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CIOs And The Problem Of Social Engineering

The Accidental Successful CIO

Social engineering is how the bad guys get employees to say too much Image Credit: Alexandre Formagio. These days they use a more sophisticated attack: social engineering. What Is Social Engineering? So just exactly what is this thing that we call “social engineering” ? However, hackers have since moved on.

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FORRward: A Weekly Read For Tech And Marketing Execs

Forrester IT

Leicester’s garment factories, many of which are suppliers to UK-based online fashion retailer boohoo, were identified as the most likely cause of the new outbreak. An investigation into employee conditions found that factory workers were forced to work without any social […].

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

GeekWire

Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. He will help lead the company’s engineering, product management, data science, machine learning, AI, user experience, data security and corporate technology teams.

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Shuffl helps create new social interactions on Slack to spark joy between coworkers

GeekWire

In addition to Amazon, Watt previously held engineering roles at Expedia, as well as Simply Measured, a social analytics firm that was acquired by Chicago-based social media management platform Sprout Social. Studies show team environments thrive when there are strong social bonds and trust between people.

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Forever 21 data breach: Over half a million customers and employees at risk

Dataconomy

The global fashion giant is making headlines once again, and this time, it’s not about the latest fashion trends but a recent data breach that has left over half a million individuals at risk. Forever 21 is working diligently to ensure the fashion shopping experience remains safe and secure for its valued customers and employees.

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DARPA offers $42 million for ‘revolutionary’ research on social media analysis

Trends in the Living Networks

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) (slogan: Creating and Preventing Strategic Surprise) is offering $42 million in funding for “revolutionary&# research into social media in strategic communication. Recognize persuasion campaign structures and influence operations across social media sites and communities.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Beware Social scammers that call.

Sean Daniel

Beware Social scammers that call pretending to be the Microsoft HelpDesk. On 9/21/2012, I received my first social engineering hacking attack. As a Microsoft employee, Ill tell those of you who arent, that Microsoft will never call you about a virus on your computer in this fashion. Social Media. SeanDaniel.com [tech].

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