Lessons learned from the Facebook breach; a new strategy to win the data science talent wars

IT Strategy Digest Content from TechTarget's global network for CIOs and IT Leaders | Oct 10, 2018 NEWS Lessons learned from the Facebook security breach Mekhala Roy, Associate Features Writer As details about the Facebook data breach continue to emerge, experts sound off on what companies can do to secure what has become a prime target for hackers: user account data. (SearchCIO.com) Advertisement NEWS   Big data processing techniques to streamline analytics Analyzing raw data has become a complex task that companies are often underprepared for as data sets grow. Here's how to create smarter data processing techniques. (SearchCIO.com)   An 18-month-old virtual agent at Credit Suisse gets its bearings Credit Suisse's Jennifer Hewit shares lessons learned while launching the bank's first virtual agent, Amelia. Hiring a neuroscientist, rebranding the agent and managing expectations proved crucial for persuading employees to give the bot a chance. (SearchCIO.com)   Finding internal data science talent: The right stuff Fierce competition for data science talent means that CIOs need to look internally for the requisite skills. On the list: curiosity, domain expertise, emotional intelligence. (SearchCIO.com)   RPA trends: Adoption at scale calls for governance, change management The UiPath Forward conference highlighted the key RPA trends shaping process automation projects, which are seeing wider acceptance and growing scale among some enterprises. (SearchCIO.com) EXPERT ADVICE   What steps can CIOs take to neutralize cloud shadow IT? In this Ask the Expert, Gartner's Marco Meinardi explains why denying access and applying too much intermediation are not effective in neutralizing cloud shadow IT projects. (SearchCIO.com)   Augmented human intelligence: Using AI to streamline business process CIOs are under tremendous pressure to use AI technologies. A recent survey shows why focusing on augmented human intelligence may yield the best business results. (SearchCIO.com)   The benefits of IAM processes, strategies for digitized companies After regulatory compliance and audit requirements forced Raymond James Financial to re-examine its IAM processes, the company is now reaping the business benefits of IAM. (SearchCIO.com)   How Uber AI Labs used filters to fix a ConvNets deficiency Can ConvNets learn new tricks? Uber AI Labs research scientist Rosanne Liu unpacks how her team identified and fixed a major deficiency in its convolutional neural networks. (SearchCIO.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from IT Strategy Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget CIO and IT Management Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.