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Snowflake, the data cloud company, has announced enhancements that eliminate silos and bring AI and app development directly to enterprise data. “Having a strong data foundation is the key to a successful AI strategy, and Snowflake’s latest innovations ensure that our customers have the ability to leverage data and harness emerging technologies in secure and governed ways,” said Christian Kleinerman, SVP of Product, Snowflake. “Snowflake is making it easier for users to put all of their data to work, without data silos or tradeoffs, so they can create powerful AI models and apps that transform their industries.” Snowflake is further eliminating silos by advancing its support for Iceberg Tables (public preview soon), enabling users to unite all of their data together in the Data Cloud . Iceberg Tables bring Snowflake’s ease of use, performance, and universal governance to data stored and managed externally in the popular open standard Apache Iceberg format, while also allowing a...

The e-commerce industry remains a lucrative target for cybercriminal activity, and attacks often peak during the holiday shopping season, says Imperva. Built on a vast network of API connections and third-party dependencies, online retailers are increasingly vulnerable to business logic abuse and client-side attacks*, the company noted. Motivated cybercriminals are also eager to compromise user accounts for personal data and payment information. Source: Imperva popup. Cover for the 2023 Bad Bot Report . Just as shoppers should be aware of the risks associated with online shopping, retailers must also remain vigilant. They must avoid cyber risks threatening the integrity and continuity of their business, the safety of their customers, and their sensitive personal information, Imperva advised. A successful security incident can lead to higher infrastructure and support costs, degraded online services, and, ultimately, customer churn. In research conducted by Imperva, business logic att...