CIO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yet unlike his peers, Wiedenbeck’s dual roles — the top technology executive as well as the transformation lead at Ameritas — are often at odds. As chief technology officer, Wiedenbeck is driving automation and IT modernization to reduce complexity and technical debt.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2024

To guide an organization through uncertainty, IT leaders must help ensure everyone in the company is on the same page, Srivastava says. Srivastava believes employees will stay motivated if they can see their work is meaningful and delivers value to the company.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

When asked which challenges most often force IT to redirect time and focus away from strategy and innovation tasks, CIOs most commonly cited staff and skills shortages, changing business conditions, and addressing security threats. 1 challenge listed.

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CIO

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, the effort to build, train, and evaluate this modeling is only a small fraction of what is needed to reap the vast benefits of generative AI technology. EXL, a leading data analytics and digital solutions company, can help your healthcare organization get there faster. Consider the iceberg analogy.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But no one gave much thought to the security aspect. Fast-forward to today: the automotive cybersecurity industry has a compound annual growth rate around 20%. Fast-forward to today: the automotive cybersecurity industry has a compound annual growth rate around 20%. Our startup’s first hire was a fractional Head of Remote.

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Palo Alto Networks

JANUARY 10, 2024

{{interview_audio_title}} 00:00 00:00 Volume Slider 10s 10s 10s 10s Seek Slider “AI’s Impact in Cybersecurity” is a weekly blog series based on interviews with a variety of experts at Palo Alto Networks and Unit 42 with roles in AI research, product management, consulting, engineering and more.

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CIO

APRIL 29, 2024

CIOs are company executives and change agents first, and technologists second,” he says. Employee training on AI is essential, says Sam Ferrise, CTO at Trinetix, a tech consulting firm. CIOs and CTOs must also set the rules of the road for using AI and navigate or mitigate potential risk and ethics issues, he says.

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CIO

JULY 4, 2023

And if you’re presenting, it’s best to study older board packages and consult with colleagues about how the directors discuss, debate, and finalize key decisions. They assume their board lacks technical expertise In 2019, MIT reported that only 24% of US boards of companies with over $1 billion in revenue were digitally savvy.

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CIO

JANUARY 9, 2023

The recent layoffs and hiring freezes by the big tech companies have leveled the playing field somewhat,” Hoemeke says. The need to grow smartly Gil Westrich’s company, ClearML, is benefiting from increased adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML) technology. How do we grow our business responsibly?”

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TechEmpower CTO

JULY 24, 2023

Still, if you’re a business leader and your developers haven’t asked you these questions, look for a Fractional CTO to help navigate the critical early stage of development. What are some sites or companies in the same space? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? How do you make your money?

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Tenable

MAY 3, 2024

“While the adoption of artificial intelligence to gain access to valuable corporate assets is a concern on the horizon, a failure to patch basic vulnerabilities has threat actors not needing to advance their approach,” Chris Novak, Verizon’s Senior Director of Cybersecurity Consulting said in a statement this week. 1, 2022 to Oct.

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CIO

MAY 5, 2023

Addressing security needs in the age of ransomware, Evan Wolff, a partner at the law firm Crowell & Moring, will talk about the legalities of responding to data breaches. As companies move into cloud maturity, mastering cloud governance will become a vital skill. The day will wrap with a networking reception.

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CIO

APRIL 24, 2024

What is a CTO? The chief technology officer (CTO) is the senior executive who focuses on the technological requirements, opportunities, and challenges within an organization. What does a CTO do? What does a CTO do? Years ago, the CTO most often led the infrastructure function.

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CIO

JANUARY 11, 2023

As technology projects, budgets, and staffing grew over the past few years, the focus was on speed to market to maximize opportunity, says Troy Gibson, CIO services leader at business and IT advisory firm Centric Consulting. In a modern IT environment, security should be a built-in infrastructure element, not an add-on.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Cybersecurity risks This one is no surprise, given the scary statistics on the growing number of cyberattacks, the rate of successful attacks, and the increasingly high consequences of being breached. The September Monthly Threat Intelligence Report from cybersecurity firm NCC Group delivers plenty of reasons to worry. “It

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TechCrunch

MARCH 30, 2022

Wicked fast VPNs, data organization tools, auto-generated videos to spice up your company’s Instagram stories … Y Combinator’s Winter 2022 open source founders have some interesting ideas up their sleeves. And since they’re open source, some of these companies will let you join in on the fun of collaboration too. Tuva Health.

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CIO

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“While it’s critical to control costs continuously, it becomes even more imperative during times of economic pressure,” says Jon Pratt, CIO at security managed services provider 11:11 Systems. Following are some actions IT leaders can take now to secure those funds for the future.

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Dots and Bridges

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Hear Tim Smith discuss his thoughts on cyber security, and moving the needle in government. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , Whether a new startup, a mature company, or a global entity, Dots and Bridges aligns technology capabilities with an organization’s unique mission.

