Of course this isn't a problem unique to the tech industry. But the tech industry sits at the heart of the digital transformation of many businesses -- helping their customers take advantage of their technology to transform their businesses. MORE

Industry must take the lead. American industry has always benefited from the talent produced by the U.S. The demand signal from industry and the needs to secure our nation's economy indicate more of this talent will be needed in the future. Will industry demand cause more in government to decide to leave earlier and will that cause impact to important agency missions? Bob Gourley. MORE

ISACA, a global professional association serving 140,000 professionals, has published a new guide about the current cybersecurity threat for industrial control systems (ICS). Industrial Control Systems: A Primer for the Rest of Us ” is available for free download at www.isaca.org/ics. MORE

The deal needs to be seen against a challenging backdrop for the telco industry, where revenue growth from traditional revenue sources is hard to come by. With Laura Koetzle. On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced its intention to acquire Time Warner for an equity value of $85.4 billion. The deal is essentially about the combination of quality content and content distribution, as it transforms AT&T into a content producer and owner -- rather than just a distributor of content. MORE

This latter scenario has been driven by the lack of industry consensus on security and a dearth of nonvendor specific cloud security training and certifications. Because cloud computing is a young industry so this is understandable, but maintaining this view exacerbates the harm. MORE

There are a few reasons for that, mostly tied to the fact that the economic and regulatory landscape of the broadband industry is extremely hostile to new entries. Google Fiber has the potential to upset the entire American broadband industry - and it’s an upset that’s long past due. . Amy Medeiros. Google Fiber seemingly started as an experiment - but it’s become clear it’s not going anywhere. Move over, Comcast and Time Warner. Google’s here to stay. MORE

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Bob Gourley. The Security Innovation Network (SINET) is an organization on a particularly virtuous mission. It seeks to advance innovation and enable global collaboration between the public and private sectors to defeat cybersecurity threats. MORE

The company’s policy-based Information Technology/Operational Technology (IT/OT) Gateway, an alternative to next-generation firewalls in some settings, inspects and filters industrial data for customers in fields such as manufacturing, connected cars and smart cities. Research Team. MORE

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Cisco this week took the wraps off three products aimed at increasing the speed of communications while controlling and analyzing the substantial data stream of the factory floor. MORE

Cybersecurity has always been a horizontal technology practice that’s roughly the same across all industry sectors. Yes, some industries have different regulations, use cases or business processes that demand specific security controls, but overall every company needs things like firewalls, IDS/IPS, threat management gateways and antivirus software regardless. In fact, the best CISOs understand industry business processes, regulations and risk above and beyond technology. MORE

While I admire their bravado, I felt the piece did a disservice to both the industry and to customers. It’d be great if the industry pundits factored this into their definition of “market leadership”.  MORE

The healthcare industry has long been under cyberattack. Pioneer of Cyber Threat Intelligence and publisher of the daily Threat Brief , Bob Gourley , will provide lessons learned from direct engagements against cyber adversaries, as well as research into the motivations and resources of the actors attacking the healthcare industry. Bob Gourley. But something has changed. MORE

Our cloud team has gathered ten key developments in cloud computing that will shape this industry in 2017 -- and what you should do about them today. Take a fresh look at your regional and industry-specific cloud providers -- specialization is afoot. I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. MORE

Guest post by Michael Kinder , PwC’s Strategy&; and Bobby Bono , US Industrial Manufacturing Leader, PwC. Digital is dominating C-suite discussions of industrial manufacturers as management pushes to find new ways to grow revenue and disrupt markets. According to PwC’s Industry 4.0: MORE

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Its understandable why the healthcare industry has lagged behind in social media adoption. In the following paragraphs, I break the results down by healthcare segments and address what they mean for the future of the healthcare industry. Guest post by Adam Roumm. MORE

Cloud Computing is revolutionizing today''s business marketplace. While "learning the art of the possible", corporate executives today are struggling with the business and security challenges associate with this important transition. MORE

Today, we are amidst the third industrial revolution that is driven by IoT and Big Data analytics. Agenda: Gain insight on the most recent trends for the Industrial IoT. See how industrial automation is being accelerated through machine learning. MORE

Organisations should mitigate six key vulnerabilities in industrial control systems to reduce the risk of cyber attack, warns security firm FireEye MORE

The financial services industry is the target of a whopping 65% more targeted cyber-attacks than the average business, according to security watchers at IBM’s X Force. The number of financial services records breached skyrocketed 937% in 2016 to more than 200 million. Financial institutions were forced to defend against a 29 percent increase in the number of attacks from 2015, IBM stated. More on Network World: IBM: Tax-related spam up 6,000% since Dec.; MORE

What's more, digital technologies and business models that are focused on Industry 4.0 At the same time, many experts believe the fundamental potential of Industry 4.0 In fact, almost every industrial company in Germany already has a digitalization project in place. MORE

Army, will co-sponsor a special, one day classified event tailored for members of industry focused on U.S. I'm excited about this opportunity to continue to work with our partners in industry that help us ensure our Soldiers always have the advantage on the battlefield.". -- LTG Mary Legere, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence). The post Army Intelligence Industry Day 29 July 2015 appeared first on CTOvision.com. MORE

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Knowing the regs Image by Thinkstock Whether you work for an organization controlled by compliance standards or you are an independent IT firm looking to build your enterprise business, understanding industry regulations is crucial as it pertains to cybersecurity. MORE

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Though it may not be obvious to the average person, the journalism industry is undergoing a transformative change, one that could very well revolutionize the business in exciting ways. Data journalism has arrived, and its overall impact on the industry will be something to keep a close eye on over the next few years. Rick Delgado. MORE

In that scenario, the future of Obamacare, and the healthcare industry at large, was certain to stay the course. The results of the United States Presidential election came as a shock to almost everyone - even Trump supporters. Most prepared for a Clinton win, which would have meant that even if the Republican party held onto the House and the Senate, there would still be a relative balance of power across party lines. MORE

While I admire their bravado, I felt the piece did a disservice to both the industry and to customers. If we could convince a few industry analysts to focus on hyperconverged software vs. counting largely similar boxes with different vendor labels on them, their picture of the landscape would be quite different. It’d be great if the industry pundits factored this into their definition of “market leadership”.  MORE

Horizontal CRM solutions -- as mature as they are (and they have been around for 20+ years) -- don't always do a good job at supporting industry-specific business processes. So, over the years, CRM vendors have built vertical market software applications from the ground up for specific industries. Offers broad CRM capabilities across all industries. industry solutions. Application Development CRM CX industry solutions MORE

The news over the weekend that HP was splitting into two separate businesses made me deeply ruminate over the future of the IT industry — helped along by a few adult beverages.   Plenty of examples of both in the industry today. MORE

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Our cloud team has gathered ten key developments in cloud computing that will shape this industry in 2017 -- and what you should do about them today. Take a fresh look at your regional and industry-specific cloud providers -- specialization is afoot. I'm pleased to announce that Forrester's cloud computing predictions for 2017 published this morning! Check out Predictions 2017: Customer-Obsessed Enterprises Launch Cloud's Second Decade. MORE

Information security is pertinent to all businesses in all industries and across all levels of government. A foreign country has confidential data regarding the US banking industry, and a FDIC leaders intentionally lied. What would happen with the banking industry if the nation used this data from the breach in a detrimental, persistent manner? Charles Parker. Some do it well and some do it poorly. MORE