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How not to hire a North Korean IT spy

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CISOs looking for new IT hires already struggle with talent market shortages and bridging cybersecurity skills gaps. But now they face a growing challenge from an unexpected source: sanctions-busting North Korean software developers posing as potential hires. North Korea is actively infiltrating Western companies using skilled IT workers who use fake identities to pose as remote workers with foreign companies, typically but not exclusively in the US.

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Context Analysis: Your Secret Weapon for Better Communication

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Want to make smarter decisions for your business? Context analysis might be just what you need! This handy method helps you understand what’s really going on both inside and outside your company. Context analysis, also known as contextual analysis, examines industry trends, competitors, and market opportunities to provide a complete picture. With context analysis, you can spot threats and challenges before they become problems and seize new growth opportunities.

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Elia Group develops future-proof technology to steer decarbonization

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The transmission system operator Elia Group views itself as a driver of successful energy transition and an agent of change. However, in terms of in-house technology, the Belgian company’s carbon footprint data used to be stored on spreadsheets, while quality control was performed manually, limiting the Elia Group’s ability to calculate the Scope 3 upstream emissions released for all their assets.

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How To Use Social Listening To Build Market Research In 7 Steps

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Marketers and brand managers all understand the importance of reporting. Quality reporting provides valuable insight into market trends, target consumer segments, and a brand’s health. Remember, if the underlying data used to make a report is wrong, the conclusions and takeaways from the report will also be wrong. Reporting with good data helps us better understand the impact of our marketing efforts and provides us the data we need to make improvements to our process and message.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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The three-pronged transformation strategy driving innovation at PPG

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As CIOs know, a highly acquisitive company will reach an inflection point when years of technology proliferation begin to stymie future growth. For this reason, paying down technical debt while innovating and supporting growth is one of the greatest challenges for the modern CIO. Bhaskar Ramachandran, CIO of PPG, which provides specialty paints to a large network of body shops and retail outlets, details how the company uses a platform, consolidation, and cloud-only approach to modernization.

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Protecting content in the digital age: Navigating the evolving threat landscape in media publishing

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In today’s digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive information has become a top priority, especially for media publishing companies where the protection of data and intellectual property is crucial. In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Anoop Kumar, Head of Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance at GulfNews, Al Nisr Publishing, to discuss the evolving challenges of cybersecurity in the media industry.

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CIOs listen up: either plan to manage fast-changing certificates, or fade away

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It’s tempting to view certificates and machine identities as the nuts and bolts of your organization’s tech stack: critical but purely technical functions safely left to IT practitioners. But a string of recent disruptions and upcoming policy changes are forcing a more proactive, agile, and strategic approach from the top to signal the importance of getting these fundamentals right.

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Seis conclusiones que todo CIO debería extraer de la debacle de CrowdStrike

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A principios del año 2000, tras la respuesta eficaz y sin precedentes de las TI al efecto 2000, el mundo hizo una chapuza de revisión a posteriori. Consumidos por la necesidad de tener a alguien a quien culpar, personas influyentes de todo el mundo proclamaron que se trataba de un engaño perpetrado por TI para inflar los presupuestos de tecnología y su importancia percibida.

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Bilbao, la proyección de una ciudad inteligente gracias a la tecnología con fin social

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Determinación y arrojo forman parte inequívoca del discurso de Ane Miren Ibáñez Zugazaga, directora de Modernización Digital del Ayuntamiento de Bilbao. “En Bilbao somos y queremos seguir siendo una ciudad inteligente basada en valores, atractiva, un referente en calidad de vida donde vivir, trabajar y crear”. Para lograrlo, el consistorio bilbaíno ha definido un modelo estratégico con el firme propósito de transformar digitalmente la ciudad.

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Gain a Competitive Edge With This Scenario Planning Toolkit

In a world where uncertainty and change are constant, scenario planning empowers companies with the agility and competitive edge needed to thrive. Download the toolkit to fortify your business strategy , set up your competitive positioning , and ensure your company is poised to respond to any future scenario.

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El coste oculto del código inseguro: algo más que filtraciones de datos

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Cuando se producen filtraciones significativas como las de Equifax o Uber, es fácil centrarse en el enorme daño financiero y para la reputación que suponen todos esos datos de usuario comprometidos. Sin duda, esos costes son enormes. La realidad es que el código de riesgo tiene un segundo coste insidioso más allá de las propias infracciones. Todas esas vulnerabilidades persistentes y las correcciones rápidas hechas bajo presión crean una deuda técnica masiva que sigue acumulándose.

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Oracle expands cloud infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, boosting the Kingdom’s AI and Digital Economy

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The new public cloud region in Riyadh is Oracle’s second cloud region in Saudi Arabia and part of Oracle’s US $1.5 billion investment to boost the country’s cloud capacity in line with Saudi Vision 2030 To meet the rapidly growing demand for its AI and cloud services, Oracle announced the opening of its second public cloud region in Saudi Arabia. The new Riyadh cloud region will help public and private sector organizations migrate all types of workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), givi

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The unstoppable rise of AI in healthcare: What to expect at GITEX GLOBAL 2024

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AI is revolutionizing the healthcare industry, GITEX GLOBAL 2024, marking its 44th edition in Dubai between 14 and 18th October with a huge focus on how AI takeover in healthcare is unstoppable, with health industry leaders betting big on AI’s transformative potential. Healthcare leaders and technology giants are placing significant bets on AI’s potential to reshape patient care, enhance operational efficiency, and strengthen cybersecurity.

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Le 10 tecnologie più sopravvalutate nell’IT di oggi

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La tecnologia di oggi è roba da fantascienza di ieri: l’intelligenza artificiale, la robotica e lo spatial computing sono diventati mainstream dopo decenni di speculazioni prima e di sviluppo poi. Ma stanno tutti dando i risultati sperati? Per certi versi, sì; per molti altri, no. Si tratta di una tendenza tipica, in cui le aspettative su una particolare tecnologia superano ciò che essa può effettivamente fare in un determinato momento.

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Business Intelligence 101: How To Make The Best Solution Decision For Your Organization

Speaker: Evelyn Chou

Choosing the right business intelligence (BI) platform can feel like navigating a maze of features, promises, and technical jargon. With so many options available, how can you ensure you’re making the right decision for your organization’s unique needs? 🤔 This webinar brings together expert insights to break down the complexities of BI solution vetting.

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At Klarna, AI is helping reduce payroll in a big way

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A published report Wednesday indicated that Swedish fintech company Klarna is “seeking to get rid of almost half of its employees in the coming years through efficiencies it says arise out of its investment in AI.” The article noted that the company has already reduced its head count from 5,000 to 3,800, and wants to reduce its workforce to 2,000 by using AI in marketing and customer service.

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