Security

What CIOs should consider before pursuing CEO ambitions

The unstoppable pace of technology means CIOs are at the heart of modern business success. Savvy digital leaders can ride this opportunity all the way to the top if they keep certain things in check.

CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

More comprehensive vendor risk management practices and ‘backup as a service’ are two ways IT leaders are looking to better protect against SaaS incidents impacting their business.

Transforming IT from cost center to catalyst

How the CTO of the General Bank of Canada remade the IT department from a service department to a strategic partner. Also, learn why she believes AI's primary influence in the enterprise will be on culture rather than technology.

New quantum computing controls seek to advance efforts by the US and its allies and slow adversaries’ production

The DOC has released an interim final rule that will license export controls for a 38-plus member coalition of ‘like minded countries,’ seemingly attempting to thwart advances by China, Russia and others.

Mastercard takes on UPI with new biometric payment passkey in India

Mastercard takes on UPI with new biometric payment passkey in India

The new service will debut in a pilot test with some of India’s largest payment processors.

CIOs listen up: either plan to manage fast-changing certificates, or fade away

Certificate authority failures, container sprawl, post-quantum cryptography: a rising tide of issues means CIOs need a strategy to manage certificates and machine identities.

Federal judge strikes down FTC’s ban on non-compete agreements

The judge ruled that the FTC lacked the authority to make such a ban. That authority must come from Congress, she ruled.

UK proposes giving digital workers the ‘right to switch off’

Organizations increasingly watch employees to monitor productivity. New rules in the UK could turn that idea on its head.

Thousands of NetSuite stores leak sensitive data due to access control misconfiguration

Customers of Oracle subsidiary NetSuite’s ERP offering may be unaware that their custom record types grant unauthenticated access to sensitive data readily consumable via NetSuite’s APIs.

How leading CISOs build business-critical cyber cultures

Three prominent CISOs discuss what defines great cybersecurity leadership today — and how to transform the cybersecurity function into a business-driven organizational asset.