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Competition is stiff, but retailers know what it takes to compete

CIO

Retailers are working hard to attract and retain these employees via several methods, including: Enabling employees to use wearables or even their own mobile devices to perform scanning, mobile point of sale, clienteling, access to product information and location, and inventory and fulfillment information.

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2 Innovations That Can Tip the Balance in Cybersecurity

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The final step defines a successful attack, which could be encrypting data for ransom; exfiltrating sensitive data; exposing embarrassing information; or disrupting/destroying targeted systems, devices, or data. The right kind of data includes cyber threat indicators of compromise as well as contextual information.

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Ransomware And The Defense Industrial Base

Smart Data Collective

According to the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report of 2016, governments’ growing dependence on information technology makes them vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Recently, the Cyberspace Solarium Commission issued a report highlighting the government’s preparedness for cyberattacks.

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3 Strategies Employed by the Leading Enterprise Cybersecurity Platforms

Smart Data Collective

To get acquainted with the ways security firms are handling the new breed of threats in cyberspace, here’s a rundown of the notable strategies the leading cybersecurity platforms and security firms are offering. Long gone are the days when a lone wolf attacker was manually knocking at the door.”. Breach and attack simulation.

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Progress in ICT industry policy and cybersecurity standards drive MENA and Central Asia toward an intelligent era

CIO

They’re the driving force behind every industry’s digital transformation, connecting businesses, people, and information like never before. Telecom networks are an integral backbone of the digital infrastructure that powers our economies today.

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CIOs sharpen tech strategies to support hybrid work

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This include technologies that enable them to replicate in cyberspace the personal connections and spontaneous collegiality that more easily happen in person, as they seeking experiences that are consistent regardless of where they’re working on any given day.

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Proactive cybersecurity: sometimes offence is the best defense

CIO

It’s important to understand that launching an offensive cybersecurity strategy does not mean abandoning traditional defensive measures such as deploying firewalls, intrusion detection systems (IDS), anti-malware software, patch management, security information and event management (SIEM), and other such tools.