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Business continuity planning: A proactive approach to threat management

CIO Business Intelligence

Events like this highlight the importance of developing contingency plans based on events in the world that can impact businesses. Business continuity is an essential part of the planning process for CIOs and CTOs. Black swan events can impact businesses in significant ways. The threat landscape.

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8 major IT disasters of 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

Financial aid fiasco In March, the US Department of Education said it discovered an error in the calculations of financial aid for hundreds of thousands of college students, leading to a delay in aid awards. At the same time, the departments overhaul of the FAFSA form created delays in the financial aid application process.

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Are Your Firewalls and VPNs the Weakest Link in Your Security Stack?

Network World

Cybersecurity has become a boardroom priority with far-reaching implications for business continuity and reputation. It requires a new mindset that acknowledges the decentralized nature of our digital world and emphasizes continuous verification and adaptation for security.

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Strong Business Continuity Management Brings Resilience

CIO Business Intelligence

When astute executives, including CIOs, cheat disruption by focusing on business continuity management (BCM) programs that build resilience, the enterprise transformation can prosper. CIOs should apply a business lens that informs how the business could be impacted (operationally, financially, legally, etc.)

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8 reasons your cloud costs are too high

CIO Business Intelligence

Enterprises must stay proactive and continually optimize their cloud infrastructure, while vendors must keep improving the tools and support they provide. Unanticipated AI expenses One of the newest and biggest cloud cost challenges is learning how to properly develop and manage AI models and agents in the cloud.

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2025 Middle East tech trends: How CIOs will drive innovation with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Data sovereignty and the development of local cloud infrastructure will remain top priorities in the region, driven by national strategies aimed at ensuring data security and compliance. Generative AI, in particular, will have a profound impact, with ethical considerations and regulation playing a central role in shaping its deployment.

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AI and Generative AI Take Center Stage at the CSO Conference & Awards 2024

CIO Business Intelligence

As industry leaders, cybersecurity professionals, and technology innovators gathered at the Wassaja Conference Center in the Phoenix metropolitan area, conversations consistently returned to how these advanced technologies are reshaping the strategic, operational, financial, and technological dimensions of cybersecurity.