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5 steps we can take to address the cyber skills shortage

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4 The cybersecurity industry, however, is in a fortunate position because we have the opportunity to mitigate the impact of the talent shortage through actions, we take both as a community and as individual organizations. Cybersecurity exposes people to the potential to do good or bad. More diversity We hear so much about diversity.

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How Trainline’s CTO stays on track with professional development

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Few would swap sunny San Francisco and the innovation of Silicon Valley for a train ticketing company serving disgruntled UK commuters, but try telling that to Trainline CTO, Milena Nikolic. Nothing clicked until she spoke to Trainline, the international digital rail and coach technology platform, headquartered in London.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

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How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Organizations often get services and applications up and running without having put stewardship in place,” says Marc Johnson, CISO and senior advisor at Impact Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm.

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Top 10 barriers to strategic IT success

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In fact, CIOs listed numerous roadblocks to IT strategic success in the 2024 State of the CIO Study from Foundry, publisher of CIO.com. Trouble with talent The State of the CIO Study found that staff and skills shortages was the No. 1 challenge listed.

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The rise of the chief transformation officer

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In his chief transformation officer (CTO) capacity, the current mission is to spearhead an enterprise transformation effort that takes aim at operational efficiency. While she wasn’t directly vying for a CTO role, Yochem says she did deliberately steer her career towards business strategy and revenue responsibilities. “So

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5 key mistakes IT leaders make at board meetings

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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. A more recent review reports that only 51% of Fortune 100 companies and 9% of Fortune 200 through 500 organizations have a director with relevant cybersecurity experience.

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CIOs in transition: 5 tips for landing your next IT leadership job

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Build your network continuously Joe Puglisi, former CIO and now investor, advisor, and board member, leads a weekly call for the Society of Information Management (SIM) Members in Transition program. Following are five ways to uncover opportunities and keep yourself primed for new leadership challenges.