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20 powerful women shaping the networking industry

Network World

But there are a number of groundbreaking women who have been highly successful in networking, and were highlighting 20 of them (in alphabetical order). Fun fact: Co-founded the Silicon Valley CIO Womens Network and is a member of the Girls in Tech Board of Directors.

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12 killer (and free) tools for network engineers

Network World

The job of a network engineer just keeps getting more complicated. And the network itself if being extended to the cloud, the edge and to the home office. Thankfully, there are many great tools available to help network engineers complete their never-ending tasks. Mission critical applications are competing for bandwidth.

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IDG Contributor Network: Tesco Bank breach causes 20,000 customers to lose money

Network World

The fine details are still murky, but news surfaced in the last day or two that Tesco Bank , a U.K.-based based bank owned by the Tesco supermarket chain, suffered some sort of widespread fraud. Of those, around 20,000 customers have actually lost money from their bank accounts.

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How to Offer Secure IVR Banking and Authenticate Callers

Tech Republic Security

Discover how to safeguard IVR banking from hackers and implement secure authentication methods for customer protection. Find out how these digital alternatives benefit both customers and agents.

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Don’t break the bank: Stopping ransomware from getting the best of your business

Network World

The stages of a cyberattack are analogous to that of a bank robbery. When discussing the progression of a cyberattack with CXOs, I often describe it like this: • Stage 1: When bank robbers are planning a heist, the first thing they do is identify potential banks to target. Stay up to date. Train employees to be vigilant.

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IDG Contributor Network: Why banks should stay well clear of blockchain

Network World

If the financial services industry is banking on blockchain as the basis for new service innovation, it will be sorely disappointed. WANdisco sees this first hand: We’re increasingly being approached by banks that think this is the kind of thing we do (it isn’t). Banks need blockchain like a hole in the head. They’re wrong.

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Aruba banks on integrated security, AI, NaaS for enterprise growth

Network World

Security, AI, and network-as-a-service (NaaS) were top of mind for Aruba Networks execs at their Atmosphere customer conference this week. Ten years ago for most network operators their main job was making sure connectivity was reliable and security was someone else’s problem. To read this article in full, please click here

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