In July 2019, global hotel chain Marriott International was charged with a $123 million fine for leaking the data of more than 380 million hotel guests in the U.K. The incident was attributed to poor monitoring efforts and employee negligence — both of which were completely preventable had the IT systems been secured from internal […]
Consumers could suffer from sticker shock when it comes time to buy a 5G-enabled phone, suggests a new report from IHS Markit, based on a poll conducted in the United States. Although consumers expect to pay more money for 5G smartphones, the prices may exceed their expectations dramatically, with some devices selling for as much […]
Cloud. Machine learning. Edge computing. Internet of Things (IoT). The reality of being a CIO is dealing with the constant influx of new, shiny technologies. About 68% of midsize CIOs expect to increase investment in information technology in 2019 over 2018, according to the 2019 Gartner and Senior Business Executive Survey. Obviously CIOs can’t — […]
Current trends in business and technology show that the way employees work — where, when, why and with whom — will change completely over the next decade and bear little resemblance to work as it stands today. CHROs need to be prepared for what’s coming. De’Onn Griffin, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, outlines six ideas […]
By Jack M. Germain Aug 20, 2019 2:36 AM PT Startup chip developer Cerebras on Monday announced a breakthrough in high-speed processor design that will hasten the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Cerebras unveiled the largest computer processing chip ever built. The new chip, dubbed “Wafer-Scale Engine” (WSE) — pronounced “wise” — is the heartbeat […]
How secure are we? Why do we need more money for security, when we just approved X last year? What do you mean we’ve had 4 incidents? I thought you had everything under control. Chances are, most security and risk leaders have heard these questions, possibly multiple times, from their boards of directors. But the […]
Cloud computing initially emerged in the United States. Since 2015, the U.S. has been the leader in cloud adoption and has set the pace for such adoption around the world. However, not all countries are on par with the U.S. In fact, by 2022, cloud adoption for all other countries will lag behind the U.S. by […]
YouTube, which operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries, is under increased scrutiny after a New York Times report earlier this month highlighted the role it played in the recent presidential election in Brazil. Among concerns the paper highlighted is YouTube’s installation of a new artificial intelligence (AI) system that can track user behavior to suggest […]
General managers transitioning to new roles must work within these realities: Being a trusted member of the senior leadership team and involved in strategic business decisions Representing the external environment as well as customers and their needs in company strategies and plans Balancing responsibilities and accountabilities and establishing relationships to deliver on promises Understanding the […]
By John P. Mello Jr. Aug 14, 2019 2:56 AM PT With Tuesday’s announcement of its Spectacles 3 sunglasses, Snap must be hoping three times will be the charm. Unlike the two previous generations of the product, Spectacles 3 has two HD cameras — one at each corner of the glasses frame — to add […]