The C-Suite

Europe seems poised to finalize the terms of the EU General Data Protection Regulation by the end of the year. The EU GDPR is set to drastically chance data protection law, including an increase in penalties for a breach up to 2% of a corporation’s annual global turnover. While these new laws will have a large impact on European businesses and IT professionals, the GDPR will also have...

The increase in mobility, fueled by trends such as BYOD, enterprise-focused apps and the cloud, mean there are now more ways in which corporate data can be lost; whether through employee mistakes, malicious theft, or the sale of confidential information.

Mark Samuels of ZDNet recently asked, The CISO, the CIO, the CEO, or you: Who is really responsible for cybersecurity?. The article examines who should be held responsible for data security, both in the planning and in the aftermath. Polling five industry experts for insights, the article looks at the importance of: Making security the responsibility of every employee Realizing that threats cannot be solved through purchases Managing the perils...

The Chief Information Officer (CIO) is responsible for a company’s internal information systems / the infrastructure required to maintain and communicate information. Although fairly new as an executive role, the CIO has come to be a standard role in organizations now. Despite this, many organizations struggle to turn the CIO position into one of leadership. Since organizations differ quite extensively with their structure and corporate culture, the role of the CIO...