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A former acting inspector general for the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has pleaded guilty to charges related to his theft of federal government software and databases. Charles Edwards, 61, of Sandy Spring, Maryland, worked for the DHS Office of Inspector General (DHS-OIG) from 2008-2013, and before that at the US Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS-OIG). At both organizations, he’s said to have had access to case management software and other systems…

It’s a C-suite pairing some might not think of as being necessarily strategic: the CIO and CMO. IT leaders are often linked to finance, operations, and other senior executives. But with marketing technology carving out its own important role in the enterprise, this particular corporate relationship can have significant benefits for organizations. In an October 2021 report, Forrester Research notes that there are new opportunities emerging for CMOs and CIOs to align their teams to…

As we begin 2022, it’s time to think about your resolutions as a CIO that will help you take the next step forward. Rather than a list of known programs, projects, products to implement across IT and the business, or staples such as improving the organization’s cybersecurity posture, consider this your personal development list for 2022. Choose the ideas that resonate the most with you and that will advance your most important goals. Implement your…

A romance scammer who targeted hundreds of women and persuaded some to give him thousands of pounds has been jailed for over two years. Osagie Aigbonohan, 41, from Lagos, Nigeria, operated under the moniker “Tony Eden” from his flat in Abbey Wood, London. He’s said to have targeted nearly 700 women, including one who was terminally ill and whom he continued to pursue even after she passed away. Police who searched his property also found footwear…

Microsoft has detected a major malware wiper campaign targeting government, IT and non-profit organizations across Ukraine. Dubbed “WhisperGate,” the attacks were first spotted on January 13, at around the same time that over a dozen government websites were forced offline in what was described as a “massive” cyber-attack. Although Microsoft said it had not noticed any links between the destructive malware campaign, tracked as DEV-0586, and previous known activity groups, it comes at a time of heightened…

How can you fend off the largest DDoS attack in history? For Microsoft, early detection and investing in software as a service was key. Read on to learn more. By Jason Barr, Senior Director of Innovation, Core BTS Last month, European Azure Cloud users faced the largest Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack in history. Yet, it was business as usual for Azure Cloud customers — all thanks to Microsoft’s well thought out security protections. For years,…

Enterprise service management (ESM) takes the principles developed by IT teams in their service management activities and applies them across enterprise business functions. The goal is to improve the quality of service delivered both internally and externally by creating processes and systems that support the organisation’s service delivery goals. In today’s world, companies can no longer be certain about where their customers and employees are and how they interact. The shift from most staff working…