Technology

Cybersecurity

Overcoming Cybersecurity Communications Barriers

There remains a problematic disconnect between the languages spoken by cybersecurity professionals and a company's senior executives and board.

Chris Harner and Chris Beck
August 20, 2019
Cybersecurity

Microsoft Finds Four Security Flaws in Windows 10

If exploited, the flaws can be used to launch a computer worm to attack vulnerable machines.
Technology

Cisco Warns of Soft Growth Amid Trade Tensions

“We definitely saw significant impact on our business in China as it relates to what's going on with the trade war right now."
Applications

Verizon Selling Tumblr to WordPress Owner

The blogging site was inherited as part of Verizon’s 2017 acquisition of Yahoo, which bought Tumblr in 2013 for $1 billion.
Technology

Salesforce to Buy Field Service Software Firm

The $1.35 billion acquisition of Israel's ClickSoftware adds to Salesforce's offerings for mobile workforces.
Technology

IT Outsourcing at a Five-Year High

Almost 34% of companies now outsource at least some of their network operations.
Payments

Fed Unveils Plan for Real-Time Payments System

The central bank will develop the FedNow service itself rather than defer to the private sector.
Cybersecurity

Are CFOs Naive on Cyber Insurance Value?

The insurance doesn't cover many of the losses finance chiefs think it does, research suggests.
M&A

Fox Buys Online Loan Broker Credible Labs

The $265 million deal "underscores Fox Corp.'s innovative digital strategy that emphasizes direct interactions with our consumers."
Cybersecurity

Heads Up: Cybercriminals Are Businesspeople

Understanding the business model behind cybercrime can be a helpful thought experiment to help CFOs allocate appropriate resources to cyber defenses.
Cybersecurity

Cisco Settles With Whistleblower in Cyber Case

The $1 million payout to a Danish security expert is believed to be the first in a cybersecurity case brought under the False Claims Act.
Big Data

Execs Cop to Data Dysfunction

Two-thirds of corporate leaders prefer to rely on others for accessing and using data from their own tools.
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