Under constant pressure to stay ahead of the competition, companies often adopt the latest technologies without proper foresight. When business leaders see another company making headlines for utilizing buzz-worthy tools—like blockchain, NFTs, AI, or deep learning—they often experience FOMO when they realize they’re not. It’s essential, however, to consider whether these new tools align with the company’s overall goals and provide real value.
The modern business landscape is constantly changing due to rapid technological advancements and shifting customer expectations. In this dynamic environment, the role of IT leadership has become crucial for organizational success. IT leaders, including CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs, have adapted their roles to keep up with these changes.
Previously, IT leadership primarily involved maintaining technical infrastructure. However, as businesses increasingly depend on technology for growth and innovation, the responsibilities of IT leaders have expanded. They now play a strategic role in planning and aligning technology with broader business objectives.
The average cost of a data breach last year was $9.44MM. Of those companies that did suffer a breach, 60% were forced into bankruptcy within six months. No one wants to end up a statistic like that. Hence, the priority of cybersecurity has increased as a growing concern for businesses in all industries. The security risks come in many forms, from cyber-attacks, phishing, and data breaches to insider threats and vulnerabilities in Internet of Things (IoT) devices. However, most businesses don’t know where to begin and have limited resources and smaller IT teams, if any at all. In this article, I’ll show you what you should be on the lookout for and what high-priority solutions you can employ to address the top issues to be aware of in 2023.
As incredible as it may seem, people have been getting insurance for thousands of years. The Code of Hammurabi, written in 1755 B.C., is the first known legal text to describe the concept of insurance. Today, people and companies alike purchase insurance to protect themselves from financial loss. It’s a way to manage the risk that we experience in everyday life, such as auto insurance for car accidents or health insurance for when we get sick. Companies purchase insurance to manage the risk of running a business, like protection in the event of a fire with commercial property insurance or a workplace accident with workers’ compensation insurance. We use insurance to hedge against the risk of significant loss. These days, companies have been buying and exercising their cyber insurance policies for more than anyone would like or would have imagined.
Ransomware is a grave threat to any business. It’s an incredibly complicated problem that traditional IT defenses have been unable to stop, and a single strategy cannot fix it.
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