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The GDPR and the Future of the Global Data Economy (The New Yorker)

Data protection is sold to Europeans as a tool for balance, equality, and autonomy in the digital world. But it is also a highly individualized regime; the actions of any one perso... More

Software Bugs Have a Bounty on Their Heads (WSJ)

Programmers know that it’s nearly impossible to write complex software without making a mistake. While most software glitches are merely annoying, serious security bugs can give ... More

How Has Data Science and the Role of Data Scientist Evolved Over the Years? (AI)

Over the years, data science has evolved to become more pervasive, and we are now witnessing newbie business analysts and students faced with the prospect of building their own ana... More

With Cloud Security, the Devil’s in the Details (Forbes)

The cloud simplifies IT and offers a lot of value for companies. It can eliminate the need for rows and rows of on-premise servers and staff to manage them, providing elasticity to... More

AI for IT: Who Will Lead the Charge for a Standard? (IW)

We are on the cusp of a new networking technology that promises to have as great (or a bigger) impact on how we communicate than even WiFi or TCP/IP -- artificial intelligence.... More

Cisco Launches ‘Highest Density’ UCS System Using AMD Processors (CRN)

Cisco engineers spent a year creating its new UCS rack server chassis and nodes in a move to attack compute-intensive, scale out workloads environments.... More

Featured Jobs: SAP; MarkLogic; Amazon

Cloud Development Architect - Palo Alto, CA - SAP Practice Manager, UKI - London - MarkLogic Sr. Application Developer/Programmer - Seattle - Amazon Click here to view all avail... More

GRIMM Launches Michigan Cybersecurity Research Lab (HITS)

GRIMM announced the opening of its new Grand Rapids, MI-based cybersecurity research lab. GRIMM’s new facility will enable the company to work more closely on cybersecurity initi... More

Dilkin to Lead Kroll’s Cybersecurity Business in Brazil (HITS)

Kroll today announced the appointment of Dani Dilkin as an Associate Managing Director in its Cyber Security and Investigations practice. Based in the firm's office in São Paulo, ... More

Blockchain Could Be the Answer to Cybersecurity – Maybe (WSJ)

One of the most promising cybersecurity tools that exists today is something many people have heard about but few fully understand: blockchain technology.... More

8 Biggest IT Management Mistakes (CIO)

When you're in charge of enterprise technology, the risks are much higher and the fallout from mistakes can be much worse. ... More

Should Companies Let Employees Use Social Media at Work? (WSJ)

Social-media use has become the norm in the U.S., with around 7-in-10 Americans now using platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to connect with others, share news and info... More

Cloud Security: The Reason Hackers Have it So Easy Will Infuriate You (Fast Company)

You would think that the safeguarding of customer passwords and other credentials would be a top priority for IT professionals, but as we all know from repeated reports of data bre... More

Wipro Infra Sets Up Industrial Automation Unit in India (Economic Times)

Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, a part of Wipro, has set up an industrial automation unit to gain a large pie of the near $400 million manufacturing automation market for IT serv... More

Talking to Machines: The UX of Virtual Conversation (Adobe Blog)

Some of the common problems with today’s AI-powered voice assistants are recognizing different accents and unfamiliar or complex words with many syllables.... More

OpenText, Opel Automobile GmbH Partner on Pay Management (HITS)

OpenText announced that Opel Automobile GmbH (Opel) has selected OpenText to digitize the organization's payment management processes, streamlining the information flow and payment... More

The Search for Women Who Want Cybersecurity Careers (WSJ)

There is a shortage of workers in cybersecurity and a shortage of women in tech jobs. New efforts to get girls interested in cybersecurity are aimed at tackling both of those probl... More

The Next Privacy Battle in Europe is Over This New Law (NY Times)

These industry alarms are not over the General Data Protection Regulation. Instead, the cause is an even stricter privacy law that’s pending — the tech industry’s next regula... More

Featured Jobs: T2 Computing; MicroStrategy; Box

Level 3 Engineer - NYC - T2 Computing Product Manager/Big Data - Tysons, VA - MicroStrategy Director of Future Architecture - Redwood City, CA - Box Click here to view all avail... More

IBM Pledges $30 Million for Techies to Fight Natural Disasters (Fortune)

IBM is committing $30 million over five years to a global initiative aimed at addressing social challenges, like natural disaster relief, the company said. The donation will, in pa... More

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