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#SMACtalk 80: The Failures and Successes of Enterprise Software with Pega CEO Alan Trefler

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In this week’s episode of SMACtalk, hosts Brian Fanzo and Daniel Newman had the opportunity to speak with Pega CEO, Alan Trefler. Known for his “Pull no punches” approach to business, Alan makes for the perfect “SMAC” guest because he’s going to take questions head on and leave the audience wanting more. At Pegaworld, we found out that Mr. Trefler isn’t only the CEO at Pega, he is also a chess master …

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Key Takeaways from Cisco’s Cybersecurity Annual Report

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In January, Cisco published its 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report, which gave a rundown of the challenges that face Chief Security Officers (CSOs) in today’s digital work environment. As part of the report, some 3,000 CSOs and security operations leaders from around the world shared their insights on what is plaguing their company. Headaches ranged from new emerging threats to chronic …

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Are You Using Virtualization Security Yet?

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If you’re not, you’re already behind. Studies show more than 75 percent of businesses have already been virtualized, and all of these businesses—regardless of size or sector—need a way to help secure their virtualized data resources. In other words, if you’ve already moved to the cloud, but you haven’t launched a coordinated virtualization security program, you have some work to …

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Cyber Resiliency: Key to Business Success

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Cyber security spending has increased dramatically in the United States in the last five years, and for good reason. Studies show attacks cost businesses as much as $400 billion per year, with five out of every six large companies attacked in 2014 alone. But hacks can be detrimental to businesses, regardless of size, costing more than money—many do irreparable damage …

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Cyber Incident Reporting Guidelines: What You Need to Know

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Last summer, the White House took a significant step toward defining and coordinating a national response to the growing number of cyberattacks on government, businesses, and consumers—and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Last July, the Obama Administration released Presidential Policy Directive-41 on U.S. Cyber Incident Coordination Policy, which outlines how the government responds to significant cyber incidents. …