CIO

DECEMBER 26, 2024

As a result, for IT consultants, keeping the pulse of the technology market is essential. Being a successful IT consultant requires knowing how to walk in the shoes of your IT clients and their business leaders, says Scott Buchholz,CTO of the government and public services sector practice at consulting firm Deloitte.

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CIO

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Both types of gen AI have their benefits, says Ken Ringdahl, the companys CTO. The main commercial model, from OpenAI, was quicker and easier to deploy and more accurate right out of the box, but the open source alternatives offered security, flexibility, lower costs, and, with additional training, even better accuracy.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Such a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) could deliver a devastating impact to global cybersecurity protocols. To prepare for this worst-case scenario, Mastercard launched its Quantum Security and Communications project, which earned the company a 2023 US CIO 100 Award for IT innovation and leadership.

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CIO

APRIL 1, 2025

Job titles like data engineer, machine learning engineer, and AI product manager have supplanted traditional software developers near the top of the heap as companies rush to adopt AI and cybersecurity professionals remain in high demand. An example of the new reality comes from Salesforce.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

This process includes establishing core principles such as agility, scalability, security, and customer centricity. For example, a company aiming for market expansion might focus on developing scalable infrastructure, enabling application localization, and enhancing security measures to support operations in new regions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Cybersecurity continues to be a major area for investment among businesses — and VCs. While a decline from the previous year, venture capital funding in the cybersecurity sector totaled $18.5 PitchBook data shows a decline in cybersecurity valuations at the seed and Series A stages in particular.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2023

As TechCrunch reported earlier today , Carta is suing its former CTO, Jerry Talton, who was fired “for cause” almost three weeks ago, on December 23, according to the company. Current and former Carta employees can reach out to Natasha Mascarenhas on Signal, a secure encrypted messaging app, at 925 271 0912.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie Image Credits: A. Martin UW Photography (opens in a new window) / Getty Images The Defender’s Dilemma is one of cybersecurity’s touchstones: “Defenders have to be right every time. What’s wrong with the way they are currently solving this problem?

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CIO

OCTOBER 25, 2023

In our inaugural episode, Michael “Siko” Sikorski, CTO and VP of Engineering and Threat Intelligence at Unit 42 answers that question and speaks to the profound influence of artificial intelligence in an interview with David Moulton, Director of thought leadership for Unit 42. Threat Vector is your compass in the world of cybersecurity.

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CIO

APRIL 15, 2025

Security was another constant challenge. In response, traders formed alliances, hired guards and even developed new paths to bypass high-risk areas just as modern enterprises must invest in cybersecurity strategies, encryption and redundancy to protect their valuable data from breaches and cyberattacks.

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CIO

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The survey points to a fundamental misunderstanding among many business leaders regarding the data work needed to deploy most AI tools, says John Armstrong, CTO of Worldly, a supply chain sustainability data insights platform. Theres a perspective that well just throw a bunch of data at the AI, and itll solve all of our problems, he says.

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TechCrunch

MAY 31, 2022

Seemplicity is a portmanteau of “see” and “simplicity”, and that is effectively what it is doing: helping DevOps and SecOps teams see a more complete picture of the state of an organization’s security, by simplifying how to view it. S Capital led its seed round.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Gem Security , a New York- and Tel Aviv-based startup that is building a cloud threat detection, investigation and response (TDIR) platform, is coming out of stealth today and announced an $11 million seed funding round led by Team8. The company was co-founded by CEO Arie Zilberstein, CTO Ron Konigsberg and VP of Product Ofir Brukner.

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Palo Alto Networks

APRIL 1, 2025

Security and technology teams are under increasing pressure to strengthen their organizations cybersecurity posture. According to the National Cybersecurity Alliance , ransomware attacks, identity theft, assaults on critical infrastructure and AI-powered scams are all expected to escalate in 2025.

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CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In one case, this oversight led to a fragmented IT landscape and security vulnerabilities.” The CIO is really worried about cybersecurity and the risk of data exfiltration,” says Fernandes. By providing worthwhile tools, the IT department allows the business to respond to opportunities quickly, while at the same time mitigating risk.”

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CIO

MARCH 13, 2025

Dun and Bradstreet has been using AI and ML for years, and that includes gen AI, says Michael Manos, the companys CTO. And a Red Hat survey of IT managers in several European countries and the UAE found that 71% reported a shortage of AI skills, making it the most significant skill gap today, ahead of cybersecurity, cloud, and Agile.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

SAP CTO Juergen Mueller will step down from SAP’s executive board at the end of September. “I I want to address an incident at a past company event where my behavior was inappropriate. I regret being inconsiderate and sincerely apologize to everyone affected. I recognize my behavior at that moment did not reflect our values at SAP.

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CIO

APRIL 17, 2025

Its not surprising to see the differences when C-level executives tend to receive PowerPoint-level snapshots of IT problems, including data quality, says Timothy Bates, a professor in the College of Innovation and Technology at the University of Michigan Executives see dashboards clean, aggregated, polished, Bates says.

