Cyberattacks are becoming more and more common. According to Reuters, most companies hit by cyberattacks don’t go public with the incident. There are, instead, a few guidelines given by the Finance Division of the Corporation Securities and Exchange Commission...
As we discussed in an earlier post, today’s CIO’s role is more about business strategy and leadership. CIOs are investing time and effort in shaping their personal brand and raising its awareness amongst senior management and industry peers. A survey conducted...
I want to present you with a special “this week’s best resources”. Today, I won’t share articles, interviews or webinars that I have compiled from the Wild Web. Instead I am sharing the articles you, my readers, found the most interesting and useful...
I recently stumbled upon Rachael King’s article for the CIO Journal – How Smart CIOs Can Communicate with Luddite Boards. According to a new PwC report she cites, many board members don’t have a good enough grasp of technology to effectively oversee their...
Information security has become fundamental for business survival. The 13th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey indicates that while enterprises increased their security budget, many of them lack the ability to face complex security threats....
Today’s organizations use of IT is continuously expanding. When information technology is an integral part of the company’s activities and services, the board expressly needs to consider getting involved in IT oversight.
Here are 5 questions board members...
We are nearing the end of 2012 and the IT industry has started thinking about 2013 and its challenges.
This week Forbes put together a list of what they believe will be the top 10 Strategic CIO Issues in the coming year. As you’ll see, each of these issues is...
This has been a week when CIOs have been very visible in the media.
Firsly, an interesting interview with Vivek Kundra answering the question What was it like to be CIO of the USA? Continuing the subject is an article from Joseph Marks from Nextgov, who asks Does...
The ability to change is fundamental to achieving and sustaining a competitive advantage. However, change can be expensive in more ways than one, especially for technologists and the business units that invest in change.
While the first key to Agile IT governance...
In a recent research conducted by Ernst & Young, the top finding was that organizations with greater risk management maturity outperform their peers financially. They clearly generate higher growth in revenue, EBITDA, and EBITDA/EV.
Here are some key finds...
