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Ralph Loura, Senior Vice President IT, CIO at Lumentum, joins host Maryfran Johnson for this CIO Leadership Live interview, jointly produced by CIO.com and the CIO Executive Council. They discuss sustainable IT, global supply challenges, crowd-sourcing IT innovation, simplifying through AI/ML, rethinking IT budgeting and more. Watch this episode: Listen to this episode: Source link

Among the relationships that technology teams have with other business departments, the potential for improved IT-finance collaboration is quite possibly the most under-explored. It’s especially poignant when we consider the extent to which financial data can steer business strategy for the better. Take, for example, the ubiquitous and unassuming concept of free shipping in ecommerce. Today, it is a no-brainer for all online retailers, but a few years ago, it wasn’t as obvious. Jason Child,…

New Mexico has appointed its first senior advisor for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.  New Mexico governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced the appointment of Annie Winterfield Manriquez on Friday  Manriquez will work with key stakeholders across the private sector and government to improve New Mexico’s cybersecurity infrastructure and systems. She will also be tasked with devising statewide standards and best practices for communications, information-sharing and incident response. “A robust cybersecurity framework has never been more important,…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is acting against e-commerce platform CafePress for allegedly failing to secure consumers’ sensitive data and covering up a “major breach.” In a complaint filed against Residual Pumpkin Entity, LLC, the former owner of CafePress, and PlanetArt, LLC, which bought CafePress in 2020, the FTC accused CafePress of neglecting to implement reasonable security measures to protect sensitive information stored on its network. “CafePress employed careless security practices and concealed multiple breaches from consumers,” said Samuel…

The personal data of more than a million Texans may have been exposed in a cyber-attack on a large dental care provider. The security incident occurred at Dallas-based  JDC Healthcare Management LLC (JDC), which has 72 Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics offices across the Lone Star State. In a data incident notice posted to its website, JDC wrote: “On or about August 9, 2021, JDC became aware of a malware incident impacting certain company systems.  “JDC immediately worked to restore its systems…

The US CIO 100 awards, now in its 35th year, recognizes 100 organizations for their achievements in technology innovation. The award is an acknowledged mark of enterprise excellence. This year’s winning projects, chosen by a team of external judges (many of them former CIOs), exemplify what it means to deliver business value through the innovative use of technology, creating competitive advantage in their organizations, improving business processes, enabling growth and improving relationships with customers. Winners will…