CIOs Have To Prepare For The Hybrid Work Environment
CIOs need to understand that as workers come back to the office they may be bringing a host of security issues along with them that we have to prepare for
Security
What Can CIOs Learn About Security From Norsk Hydro?
As the people with the CIO job, we are all aware that security is a big deal at our companies. However, just exactly how to secure the company is an issue that a lot of us are not 100% sure how to go about doing. Over at the Norway-based aluminum company, Norsk Hydro, they were … Read more
CIOs Want To Know: How Secure Is Your Mobile Phone?
As the person with the CIO job, you realize just how important mobile phones are to your company. These devices have become the way that everyone stays in touch and the way that we are able to find each other no matter what time of day or night it is. However, just as mobile phones … Read more
Healthcare CIOs Prepare To Safeguard Covid-19 Vaccines
The arrival of Covid-19 vaccines means that CIOs need to take steps to keep the vaccines safe and secure as they are transported to hospitals
CIOs Are Being Asked If They Trust Their Customers
Hey look – a customer is showing up at your company’s online web site. They took a look at the company’s catalog. Now they are placing an order. Are they a real customer? Are they a bot? Will they ever actually pay you? As the person with the CIO job it is your responsibility to … Read more
The Challenge Posed By Your Company’s Employee Health Data
Let’s face it, if you were the person running your company you would have a lot of big issues that you needed to deal with in addition to worrying about the importance of information technology. One of these issues would be the simple fact that your health-care costs for employees are ballooning. Since we now … Read more
I See You – CIOs And The Problem Of Exposed Corporate Data
Wow – that cloud thing is a powerful tool for the person with the CIO job to use. Think about it, we have access to almost unlimited storage and the ability to spin up new servers anytime that we run into the need. Life sure has gotten better than it used to be. However, it … Read more
How CIOs Need To Be Preparing For Cyberthreats
CIOs have known for a long time that their firms are under assault from outside forces. Your company has developed a vast warehouse of valuable information that outsiders would love to be able to get their hands on. As the company’s CIO it is your job to prevent this from happening. However, in order to … Read more
How CIOs Can Hire People With Cybersecurity Skills
As your company’s CIO you have a responsibility to make sure that the IT department is staffed with the skilled workers that it will need in order to remain both competitive and secure. Among other things, this means that because of the importance of information technology you are going to have to hire the cybersecurity … Read more
Should CIOs Kill Off Passwords?
When your IT department creates a new website for users to access, how do they go about securing it? If you are like most IT departments, you require users to make use of a unique username and a password. That password may be a bit complex: it has to be so long, must contain upper … Read more