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What if analytics is more of a leadership than a technical problem?

We’ve been talking about analytics, data, big data and all that for a hot minute. Data scientist is supposedly “the sexiest job of the 21st century.” Meow. There are flaws here, of...

How to measure your organization’s cyber security maturity

Spending money on cyber security doesn’t prove an organization is getting better at it. Ask Nicholas Johnston, Toronto-based vice president of the global data risk group at Duff & Phelps,...

More IT security teams meeting business, maturity goals (study)

Security teams may finally understand how to forge strong defences against online attacks, a new report suggests. In its fifth annual State of Security Operations Report, which studies the efforts of 144...

Rating themselves, more infosec professionals think their security posture is improving

Students hate being graded. Wouldn’t life be easier, many wonder, if we could grade ourselves? Infosec pros from around the world have been given that chance by Domain Tools, who today...

Experts sound the alarm on readiness for Canada’s new privacy regulations

Businesses that haven’t started preparing for the new privacy rules coming to Canada this fall could be in for an unpleasant surprise, say experts. The new regulations under the Personal Information Protection...

Fostering A Culture Of Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is important. In talking to executives, it would be hard to imagine someone disputing that statement based on today’s climate. Experts estimate that the 2017 Equifax breach cost the company $439...

Will People Analytics Really Get Mainstream In The Next Few Years?

If you’ve never heard of ‘people analytics,’ essentially it’s a concept that takes Big Data and applies it to HR and management. Since I often write about Big Data, HR,...

From creepy to cool: why companies should put the customer first when chasing big data

For some time now, the promise of big data and advanced analytics has been obvious. Customers get a better experience tailored to their needs, wants and preferences, and companies get...

Cyber Security Today: Watch what you download, Facebook removes app, an Irish telco embarrassed

Verify the sites you download apps from, Facebook and Apple fight over an app and an Irish telco embarrassed after laptop theft. Here’s another warning about downloading desktop or mobile...

Making cities smarter with AI

Vienna’s residents and tourists do not have to rely on the kindness of strangers or scroll through long lists of website links to find parking, restrooms or other critical information....