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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. Shaw replaces Mark Liffmann , who co-founded the company in 2016.

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4 information security threats that will dominate 2017

Network World

As with previous years, 2016 saw no shortage of data breaches. Looking ahead to 2017, the Information Security Forum (ISF) , a global, independent information security body that focuses on cyber security and information risk management, forecasts businesses will face four key global security threats in 2017.

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Testing was key to Rio Olympics cyber security success

Computer Weekly

Two years of testing in the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympics were vital to ensuring cyber defences were effective, according to the chief information security officer for the games

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Tech Moves: Nintex founder named CEO at WellSaid Labs; F5 hires CISO; Slalom appoints execs

GeekWire

F5 Photo) — Cybersecurity and application delivery giant F5 announced Monday that it hired Samir Sherif as senior vice president and chief information security officer. Sherif is a longtime security leader who spent more than two decades at Citi, most recently as global head of application security. Samir Sherif. (F5

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The Cyber Threat To Credit Unions: Lessons to inform a solid defense

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This 27 Sep 2016 webinar is free for all credit unions: The nature of cyber threats to financial institutions continues to evolve, illuminating emerging risks to credit unions. Presenter Bob Gourley knows the cyber threat landscape firsthand, having spent years in operational cyber security. Bob Gourley.

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Fed Tech Roundup November 23

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Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce to Change Name to Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce in 2016. Strata + Hadoop World San Jose 28-31 March 2016. IG: State lax on information security - FCW.com. Education Department faces tough criticism from Congress on its IT security - FCW.com. Wrestling Inc.

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DoD Announces Third 'Hack the Pentagon' Bug Bounty Program

SecureWorld News

The program, first launched in 2016, aims to leverage the expertise of the private sector and commercial crowdsourcing best practices to enhance the information security of the DoD. The program is being managed by Defense Digital Services (DDS), which is responsible for managing technical risks and vulnerabilities.