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• Ransomware attacks: How to get the upper hand

  Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Can organizations play like Radiohead and refuse to pay? The answer from security experts is a qualified yes. Continue Reading

• 5 reasons CIO career paths go south -- and how to protect yourself

  Safeguard your CIO career path. Agiloft CEO Colin Earl details the top five reasons CIOs get the ax -- and how to avoid them. Continue Reading

• Implementing machine learning to keep Facebook user data safe

  Facebook Director of Security Aanchal Gupta shares how the social media giant is implementing machine learning in security to ensure user data is safe on its platform. Continue Reading

• Facebook cybersecurity: How the company is building a diverse team

  Facebook director of security Aanchal Gupta sounds off on the need for diverse security teams and gives an overview of how the social media giant is working to make it happen. Continue Reading

• Six barriers to digital transformation; CIO strategies to conquer them

  CIOs are under pressure to help companies find their digital mojo, but challenges abound. Learn about the top six barriers to digital transformation -- and how to vanquish them. Continue Reading

• CIO uses master data management to speed digitalization

  IMA Financial Group CIO Michelle Vercellino's effort to clean up, protect and govern the firm's data is an important step in the firm's quest for 'data intelligence.'Continue Reading

• Top 2018 cybersecurity trends to watch out for

  A glance at IT news shows cybersecurity trends remain on companies' radar. At the CIO Boston Summit, Cybereason's Jessica Stanford discussed steps to defend against risk.Continue Reading

• From phishing attempt circumvention to AI, new CIO has a big job

  As the new CIO at Snow Software, Alastair Pooley is taking on a range of priorities, from helping the business to recognize a phishing attempt to exploring AI for customer support.Continue Reading

• Machine learning algorithms: New tool for fighting cyberthreats?

  As hackers use increasingly sophisticated tech to tap into corporate data, machine learning platforms can help companies fight fire with fire by detecting cyberthreats early on.Continue Reading

• Cybersecurity skills gap: Get creative about cyber hiring

  Hiring candidates from disciplines beyond infosec can go a long way to address the widening cybersecurity skills gap, says industry veteran Javvad Malik.Continue Reading

• Relentless AI cyberattacks will require new protective measures

  AI cyberattacks won't be particularly clever; instead, they'll be fast and fierce. Carnegie Mellon University's Jason Hong explains in this episode of 'Schooled in AI.'Continue Reading

• Tech vs. training: Where should business focus cybersecurity spending?

  As information security budgets grow, cybersecurity spending needs to be focused on employee-centric areas like training to be effective. ISSA's Candy Alexander explains why.Continue Reading

• Why aren't there more women in cybersecurity?

  Outmoded stereotypes, not enough female execs -- there are many reasons for the low numbers of women in cybersecurity. Most (but not all) are easily fixed.Continue Reading

• Loose coupling, tight data access minimize security risks of new tech

  A recent article on biological malware got Niel Nickolaisen thinking about how to minimize security risks in emerging tech. Here are two approaches that will help.Continue Reading

• Mitigating security risks posed by emerging tech: Expert advice

  Companies are in hot pursuit of the benefits offered by cutting-edge technologies, but mitigating security risks often gets scant attention. CIOs need to change that. Here's how.Continue Reading