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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO Business Intelligence

It was an interesting case study of global cyber impact, says Charles Clancy, CTO at Mitre. In a countersuit, CrowdStrike blamed Delta for the airlines problems, saying that other airlines were able to recover much faster, and that the contract between the two companies meant Delta wasnt allowed to sue for damages.

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Unmasking North Korea's Covert IT Army. Before You Hire Them

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Hundreds of companies around the world, including major American firms, have accidentally hired North Korean employees pretending to be something else. Grimes outlined KnowBe4's own recent experience , in which they identified and terminated an employee who was part of this covert operation. And it's a really big problem."

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How the ‘diversity hire’ accusation and other barriers remain for Black women in tech

CIO Business Intelligence

The UK study also revealed that women of all backgrounds and ethnicities make up around 22% (approximately 424,000), compared to 48% of the entire UK workforce, with Black women in particular facing a wide range of obstacles, including discrimination and being accused by colleagues or superiors of being merely ‘diversity hires.’

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Piramal CTO Saurabh Mittal on financial services innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

The 36,000-square-foot innovation hub will be led by the company’s CTO, Saurabh Mittal, and Markandey Upadhyay, head of business intelligence unit for Piramal. Blockchain holds promise for financial service companies as it can lead to cheaper and faster transactions, enhanced security, and automated contracts.

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Operation Heart Blocker: International Police Disrupt Phishing Network

SecureWorld News

Stephen Kowski, Field CTO at SlashNext, highlighted the concerning trend of cybercrime evolving into a service-based industry, saying: "The takedown of HeartSender reveals how cybercrime has evolved into a sophisticated service industry, where even non-technical criminals can easily purchase and deploy advanced phishing tools to target businesses.

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Tech Moves: Ex-Glassdoor CTO will lead Auth0 engineering; Flyhomes hires CRO; and more

GeekWire

based identify authentication software company Auth0 named former Glassdoor CTO Bhawna Singh as SVP of engineering. Seattle real estate startup Flyhomes hired Kayti Sullivan as the company’s first chief revenue officer. Bhawna Singh. Auth0 Photo). Bellevue, Wash.-based Kayti Sullivan. Flyhomes Photo).

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7 IT leadership hacks that deliver results

CIO Business Intelligence

Cannava says developing authentic personal relationships with your peers can help key in on areas of natural alignment — and avoid wasting time on projects where it’s unclear how to measure the outcome. “If Bad hires happen, and sometimes, promotions don’t work out.