Chief Information Officer

How a simple security bug became a university campus ‘master key’

When Erik Johnson couldn’t get his university’s mobile student ID app to reliably work, he sought to find a workaround. The app is fairly important, since it allows him and every other stu

To achieve enterprise sales success, tailor your approach to CIOs

Here's what CIOs look for in solutions -- and how you can tailor your sales approach accordingly.

Time-strapped IT teams can use low-code software to drive quick growth

Low-code technology, which we’ve been hearing about for years, is ready for widespread adoption, enabling you to easily streamline (and scale) everything from integration to artificial intelligence.

A payments provider for paying court fines and utility bills exposed years of transactions

A payments processor used by local governments to collect court fines and utility bill payments from residents across Arkansas and Oklahoma mistakenly left exposed on its website a cache of data, repr

Nigerian fintech firm TeamApt raises $5M, eyes global expansion

Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt has raised $5.5 million in capital in a Series A round led by Quantum Capital Partners. The Lagos based firm will use the funds to expand its white label digital finan

Bipartisan bill seeks to elevate the federal CIO position

On Wednesday, Texas Rep. Will Hurd and Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly introduced a bipartisan bill that would reorganize how IT is managed throughout the federal government. The bill, the Federal CIO Autho

Equifax security and information executives are stepping down

Top executives at Equifax are retiring effective immediately, according to the WSJ. Susan Mauldin was the company's chief security officer and David Webb was the chief information officer. The repor

Is The CIO The Next VP Of Electricity?

A long time ago -- back in the early 1900s -- many companies had a Vice President of Electricity. It’s hard to imagine today, but there really was an individual whose sole responsibility was to mana