Cybersecurity threats have evolved from “smash, grab and run” to “enter, turn off all alarms, hide in the basement, and stay awhile.” That’s one of the conclusions that can be drawn from Fortinet’s Inc.’s latest “Threat Landscape Report,” a quarterly temperature reading produced by FortiGuard Labs of the most recent global cybersecurity threat activity. The ...

The next time a McDonald’s Corp. customer is asked if they want fries with their order, the questioner may not be a real person. The fast-food giant has been testing voice-recognition software at one of its locations in Chicago. And those fries may soon be robot-cooked as well. McDonald’s is piloting the use of robots ...

The first sign of cyber trouble for AutoNation Inc., a major automotive retailer, occurred when the firm encountered a small breach of a third-party company that was handling its customer information. That prompted the company to hire its first chief information security officer. What the new CISO found when he came on board was more ...

When Open Systems AG was founded in 1990, the company provided managed security services. As its executives saw the rise of a software-defined approach to managing wide area networks play a bigger role in connecting enterprise users to applications, the company pivoted in 2012 to capitalize on offering secure SD-WAN globally. It turned out to ...

It all started with a locker. Darktrace was working with an amusement park that had installed smart lockers equipped with phone-activated access. Hackers, using either a remote exploit or an onsite tool to attack one storage bin, penetrated company business systems and a significant data breach ensued. Welcome to the new and dangerous world of the ...

The past year has been filled with firsts for Michael Conlin, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Defense. He was named the Pentagon’s first CDO in August 2018, giving him an opportunity to manage data for the nation’s largest government organization. It was the first time Conlin (pictured) worked for a federal agency, one that ...

It’s extremely hard for cyberattackers to break into something they cannot see. This has become an especially important need for MAN Energy Solutions SE, a German firm that makes large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. Its internet of things-connected diesel engines drive ships and power plants, so MAN needed to ensure ...

For several years, Informatica LLC executives have been describing the modern era of Data 3.0, where information has been fundamentally driving new business models. It is an era that demands organizations adapt to a new world that requires taking control of and understanding data. In other words, it’s a time when data governance becomes vitally ...

To better understand the role of the chief data officer in digital change, consulting firm Egon Zehnder International Ltd. interviewed over 100 CDOs of global companies. The results showed that 85% were the first in their organizations to hold the title and nearly two-thirds had been in the job for less than three years. The ...

Imagine the challenge of owning warehouses of books and only a small fraction of them had titles. Yet, they all needed to be cataloged and stored correctly by content. This is the type of challenge confronting many chief data officers today and is not unlike a real-life dilemma that one CDO had to face. Mark ...