When you have spent two — or three — decades in your career, the adrenaline-fueled excitement of doing the thing you studied for, getting a raise that alters your standard of living, or leading a team of smart and capable people may have worn off. It’s easy to forget how much energy you put into…
In 2020, research found that nearly 90% of CISOs considered themselves under moderate or high levels of stress. Similarly, a 2021 survey by ClubCISO revealed that stress levels significantly increased among 21% of respondents over the last 12 months, adding to mental health issues. Kerissa Varma Two years on since the start of the pandemic, stress levels…
Good cyber hygiene helps the security team reduce risk. So it’s not surprising that the line between IT operations and security is increasingly blurred. Let’s take a closer look. One of the core principles in IT operations is “you can’t manage what you don’t know you have.” By extension, you also can’t secure what you don’t know you have.…
The idea of having “The right tool for the job” applies across domains. Two thousand years ago Greek mathematician Archimedes is reported to have said “Give me a place to stand, and the right lever, and I could lift the earth.” Fast forward to today’s cloud-centric environment, and application developers are nodding in enthusiastic agreement…
Cyber hygiene describes a set of practices, behaviors and tools designed to keep the entire IT environment healthy and at peak performance—and more importantly, it is a critical line of defense. Your cyber hygiene tools, as with all other IT tools, should fit the purpose for which they’re intended, but ideally should deliver the scale, speed, and simplicity you need…
These are challenging times to be a CIO. It was all talk about digital transformation to drive post-pandemic business recovery a few months ago. Now, the goalposts have shifted thanks to rising inflation, geopolitical uncertainty and the Great Resignation. Meeting these challenges requires IT leaders to ruthlessly prioritize: taking action to mitigate escalating cyber and…
With the threat landscape evolving to be more dangerous and sophisticated, board members may wonder where their own organizations stand when it comes to cybersecurity readiness against threats such as ransomware and data breaches. After all, board members have a duty to ensure their organization protects itself against cyberattacks and accidental data leaks. Here’s a…
Tennis Australia CIO Ben Fitzgerald talks with David Binning, Associate Editor at CIO Australia, about the challenges of standing up one of the world’s biggest sporting events in the middle of COVID and how the 2023 Australian Open will be more “digitised” than ever. Watch this episode: #id632b529325f3b .jw-wrapper::before { content: “Ben Fitzgerald” !important; }…
Amaar Khan, CIO of Asia Pacific at BNY Mellon, joins James Henderson for CIO Leadership Live in ASEAN, produced by CIO.com and Foundry. Amaar discusses his career journey and path to becoming a CIO, alongside how workplace dynamics are changing and the importance of culture when balancing employee expectations with company ambitions. Watch this episode:…
IT analyst firm GigaOm is quick to point out that primary data is the first point of impact for ransomware attacks. This fact puts primary storage in the spotlight for every CIO to see, and it highlights how important ransomware protection is in an enterprise storage solution. When GigaOm released their “GigaOm Sonar Report for…