In the face of unprecedented challenges, sometimes the powers of Ironman, the Hulk, or even demigod Thor are not enough. It’s only when those complementary powers come together in a team — such as The Avengers — that the contest begins to seem winnable. Somewhat similarly (ahem), many companies are now trying to bring together expertise […]
The past few years have required CIOs to understand what digitalization is doing to their company and their industry, and how IT teams should respond. While these responses have varied widely, they have always involved a lot of change. This includes becoming less involved in some traditional activities because managers in the line are now […]
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability involving the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Routing Protocol Link State Advertisement (LSA) database. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to take full control of the OSPF Autonomous System (AS) domain routing table, allowing the attacker to intercept or black-hole traffic. The attacker could exploit […]
Google recently announced an end to its practice of scanning Gmail users’ emails in order to personalize the ads they see, bringing its personal service in line with the rules it applies to its business accounts. Most commentators treat it as a sign that Google has recognized that this activity harms its reputation with, and ability […]
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected device. […]
Information security teams are busier than they’ve ever been and, although they have been given more funds to cope, there is still a great need to prioritize and focus on the risks that are most likely to harm their business. To that end, managing the risk posed by smaller third-party vendors – not the multimillion-dollar-contract kind […]
As digitalization transforms all industries and the world’s companies that operate in them, CIOs have to reorganize their IT teams around a new type of operating model. But there are three questions that CIOs should ask themselves before making staff moves. How important is co-location? “Continuous” work on developing corporate software, either via Agile or DevOps […]
With advancements in technology on the rise, certain programs are outdated. Windows XP, the program that Microsoft no longer provides most updates and support, day by day becomes more vulnerable. The end of life for Windows XP happened on April 8th, 2014, which spells increasing risks for your business if you decide to keep running […]
For over 50 years the advertising industry has proved that images are a far more effective way to get a message across that using words alone. Imagine opening a glossy magazine to find adverts that are merely a list bullet points; it’s unlikely to make anyone buy a new pair of shoes or put a […]
The Trump administration’s budget blueprint (pdf) and the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) subsequent memorandum on public sector reform (pdf) both ask senior public sector managers to rethink how they structure and run their organizations, not only how they carry out their missions but also the scope of those missions. These calls for reform are not new, […]