When the water dispenser on the front of your refrigerator breaks, you probably keep using the fridge itself because most of it works good enough. At some point along the way, you crack and decide a “good enough” fridge isn’t okay anymore. You fix the water dispenser or maybe buy a new fridge. In a […]
It’s no secret the tech industry struggles with achieving a diverse workforce. A recent study showed that over the last two years, many tech companies doubled their commitments to support DEI in tech. Despite these well-intentioned efforts, one in four companies reported their teams were more than 70% white, and 73% said there were no […]
In January, specialist insurer Beazley announced the launch of a $45 million cyber catastrophe bond, the first insurance-linked securities (ILS) instrument established in the cyber insurance market. Catastrophe (CAT) bonds allow insurance companies to transfer risk to investors. These bonds pay out to insurance companies if a specific, predetermined event occurs. CAT bonds are traditionally […]
On January 11, Royal Mail announced that a “cyber incident” sparked significant disruption to its international exports. The British postal service asked its customers to refrain from mailing any international items while it worked through the incident. On January 19, the company released a service update with the news that it “started moving limited volumes […]
Technology leaders are operating in a world of uncertainty — and, increasingly, constraint. While Forrester is still predicting that the tech market will grow, it’s clear that tech leaders will need to implement strategies that manage the downside while building upside for the eventual market rebound. As a result, organizations must become adaptive — that […]
The more the organization scales, the more proliferated its data becomes, making it harder to protect the data, keep it secure, and keep tabs on who has access to what. The stakes are high when it comes to securing expanding volumes of distributed data, as every business is dependent on data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. […]
AI and ML are well-established as technologies that work, but still in their early days as technologies that get work done. Somewhere between curiosities and everyday workhorses, they’re evolving quickly, and the focus today is on applying them in ways that generate measurable business value. This is where “what if?” meets “what’s next.” As with […]
Despite the push for more diversity, the number of women in STEM roles continues to lag behind that of their male counterparts. When looking at the leadership level, the number is even smaller. Females hold less than 28% of leadership positions in the tech industry. Because of the pandemic, a possible recession, and widespread layoffs, […]
To be successful, the modern CIO must be a master of many crafts: technology, operations, and business. They must have tactical foresight and industry knowledge to identify the right solutions that will help achieve the lofty digital transformation goals set by their company. Edge computing has swiftly risen to the top of the CIO agenda. […]
Organizations are introducing unprecedented levels of initiatives to deliver sustained business value to their customers. Process automation is one such initiative that focuses on transforming customer-facing and functional support processes such as human resources, finance, and IT to drive overall efficiency and effectiveness. The topic of process automation has been in the market for a […]