that favors flexibility and collaboration, incorporating customer feedback throughout the project life cycle.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO

A DLP-like technology can be effective in preventing users from uploading files with sensitive data unknowingly. The blast radius from the attack can be reduced by enforcing stringent segmentation policies. An administrator should define the policies for combining user attributes and services to enforce who has access to what.

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API Security is More Than Testing

Xebia

The following advice is based on my years of testing and monitoring for issues as a security engineer, and implementing APIs as a developer. There is a lot of information out there so I haven’t focused on technologies and solutions. API Developer Portals Collating API documentation provides benefits in multiple ways.

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