Akamai adds automation and machine learning to protect user accounts, APIs and applications

Akamai adds automation and machine learning to protect user accounts, APIs and applications

Edge platform cybersecurity enhancements are intended to increase responsiveness and augment decision-making, the company said. Image: Teera Konakan/Moment/Getty Images Content delivery platform provider Akamai announced Wednesday platform security enhancements intended to increase cybersecurity protections for web applications, APIs and user accounts. Akamai said its machine learning algorithms leverage insights from a dataset of over 1.3 billion daily client interactions to automate threat detections, time-consuming tasks and security logic to help cybersecurity analysts make better decisions…

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Digital convenience leads to lax security habits among users, survey finds

Digital convenience leads to lax security habits among users, survey finds

A new IBM global report examining consumer behaviors finds an average of 15 new online accounts were created and 82% are reusing the same credentials some of the time. Screenshot of IBM’s report on Pandemic Security Side Effects. Image: IBM Not surprisingly, consumers shifted further into digital interactions during COVID-19 and are likely to continue a digital-first mindset post-pandemic, a new IBM report finds.  Based on a survey of more than 20,000 people around the…

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Cisco networking portfolio earns Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius for multiple solutions – Cisco Blogs

Cisco networking portfolio earns Top Rated Awards from TrustRadius for multiple solutions – Cisco Blogs

Cisco is excited to share that we have been recognized by TrustRadius with Top Rated awards for many of our networking solutions. Customer ratings and reviews are so important to us, and we know sharing them can help leaders see the real-time value and use cases when they are in a pre-purchase product evaluation period. With all the changes that have come our way in the past year, we strive to be consistent and reliable…

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Digital acceleration at Stanley Black & Decker places data at the center

Digital acceleration at Stanley Black & Decker places data at the center

For Stanley Black & Decker, digital technologies are transforming every aspect of the company, from internal operations to customer experience to the products and services themselves. Recently, I spoke with Rhonda Gass, CIO, about her approach to strategy, architecture, and change management as well how her CIO role is evolving now and into the future. What follows is an edited version of our interview. Martha Heller: How is Stanley Black & Decker currently deploying digital…

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5 Keys to Creating a Zero-Trust Security Foundation

5 Keys to Creating a Zero-Trust Security Foundation

By Jon Green, Vice President and Chief Security Technologist Recent high-profile attacks have disrupted global commerce across the world, bringing home the critical importance of maintaining a robust IT security program. The recent ransomware attacks on the Colonial Pipeline, the largest petroleum pipeline in the US, and meat supplier JBS, highlight the cascading, society-disrupting havoc these types of attacks can create. Those concerns increasingly extend to IoT devices, as evidenced by the recent hack of…

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The many ways a ransomware attack can hurt your organization

The many ways a ransomware attack can hurt your organization

Loss of revenue, brand and reputation damage, employee layoffs and business closures were some of the effects of a ransomware attack, according to Cybereason. vchal, Getty Images/iStockphoto Ransomware attacks can devastate an organization in obvious ways, most notably by preventing it and its customers or users from accessing critical data and resources. But such an attack can also have longer lasting and far wider consequences. A report released Wednesday by cybersecurity firm Cybereason looks at…

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NHS Test and Trace Bolsters its Cybersecurity

NHS Test and Trace Bolsters its Cybersecurity

NHS Test and Trace has announced that an early-stage UK company will be in charge of managing its supply chain cybersecurity risks. Risk Ledger, which was part of the fourth cohort of the government-backed London Office for Rapid Cybersecurity Advancement (LORCA) program to promote cyber scaleups, will allow NHS Test and Trace to utilize its ‘social network’ platform. The platform will enable organizations to connect and share risk data securely, quickly and easily. This move is particularly…

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Dell Technologies Hires Chuck Whitten as co-Chief Operating Officer | Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies Hires Chuck Whitten as co-Chief Operating Officer | Dell Technologies

ROUND ROCK, Texas, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) announces Chuck Whitten as its co-chief operating officer (co-COO), effective August 16, 2021. Whitten joins Vice Chairman and co-COO Jeff Clarke and Chairman and CEO Michael Dell to lead Dell’s next phase of growth. “Coming off a record FY21 and first-quarter of FY22, we are growing and our opportunity is growing even faster. Chuck joins the company at a pivotal time to give us greater…

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Cisco SD-WAN on AWS Helps ENGIE Become Cloud First – Cisco Blogs

Cisco SD-WAN on AWS Helps ENGIE Become Cloud First – Cisco Blogs

Headquartered in France, ENGIE is a global leader in low-carbon energy and services with more than 160,000 employees worldwide. ENGIE works to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world through reduced energy consumption and the advancement of more environmentally friendly solutions. With this global mission in its sights, ENGIE needed a network that embraced its strategy and vision to push toward digital solutions. Launching a “Cloud First” initiative, ENGIE’s strategy involved pushing all new applications to the…

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Operational Maturity Delivers Great Results, But Where Do You Start? – Cisco Blogs

Operational Maturity Delivers Great Results, But Where Do You Start? – Cisco Blogs

It’s widely known the pandemic increased the pace of digital transformation. Yet IT teams continue to face challenges and rising complexity, which threaten to curtail the digital agility they need to adapt to rapidly changing customer expectations and market forces. As shown in Cisco Connected IT Insights, our interactive experience built using the huge volumes of anonymized data generated by our customer base, there’s been a sharp increase in the number of anomalies detected per…

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