How to lead a virtual team: 5 keys for success

The days of workplaces located in a single office are done. Today’s workforce is distributed — across multiple small offices, embracing work-at-home-employees, and spread across continents — and IT has always been at the forefront of that change, eagerly embracing new communications technologies that make it possible. But we’re only a few years into this…

Cyber insurance: Is it worth the investment?

Last year, Aon Inpoint reported about 80 percent of buyers of stand-alone cyber premiums were medium-sized to large companies. However, smaller firms are increasingly assessing their cyber exposure risk as concerns about the potential impact of a cyber incident continue to rise. “The majority of breaches worldwide occur at companies with 1,000 employees or less…

To develop IT talent, you need an enterprise view

When Mike Zahigian became CIO of Amgen in 2017, he realized that technologists at the $22 billion biotechnology company sat in a number of different organizations, not only in IT. Even though these people did not report into his own organization, Zahigian was concerned about their career path and what kind of development plan was…

10 IT management certifications for IT leaders

IT managers are often responsible not just for overseeing the IT infrastructure in an organization but overseeing IT teams as well. To succeed as an IT manager, you will need to understand the fundamentals of security, data storage, hardware, software, networking and IT management frameworks — and how they all work within the business. Plus,…

The state of IT security, 2018

Security by the numbers Image by IDG / Getty Images Every year, CIO conducts its State of the CIO survey. This year’s results are in, and the numbers will help you understand how the CIO role continues to evolve in today’s business climate and define your agenda for 2018. To read this article in full,…

TSB phishing attacks | Salted Hash Ep 33

TSB customers in the U.K. were already frustrated by the bank’s technical problems, but now the situation has gotten worse as criminals take advantage of the chaos. Host Steve Ragan looks at recent TSB phishing attacks and the kit that powers them. Read More from This Article: TSB phishing attacks | Salted Hash Ep 33…

CRM and GDPR: 8 points you may have missed

We’ve all been hit with endless offers of GDPR webinars and product pitches, so I’m not going to repeat the stuff you can find there. But there are some big-picture points you might not have picked up yet, and they’re worth summarizing here. Point #0: Talk to your attorneys. Even though the regulations may seem irrelevant…