Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 30 | Page 7

EDITOR ’ S NOTE

Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO LATAM . This month we lead on Digital Transformation in Brazilian Agribusiness – specifically , how Luft Logistics ’ Agrega Agro is leading the way .

Hilmar tells us the focus now is on gaining access to sensitive data and threatening to release it to the public or auction it off .
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p49 , Gustavo Saraiva , CIO of Luft Logistics and Agrega Agro , says the company is breaking new ground in the Brazilian agribusiness sector with its cutting-edge agtech platform Agrega Agro – pitched as making e-commerce more accessible and efficient for agribusiness retailers .
Agrega Agro does not buy or sell products , but rather helps and enables new channels and possibilities for companies , working on the design of virtual stores for resellers , distributors , cooperatives and rural producers , including those in the process of entering e-commerce .
An unencrypted attack relies more on psychological pressure to coerce victims into paying the ransom .
Its speed , simplicity and reduced technical complexity , compared to encryption-based attacks make this technique . . . worrisome .
TerraPay has partnered with Nequi and contracted with Bancolombia to make remittance transformation happen in Colombia .
On p42 we examine what that partnership means with TerraPay ’ s reach and agile infrastructure connecting 100 remittance companies in the world – enabling the flow of payments between 200 + send countries and 120 + receive countries .
On p67 , Mike Nelson , Global VP of Digital Trust , DigiCert , shares what his career in tech has taught him so far – and the advice he had early on that ‘ opened doors ’.
Just a sample then of what ’ s inside – enjoy the read .
With Brazil already facing an overwhelming wave of ransomware attacks , p32 has Hilmar Becker , Country Manager , F5 networks , warning of a switch in tactics by threat actors – leaving organisations even more exposed .
Bill Tanner Editor
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