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What it takes to land a CIO gig in 2024

CIO

Cybersecurity has been pegged as a top priority for funding in many industries. Recruiting activity on the rise A case in point is Thomas Licciardello, CIO and consultant at Northeast CIO’s. Sometimes I gauge that with how often I’m contacted by recruiters, and I have to say the last month it has been picking up.

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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

CIO

As companies scramble to find qualified IT talent, they are struggling to achieve greater female representation in their technology ranks, particularly in key areas such as software engineering and cybersecurity. A 2020 World Economic Forum report found that women make up a similar percentage (26%) of data and AI positions in the workforce.

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Secured by Women: Meet Rinki Sethi, VP and CISO at BILL

Lacework

Women’s representation in cybersecurity has come a long way in the last decade, but we still have progress to make before the balance truly shifts. That’s exactly why Lacework launched Secured by Women last year; and now, we’re thrilled to be back to continue championing the incredible women making a difference in cybersecurity.

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10 most difficult-to-fill IT roles — and how to address the gap

CIO

CIO.com’s 2023 State of the CIO survey recently zeroed in on the technology roles that IT leaders find the most difficult to fill, with cybersecurity, data science and analytics, and AI topping the list. The 2022 ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study calculated a cybersecurity workforce gap of 3.4 The net result?

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8 secrets of successful IT freelancers

CIO

That’s how you get the work done, and that’s how you secure clients for life.” There are so many opportunities out there, so choose what you want to do and dedicate yourself 100% to it,” Zilberman advises. Don’t neglect essential soft skills Being a freelancer in IT means having to keep on top of the latest technical skills.

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

CIO

Two of the top executive recruiters in the CIO retained search space, Shawn Banerji and Martha Heller, joined me for the first episode of 2024 to share their insights on a range of talent-related issues, including hiring trends, hybrid work questions, and the critical skills companies are looking for at the executive level.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

Refer back to matters decided upon at the last meeting and attempt to re-open the question of the advisability of that decision. Blame it on “security” or “compliance” Make sure every task is tracked in a task tracker and has been reviewed, prioritized, and signed off by a group of at least five people.