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Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

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Nordstrom Photo) — Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation, with past experience leading security transformation initiatives and developing cybersecurity programs. Nicole Ford. Founded in 2015, Kirkland, Wash.-based It raised $1.9

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Microsoft will base part of senior exec comp on security, add deputy CISOs to product groups

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Charlie Bell, executive vice president of Microsoft security, speaks at the GeekWire Summit in 2022. Bell said the changes build on the Secure Future Initiative (SFI), introduced last fall. government’s reliance on Microsoft software, citing the company’s “shambolic cybersecurity practices.”

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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

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Bumble Photo) — Antoine Leblond , a former longtime Microsoft exec who was most recently senior vice president of software at Sonos, joined dating app company Bumble as chief technology officer. Leblond previously spent 25 years at Microsoft leading various engineering teams working on Windows, Office, and other products.

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The Movement to Modernized Content Management Software

CIO Business Intelligence

By Milan Shetti, CEO Rocket Software If you ask business leaders to name their company’s most valuable asset, most will say data. These numbers are growing with the continuation of remote work and the continued adoption of collaborative cloud software.

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Copilot: an indispensable tool for banking security teams

CIO Business Intelligence

Banks could face fines under EU General Data Protection Regulation if confidential information becomes public. But with criminals becoming increasingly sophisticated and bringing new tools like generative AI to bear, the threat of a cyber security arms race looms – and banks simply can not afford to not keep up.

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16 best entry-level IT certifications to launch your career

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The courses are designed to be completed in succession, starting with the Apple Device Support course, which focuses on the skills and expertise you’ll need as a help desk professional, technical coordinator, or service provider for an organization that relies on Apple hardware and software. before you can pass the exam.

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Improving employee experience in the hybrid workplace with Microsoft 365

CIO Business Intelligence

It will enable employees to shift from work processes designed for the last century to a fluid environment where they can easily share information, discover a wider range of people to collaborate with outside silos, exchange ideas, and create new products and services. Another challenge is legacy technology.