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Alan Masarek joins Avaya as President and CEO

Avaya Holdings appoints Alan Masarek as its President and CEO and as a member of Avaya’s Board of Directors, effective August 1, 2022. Mr. Masarek will succeed Jim Chirico, who will be removed from his positions as President and CEO of Avaya, effective August 1, 2022, and is resigning as a member of Avaya’s Board. Mr. Chirico will remain employed with Avaya through August 16, 2022 and will work with Mr. Masarek to ensure a … More → The post Alan Masarek joins Avaya as President and CEO appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Verimatrix names Asaf Ashkenazi as CEO

Verimatrix appoints Asaf Ashkenazi as CEO effective August 1st, 2022. Amedeo D’Angelo, Chairman and CEO since 2015, remains Executive Chairman of Verimatrix effective the same day. Asaf Ashkenazi joined Verimatrix in 2018 and currently serves as COO. He will lead the company’s ongoing business model transformation announced last year that focuses on recurring subscription-based revenue sources and new products. “This evolution and reinforcement of the Verimatrix governance structure aligns well with the company’s needs as … More → The post Verimatrix names Asaf Ashkenazi as CEO appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The Veterans Affairs employee union helps torpedo a plan to even think about rearranging VA facilities.

AFGE helped shoot down a plan for an independent review board to look at VA’s proposals for rearranging its nationwide map of facilities. First Executive President of AFGE’s national VA council Mary Jane Burke explained why they opposed the plan.
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Diversity in the federal workforce includes how our brains are wired

Having workers from a diverse range of backgrounds, it turns out, leads to having different and valuable perspectives.
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BrandPost: Understanding SSE: Components, Process, and Advantages

This article is the first in a three-part series covering a new market category, security service edge (SSE). The second entry highlights the top use cases of SSE, and the third explains what features you should look for when selecting an SSE platform. To read this article in full, please click here
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Using real customer data in testing environments creates unnecessary risk

A new study polling 1,000 software developers and startup employees found 29% of companies use unprotected production data (real customer data) in testing environments when testing and troubleshooting their company’s software — increasing the risk of exposure in the event of a data breach. Unprotected production data is defined as data that is not de-identified or generated synthetically, according to Tonic.ai. The study found 45% of respondents said their companies have faced a major data … More → The post Using real customer data in testing environments creates unnecessary risk appeared first on Help Net Security.
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