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CIO

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizations have shifted to remote desktop work environments at an increasing speed since then – simultaneously expanding their attack surface and exposing themselves to greater cybersecurity threats. Given that threat actors exploit critical vulnerabilities within mere hours of publication, this poses a serious security risk for companies.

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2024

However, CIOs must still demonstrate measurable outcomes and communicate these imperatives to senior leadership to secure investment. According to Salesforces Perez, even though AI brings much opportunity, it also introduces complexity for CIOs, including security, governance, and compliance considerations.

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CIO

DECEMBER 3, 2024

A lack of AI expertise is a problem, however, when other company leaders often turn to CIOs and other IT leaders as the “go-to people” for solving AI problems, says Pavlo Tkhir, CTO at Euristiq, a digital transformation company. “A The technology is too novel and evolving,” he says. “As

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CIO

JUNE 24, 2024

Protecting these ever-increasing volumes of data is a high priority, and while there are many different types of cybersecurity threats to enterprise data, ransomware dominates the field. Claus Torp Jensen , formerly CTO and Head of Architecture at CVS Health and Aetna, agreed that ransomware is a top concern. “At To watch 12.8

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Oligo Security , a Tel Aviv-based startup that focuses on runtime application security and observability to detect and prevent open-source vulnerabilities, is coming out of stealth today and announcing that it has raised a total of $28 million in seed and Series A funding.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

So Greenwald, Shoshan and Sarid, the former CTO of MuleSoft, founded Otterize , which aims to allow developers to securely connect different software services to each other and infrastructure by automatically configuring existing security controls. Otterize today raised $11.5 ” Otterize raises $11.5M

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Talk may be cheap, but when it comes to IT security, strategic conversations with colleagues, business partners, and other relevant parties can be priceless. Such discussions ensure the integration of cybersecurity initiatives and resource requirements in the enterprise’s business goals and objectives,” he adds.

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CIO

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The future is now Even with some issues to work out, and some resistance from developers to AI coding assistants, AI-native coding is the future, says Drew Dennison, CTO of code security startup Semgrep. Gen AI tools are advancing quickly, he says.

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CIO

JANUARY 25, 2024

Jim Chilton is an award-winning CIO who serves as the chief technology officer of Cengage Group, an innovative disruptor in the edtech space. As a business and technology executive, Chilton leverages his unique experiences to drive innovation and optimize technology throughout the company.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Speed is great, but not when it comes at the expense of security. The engineering ecosystem is often overlooked as security teams tend to focus more on reducing runtime misconfigurations and vulnerabilities rather than addressing vulnerabilities across the entire attack surface.

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CIO

JULY 25, 2024

However, as ecommerce has proliferated, security threats have increased, elevating cybersecurity to a board-level concern. Early cybersecurity threats were limited in their scope and damage, but current threats can ruin a business. Worldwide responses show that attackers are increasingly able to extract more sensitive data.”

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Crunchbase News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Samsung Securities and AFW Partners led the round. Keller, one of the most acclaimed engineers in the semiconductor industry, joined the company in 2021 as president and chief technology officer, and was named CEO in early 2023. Jeff Bezos ’ Bezos Expeditions , Fidelity Management & Research Co.

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CIO

JANUARY 7, 2025

Regardless of the driver of transformation, your companys culture, leadership, and operating practices must continuously improve to meet the demands of a globally competitive, faster-paced, and technology-enabled world with increasing security and other operational risks.

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CIO

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Security weaknesses arise Security and risk vulnerabilities are important signs that modernization is immediately necessary. He notes that recent surveys by Gartner and Forrester show that over 50% of organizations cite security and efficiency as their main reasons for modernizing their legacy systems and data applications.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The news of Shih’s departure was broken by investment analyst Patrick Walravens of JMP Securities. In addition to corporate CEO Marc Benioff, Salesforce has a number of divisional or regional CEOs, of whom Shih was one. Some also hold the rank of executive vice president.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

Spera , a Palo Alto-based security startup that provides businesses with the tools to proactively protect themselves from identity-driven threats, today said it has raised a $10 million seed funding round led by YL Ventures, with participation from a number of prominent angel investors and serial entrepreneurs.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

A shift to small wins The cost issue, combined with huge pressure from CEOs and boards to deploy and create value from AI, puts CIOs and other IT leaders in a difficult position, says Kevin Miller, CTO of industrial AI company IFS. The problem, however, is as much a scale problem as it is a cost problem, Perlov says.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Skepticism from IT practitioners is natural, given they will have to work out how to deploy and maintain AI agents, says Tim Armandpour, CTO at PagerDuty. IT practitioners are cautious due to concerns around accuracy, transparency, security, and integration complexities, says Chahar, echoing Mikhailovs critiques.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

From fostering an over-reliance on hallucinations produced by knowledge-poor bots, to enabling new cybersecurity threats, AI can create significant problems if not implemented carefully and effectively. Many factors, including governance, security, ethics, and funding, are important, and it’s hard to establish ground rules.

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