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IT leaders on DOGE’s bold COBOL ambitions: Pure folly

CIO

Many IT leaders scoffed when they heard that Elon Musks US Department of Government Efficiency wants to rip out millions of lines COBOL code at the Social Security Administration and replace it within a matter of months. Social Security is not something to fail fast on.

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Nudge Security emerges from stealth to tackle cybersecurity’s people problem

TechCrunch

Social engineering attacks are on the rise. Now, cybersecurity startup Nudge Security is emerging from stealth to help organizations tackle what they think is the biggest cybersecurity weakness: people.

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What is AI’s current impact on cybersecurity?

CIO

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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How conscious companies can thread IoT’s security and privacy needles

The Parallax

Could the secret to building Internet-connected devices that balance utility, safety, security, and privacy reside in the offices of Forcite, an upstart motorcycle helmet maker in Australia? The second is to sell it to municipalities, as social road condition-monitoring apps like Google’s Waze have been doing for years. .

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College social app Fizz is growing fast – maybe too fast

TechCrunch

Things are bleak in the tech sphere as we close out a year defined by plummeting stocks , persistent mass layoffs and a fall from grace for major social media companies. ” So, is it a good time to be building a buzzy new social app, or is it a complete mess? Fizz closed a $4.5 Fizz told users about the issues via a blog post. .

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Daily Crunch: After 16 months on the job, Better.com CTO Diane Yu steps down

TechCrunch

Executive parts ways with Better.com : CTO Diane Yu is among employees agreeing to take part in the voluntary separation plan that the digital mortgage lender offered earlier this week, though we report she will stay on as an adviser. On that cheerful note, may your weekend contain the appropriate amount of the right kind of surprises.

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Daily Crunch: Meta decimates its staff as the social media giant lays off 11,000

TechCrunch

More social media struggles : Though the subject matter was a downer, Paul wrote a great story about Meta’s confirmed layoffs of 11,000 employees, explaining what happened, why and what it means in the greater context of Meta’s future. Akamai Technologies CTO Andy Champagne will join Macrometa’s board. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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