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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

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From Compliance to Resilience: Cyber Governance as the Cornerstone of CISO Strategy

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The role of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is undeniably complex, yet incredibly rewarding. Recent regulatory developments, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) new regulations in the United States, have further intensified the challenges for CISOs.

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Generative AI: Balancing security with innovation

CIO Business Intelligence

The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI)—and particularly generative AI (GenAI)—is upending everyday life and entire industries is staggering. Conclusion As the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Discover, I am both excited and sober about how generative AI will change the fintech landscape in the coming years.

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CIOs are worried about the informal rise of generative AI in the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

Organizations are seeing a dramatic rise in informal adoption of gen AI – tools and platforms used without official sanctioning. Employees are using it to develop software, write code, create content, and prepare sales and marketing plans. Another information security executive cited Samsung’s temporary ban of ChatGPT in its systems.

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Exploring the pros and cons of cloud-based large language models

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result of ongoing cloud adoption, developers face increased pressures to rapidly create and deploy applications in support of their organization’s cloud transformation goals. Cloud applications, in essence, have become organizations’ crown jewels and developers are measured on how quickly they can build and deploy them.

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Seattle cybersecurity startup that aims to protect machine learning-based code lands $13.5M

GeekWire

Protect AI , a Seattle startup that sells cybersecurity tech tailored to code that powers artificial intelligence and machine learning programs, emerged from stealth mode and announced $13.5 Protect AI CEO and co-founder Ian Swanson. Protect AI Photo). million in seed funding. “Machine learning code and tools are different.

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

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(LinkedIn Photo) — Brian Cook , former CEO of Nintex and founder of Incredible Capital, is now CEO of WellSaid Labs , a Seattle startup developing AI synthetic voice technology. WellSaid Labs spun out of the Allen Institute of Artificial Intelligence in 2019 and raised a $10 million Series A round in 2021 led by Fuse. .