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40 CIO / HEALTH IT eir success helped the pair gain tremendous confidence. "Guys are meant to be energetic and more into adventure stuff and girls are kind of supposed to be like, princesses and very girly. It helps us know that girls can be just as good as boys," said Isag, 14. 13. Emmett Brewer. Ten-year-old Emmett goes by the name p0wnyb0y online. When Facebook released its Capture the Flag platform, which gives students a safe and legal way to try hacking, this summer, Emmett decided to give a talk about hosting your own Capture the Flag competitions at this year's r00tz Asylum. "Hacking is important to test out stuff and make sure it's encrypted," he said. "If you don't have enough security, people can try to get in and mess around with your stuff." 14. Blanca Lombera. Blanca, 15, was born in Mexico but has lived in San Jose, Calif., since she was six years old. Her mother finished school up to third grade and her older siblings didn't complete high school. Last year, Blanca randomly signed up for a cybersecurity and technology class and fell in love. Since then, she's spoken on a panel for CyberGirlz Silicon Valley, learned to code via code.org and helped find a coach for an all-girls CyberPatriot team at her high school. 15. Matthew Nguyen. Matthew, a 13-year-old who wants to be a psychia- trist when he grows up, already understands the significance of cybersecurity in healthcare. "If you were a doctor, or a psychiatrist, you'd want to keep your clients' information secure," he said. "Because if their information were to leak out, then I'd be in huge trouble." Matthew currently teaches his fellow classmates about IT security and is an advocate for educating everyone — regardless of their desire to go into tech professions — about cybersecurity. "If we don't learn about cybersecurity, then who's going to stop people from taking your information?" he asked. n What Did the Top-Paid CIOs Earn in 2015? By Erin Dietsche T he top-paid CIOs at public companies saw total compensation increase between 3 percent and 5 percent during 2015, accord- ing to The Wall Street Journal. The report comes from Janco Associates, a Park City, Utah-based consulting firm. Here are three things to know from the report. 1. Among the top 35 highest paid CIOs, total compensation averaged $3.6 million last year. This amount included an average base salary of $510,417, an average bonus of $962,857 and $1.8 million in stock options. 2. The top-paid CIOs include various big names. A few of the highest earners were: • Walgreens Boot Alliance CIO Tim Theriault — $13.6 million (Note: Mr. Theriault stepped down from his position in June 2015.) • Target CIO Mike McNamara — $10 million • American International Group CIO Philip Fa- sano — $8.3 million • Biogen CIO (Executive Vice President of Technology) Adriana Karaboutis — $7.7 mil- lion 3. The compensation growth reflects the overall increasing importance of CIOs in C-suite decision-making. "[M]ost of the indi- viduals have been with these companies a long time — over 10 years — and are integrated into the overall executive management structure," said Janco Associates CEO Victor Janulaitis. "As a result, their responsibilities include more than the traditional CIO technology role." n "If we don't learn about cybersecurity, then who's going to stop people from taking your information?" — Matthew Nguyen, 13-year-old student IBM Watson, Quest Diagnostics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Partner for Cancer Research By Erin Dietsche I BM Watson is teaming up with Quest Diagnostics and New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to launch a new service: Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, according to Fortune. Through the service, physicians will be able to send a patient's tumor tissue to Quest Diagnostics for genetic sequencing. IBM Watson will then analyze the genetic alterations in the tissue, and Memorial Sloan Kettering will conduct a research-based analysis through its oncol- ogy precision medicine database to determine potential treatment options. Through the collaboration, the partners hope to give phy- sicians "the ability to create a unique, personalized ap- proach for their patients," according to IBM. n