By Oliver Peckham

In this monthly feature, we’ll keep you up-to-date on the latest career developments for individuals in the big data community. Whether it’s a promotion, new company hire, or even an accolade, we’ve got the details. Check in each month for an updated list and you may even come across someone you know, or better yet, yourself!

Bernd Gross

Software AG has announced that Bernd Gross will assume the position of chief technology officer. Gross joined Software AG as CEO and co-founder of the IoT platform Cumulocity through an acquisition in 2017. CEO Sanjay Brahmawar said: “Bernd has successfully established Cumulocity and hence Software AG as a recognized leader in the IoT & Device Integration platform market globally. His business orientation, deep technology understanding, as well as anticipation of future market requirements puts Bernd in the perfect position to lead as our new CTO.”

“To me, IoT is more than just big data or device management,” said Gross. “We create an entire virtual world based on connected cyber physical systems. This ‘holistic connectedness’ needs integration, analytics and database technologies and new methodologies to operationalize the outcome. I feel very honored to lead Software AG’s activities in these areas to a thought-leadership position among our customers and in the market.”

Paz Macdonald

Software AG also announced that Paz Macdonald will join the company as chief marketing officer. Macdonald was most recently VP of marketing for EMEA and APAC at hybrid cloud database vendor MongoDB. Prior to MongoDB, Macdonald held marketing management positions at IBM, Cisco, Samsung, HP Software and Cognos.

“I am delighted to be joining the Software AG team to help expand and strengthen its leadership in the digital transformation space,” said Macdonald. “A key part of my role will be listening to our customers, prospects and partners so we can deliver superior customer experiences at every interaction. It’s never been a more exciting time to be involved in artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and integration.”

Oliver Ratzesberger

Teradata has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Oliver Ratzesberger president and CEO. Ratzesberger joined Teradata in 2013 and has served as Teradata’s COO since February 2018.

“I am honored to serve as the next CEO of Teradata as we continue to challenge the market’s perceptions of how data can lead to answers and deliver the industry’s only pervasive data intelligence solution,” said Ratzesberger. “Over the last few years, we have revitalized Teradata by making significant advancements to our offerings while also working to transition our business model to provide the subscription-based services our customers prefer. As CEO, I look forward to continuing to work with our talented team to build on this momentum and create long-term value for our customers and shareholders.”

Zariana Lam Stanford

BackOffice Associates has named Zariana Lam Stanford as its chief marketing officer. Stanford was formerly CMO of SAP Asia Pacific and Japan. Prior to that, she was vice president at IBM. Stanford was named a CMO Fellow by Marketing Academy and serves on the Board of Directors at BD Foundation.

“Data as a currency is a global phenomenon that presents unprecedented challenges and opportunities for businesses of all sizes,” said Stanford. “I look forward to working with our regional presidents, the world-class BackOffice team of consultants, and the entire BackOffice team to advance our customers’ business goals and data journey to bring relevance and drive engagement along the way. With Dave and the executive team, as well as our blue-chip Board and fellow associates, I am in good company.”

To read last month’s edition of Career Notes, click here.

Do you know someone that should be included in next month’s list? If so, send us an email at oliver@taborcommunications.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

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By rolandmc

News

Firms are now calling for the government to provide better regulations around IoT security

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By Aghiath chbib

Revolutionising Cybersecurity With Digital Forensics Part 1

Cyber security breaches have become rapidly one of the main concerns among all kinds of organizations. Even though companies are investing in complex new solutions against undesired guests, the task has never been easier. The various backdoors, loose ends and interconnected computer systems, mean that these intrusions are sometimes… inevitable. If unfortunately that happens, companies are left with little options but to quickly spot where the vulnerability was, fix it and learn from it, to prevent future attempts. Once the hysteria has passed and functionality has been restored, it is about time that investigators jump in, to gather all possible evidence to find out who the perpetrators were and what they were after.

To do so, investigators can make good use of an impressive solution: Digital Forensics. This new field can make the tides change completely in an investigation. The shift to the digital world brings many challenges for justice seekers, but it also opens up new opportunities in the shape of traceability and records hidden within the malware software used to break through a system. Everything that is done in an electronic device leaves watermarks, inputs that can be traced down and followed if needed. Digital Forensics, therefore, is the science responsible to crack those marks.

What is Digital Forensics

Academically, according to the US-CERT forensics publication, “Digital forensics is the discipline that combines elements of law and computer science to collect and analyze data from computer systems, networks, wireless communications, and storage devices in a way that is admissible as evidence whether during an investigation inside any organization or in a court of law.”

What Digital Forensics sought after is digital evidence when a crime/security breach is committed. This digital evidence is information stored or transmitted in binary form that may be relied on, in court. It can be found on a computer hard drive, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a CD, a flash card in a digital camera, and many other places. “Digital evidence is commonly associated with electronic crime, or e-crime, such as child pornography or credit card fraud. However, digital evidence is now used to prosecute all types of crimes, not just e-crime,” as the USA National Institute of Justice described it.

In digital forensics, it is super important not only to trace the data, but also to look at the means followed to do so. Not everything is allowed when cracking down other people’s devices, as data can be easily manipulated along the way. That is why there is a really strict procedure that cannot be skipped or omitted, called Chain of Custody. This basically lays down all the steps that an investigator must follow to make sure the that data is genuine and as such can be used in a court of law. It is a must-do procedure to record evidence documentation in chronological events.

Chain of custody, definition. Intelligenthq

Chain of Custody is a critical step in gathering digital evidence as it holds information about all individuals that participated in the whole digital forensics examination process. The chain of custody process is therefore critical in gathering evidence for Digital Forensics experts.

Although it might be a complex task, there are guidelines that might ease the endeavour greatly. A good investigator needs to follow these guidelines strictly, to preserve the integrity of the final digital evidence and the whole forensic process overall. Those processes are the following:

Chain of custody. Its 8 key guidelines Intelligenthq

What are the challenges companies face in the dawn of new technological developments and how a Digital Forensics Lab can tackle each one of them?

Today, many organizations rely mainly on information technology to process or handle their services internally and externally, and as such, they have become more exposed to e-crime. New technologies and applications that aid companies in their day-to-day functionality comes with a great risk too. Internet of Things, the use of computing Cloud to store private information, Artificial Intelligence within software or new complex databases are just a few of the whole array of new technologies that companies rely on to run their businesses. However, these techs are by definition relatively new and so are the security they are provided with.

Companies face here important challenges that Digital Forensics can help sort out, by setting up an in-house lab. The huge amount of data roaming across a business’ databases, the implementation of underdeveloped new technologies mentioned above, the need of trace information through multiple devices and the increase of threats and variety of malware software, have made the job of an investigator even tougher. The process of properly extracting digital evidence in case of a security breach is now more complex then ever.

Setting up a Digital Forensics Lab is then key to truly become protected if an unintended trespasser is spotted. The heads of the lab must understand the threats a company face to invest the available resources wisely. That regards quantity and quality of installations and equipment; the level of training for new staff; standard compliance and Lab accreditation according to current law regulations; and budget plans for the mid and long terms.

If properly set up, a Digital Forensics lab can quickly act to seize, preserve, and analyse evidences and it keeps the examiner on track by ensuring a proper and effective presentation of findings.

Part 2 will be posted tomorrow

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