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8 tips for cultivating a winning IT culture

CIO

Are you looking to build a winning IT culture? Foster adaptability and flexibility Adaptable work environments and agile methodologies form the bedrock of a thriving IT culture, says Charman Hayes, executive vice president of people and capability for the technology group at Mastercard.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO

As a result, managing risks and ensuring compliance to rules and regulations along with the governing mechanisms that guide and guard the organization on its mission have morphed from siloed duties to a collective discipline called GRC. What is GRC? GRC is overarching.

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6 signs it’s time to restructure your IT organization

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The goal isn’t to restructure with nothing remaining from what was valuable and meaningful,” says Andrew Sinclair, a managing director in consulting firm Accenture’s technology strategy and advisory practice. This is the only way to establish an IT culture that doesn’t erode from within,” Kirkham says.

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Simple sabotage for software

Erik Bernhardsson

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. Technology When joining, require a 6-18 months rewrite of core systems. Blame the previous CTO.

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10 best practices when partnering for strategic skills

CIO

For the more specialized IT needs, there just aren’t enough people to meet the demand,” says Michael Manos, CTO of Dun & Bradstreet. However, this approach comes with its own sets of challenges such as compliance issues, misaligned workplace culture, and privacy concerns.” Seek cultural affinity and ethical alignment.

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7 common IT training mistakes to avoid

CIO

“Treating training as a checkbox exercise sends the message to your team that you don’t really care all that much about the content they’re learning — and that mindset is contagious,” warns Steve Ryan, a manager at BARR Advisory, a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider. Don’t fear attrition — fear stagnation, Ávila advises.

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Prepare for The Cyber Threat : What Executives Need to Know to Manage Risk

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This post provides the views of the leadership team of Cognitio Corp , a consultancy with experience defending both government and commercial enterprises. Building a Culture of Security: Do all our employees understand their role in cyber security? Compliance: Do we understand the difference between compliance and security?

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