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What CIO certificate programs can do for your career

CIO Business Intelligence

If you’ve been recently promoted into the CIO role, or hope to be at some point, a CIO management-certificate program can help you learn how to think strategically, approach the job systematically and broadly, and communicate effectively with other executives in the C-suite. No replacement for hands-on experience. That includes coaching.).

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Obama Administration Chose Cooperation over Counterattacks

CTOvision

Throughout 2012, Iran targeted United States banks and companies with a series of distributed denial-of-services cyber attacks. Many considered the attacks retaliation, revenge for the destruction wrought by Stuxnet on Iran’s nuclear program. By ShannonPerry.

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New ransomware Jaff demands $3,700 payments

Network World

Attackers behind the highly successful Locky and Bart ransomware campaigns have returned with a new creation: A malicious file-encrypting program called Jaff that asks victims for payments of around $3,700. Necurs first appeared in 2012 and is one of the largest and longest-running botnets around today.

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Disk-wiping malware Shamoon targets virtual desktop infrastructure

Network World

A cybersabotage program that wiped data from 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company in 2012 has returned and is able to target server-hosted virtual desktops. The malware, known as Shamoon or Disttrack, is part of a family of destructive programs known as disk wipers.

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This new Seattle VC firm raised a $10M fund to back women-led startups

GeekWire

The Graham & Walker team, from left to right: Amanda Eldridge, vice president of business development; Rohre Titcomb, COO; Leslie Feinzaig, founder & managing director; Es Famojure, program manager; and Divya Kakkad, vice president of marketing. Graham & Walker Photos).

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International Sanctions and Embargoes Legislation: Changing Trends, Deferred Prosecutions & Landmark Cases

CTOvision

Another case of significant importance was the HSBC Holdings PLC and HSBC Bank USA (together - HSBC) in 2012. It is also important to understand the significance of the Standard Chartered (SC) cases of 2012 and 2014. (BNPP) case included a total monetary penalty of $8.97 Individual prosecutions are also on the increase.

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What Kenya can teach its neighbors — and the US — about improving the lives of the “unbanked”

Vox

With cellphones in widespread use, getting everyone access to banking is within reach. She needs cash before she heads to the market, but the nearest bank would be several days’ walk. Welcome to the world of mobile money banking. In much of the world, people don’t live near banks or have bank accounts.

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