Security experts began offering insights into the fast-changing online security frontier Monday as a four-day, Gartner-sponsored summit kicked off in National Harbor, Md., near Washington, D.C. Keynote speakers include former U.S. Defense Secretary and CIA Director Leon Panetta, and Cory Doctorow, a science fiction novelist, blogger and technology activist, as well as cybersecurity experts from Gartner (IT) and firms such as CyberArk Software
Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group (BABA), will be in New York on Wednesday to discuss global strategy at the New York Economic Club. He’ll then head to Chicago for a town hall discussion Thursday. The U.S. visit coincides with Alibaba’s expansion outside China, where it dominates the country’s e-commerce landscape. Following his presentation in New York about growth plans outside China, Ma will go to Chicago to meet with
EBay (EBAY) saw its stock drop on Monday after an analyst cautioned that competition in e-commerce and payments is poised to intensify, as the online auctions and payments leader released revenue guidance for both eBay and PayPal that fell short of Wall Street views. Piper Jaffray reiterated its underweight rating on eBay stock and price target of 50. EBay stock was down nearly 4% in afternoon trading in the stock market today, near 61. On Friday,