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Dots and Bridges

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Hear Tim Smith discuss his thoughts on cyber security, and moving the needle in government. As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , As President of OnPoint Consulting, Inc. , Whether a new startup, a mature company, or a global entity, Dots and Bridges aligns technology capabilities with an organization’s unique mission.

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Dots and Bridges

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

WEBINAR: OnPoint Insights: “Taking Security Seriously – OnPoint, DCSA, and Protecting Our National Security” Episode 2. OnPoint Consulting, Inc. Abney is currently serving as an Industrial Security Representative assigned to the Alexandria 1 Field Office, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

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Dots and Bridges

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

WEBINAR: OnPoint Insights: “Taking Security Seriously – OnPoint, DCSA, and Protecting Our National Security” Episode 2. OnPoint Consulting, Inc. Abney is currently serving as an Industrial Security Representative assigned to the Alexandria 1 Field Office, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2022

With an expanding customer base that includes public and private-sector leaders, demand for the company’s solutions is being driven by enterprises that must monitor their data and ensure that it remains on Dutch soil at all times. Our customers can consult with one of our engineers within minutes on any day and at any time,” he says.

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CIO

AUGUST 24, 2023

It can also expose companies to future legislation. These complaints, filed by a variety of different copyright holders, allege the companies of training their AIs on copyrighted data—images, code, and text. I have enough fears about the fact we’re storing medical information. Not without warning signs, however.

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CIO

JANUARY 24, 2024

How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Unfortunately, the road to data strategy success is fraught with challenges, so CIOs and other technology leaders need to plan and execute carefully. Overlooking these data resources is a big mistake.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

“We focused on the high value processes where a cognitive component was required to mimic the decision making process of a human user,” company co-founder and CEO Alex Babin explained. The company launched the product two and a half years ago.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Gathering and processing data quickly enables organizations to assess options and take action faster, leading to a variety of benefits, said Elitsa Krumova ( @Eli_Krumova ), a digital consultant, thought leader and technology influencer. Few companies have the luxury of waiting days or weeks to analyze data before reacting.

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2024

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. But CIOs are also working with niche consultancies and startups for skills in areas such as cybersecurity, AI, cloud, analytics, and DevOps.

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CIO

JULY 18, 2023

The CIO’s biggest hiring challenge is clear: “There is simply not enough talent to go around,” says Scott duFour, global CIO of business payments company Fleetcor, for whom positions in areas such as AI, cloud architecture, and data science remain the toughest to fill. Geographical nuances are also arising. The net result?

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CIO

DECEMBER 28, 2023

It sets the tone and the strategy; it defines the policies and the procedures and what the expectations are,” explains Lisa McKee, director of governance, risk, compliance, and privacy at American Security and Privacy, as well as a member of the Emerging Trends Working Group with the governance association ISACA.

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Erik Bernhardsson

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It laid out various ways for infiltrators to ruin productivity of a company. I even got this particular section framed and hung up at our office: Your mission Let's say you were employed as a CTO behind the front lines and you wanted to destroy productivity for as long as you can without getting caught. Blame the previous CTO.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

But there’s also the downside: the possibility gen AI will take companies down. The phrase “existential risk” is now everywhere—not in the sense the AI would destroy humanity, but that it would make business functions, or even entire companies, obsolete. Then gen AI came out. This is where large language models get me really excited.

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CIO

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Supply insightful, actionable data IT should supply sales team members with the timely, accurate data they need to become top performers, recommends Michael Tantrum, national sales director at IT consulting firm Resultant. Data should be both insightful and actionable.

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Tenable

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Get the latest on worrisome phishing stats; businesses’ embrace of the metaverse, come what may; a (small) improvement in CISO job stability; the compensation cost of security leaders; and more! Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has revealed distressing stats about the prevalence and success of phishing attacks.

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CIO

JANUARY 2, 2024

With AI being the talk of 2023, [there were questions on] how do we, as a company, handle its adoption, governance, and education about it to our employees,” he says. Chris Bowers,CIO of Boston Consulting Group, puts it this way: “In 2024, we’re going to go after generative AI very aggressively. We’re piloting, PoC-ing.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

The following is an excerpt: When it comes to cybersecurity, what you don’t know about the nature and sophistication of threats can hurt your organization badly. In this Q&A, Mr. RH: Cognitio is a company that represents a merger of three other companies.

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Modern CTO

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Today, we’re bringing you our first Modern CTO panel episode! All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! For more on Brian Singer’s company, check out MedZed. For more on Brian Singer’s company, check out MedZed. For more on Matt Peters’ company, check out CAI. Let us know here.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

After securing $16 million in Series A funding last April, Databook , an AI-powered consultative sales intelligence company, is back, this time with $50 million in Series B funding. Databook co-founder and CEO Anand Shah said via email the company wasn’t out to raise additional capital so soon.

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