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Why cybersecurity may be the perfect choice for a midlife career change for women
Cybersecurity specialists are in high demand, and the skills gap is in its fifth year, with the Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² Inc. reporting 4 million open positions across the globe. Filling these roles could be an easier task if people understood the job requirements weren’t a passion for coding and cutting-edge tech, but a desire ...
Zscaler and Splunk partner on zero-trust security for the hybrid workplace
When it comes to security, the mantra to live by is “Trust No One.” It’s an essential policy in a business environment where data is money, the workforce is dispersed, encrypted ransomware attacks have risen by 500%, and traditional “moat and castle” security measures just don’t work. “Thirty percent of malware [is] delivered through trusted ...
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Google advocates a hybrid, multicloud strategy as it helps guide financial giants into the digital era
Just a few years ago, the idea of major financial services companies partnering with cloud providers would have been laughable. Now, the finance sector is adopting cloud computing services as fast as possible. What has changed? “Customers are looking for personalized services, instant gratification, the ability to interact, where they want and when they want,” ...
Commvault closes the business integrity gap by empowering end-to-end responsibility for data ownership
Before data became the most important driver of business value, it was an afterthought in a company’s information technology strategy. Bolt-on protection was added, and all was good. Today, add-ons don’t do the job. But many companies lack an alternative. Two-thirds of chief information security officers say their companies are unprepared for a cyberattack, according to ...
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Exposing the data divide: Splunk exec points out the inequity of tech’s thirst for data insights
Data is valuable because of the insights it provides, insights that companies are using to increase efficiency and improve their profit margins. But there are a lot more pressing concerns in the world than added zeros to the bottom line. “We have all this data being used for commercial value and relatively weak use of ...
No workloads left behind: Commvault explains why orgs need a single architecture
SaaSification is a fun word to say, but it’s a serious topic. Adopting a software-as-a-service model gives businesses the agility and speed they need to compete in the digital era. Research suggests that by 2025, 85% of the world’s businesses will be operating under the SaaS model, according to Isabelle Guis (pictured, left), chief marketing ...
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Google relies on engineering expertise, AI savvy to help companies optimize business outcomes
Opting for inefficient and poorly designed solutions can make digital transformation a costly nightmare. But it isn’t always easy to spot well-designed and engineered solutions from generic solutions with an industry-specific label stuck on top. “It’s really important to dig down, to identify is this just a horizontal solution or has a company done the ...
Splunk .conf21 virtually celebrates a year of ‘turning data into doing’
The drive to become data-driven has created a divide between the haves and have-nots of the digital business world. Those with access to quality data and the ability to analyze it in real-time are winning the strategic insight race, while those sitting on a stagnant data lake are losing traction in the market. “Data is ...
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Google, Cybereason collaboration promises proactive, automated threat detection and elimination
Security has traditionally worked by detecting potential threats, analyzing them to pinpoint actual threats, then responding to neutralize or fix the issue. Today, with nation-state actors conducting what amounts to a Cyber Cold War, this reactive response is too slow. “By the time that I tell you that there is ransomware in your environment and ...
Investors ignore trillions of dollars in potential revenue as women-led businesses go unfunded
In a year when venture capital funding broke records, investment in women-led startups has dropped. Why are investors passing up these opportunities, and can the digital landscape navigate a new narrative for female entrepreneurs? To answer these questions, SiliconANGLE looks into the continued gender disparity in VC funding in the world of cloud computing, with ...