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Tips

Risk and compliance strategies and best practices

• Security practices don't have to hinder IT speed

  Speed-to-market strategies shouldn't be bogged down by IT security. Here are two steps that will help CISOs adapt governance practices to support IT speed.  Continue Reading

• Quest for the best security for containers: Seven steps

  Despite their name, containers are by no means impervious to threats. With their use expected to grow, the time is ripe for determining the best security for containers.  Continue Reading

• Loose coupling, tight data access minimize security risks of new tech

  A recent article on biological malware got Niel Nickolaisen thinking about how to minimize security risks in emerging tech. Here are two approaches that will help.  Continue Reading

• Engineering compliance, legal rules into mobile technology development

  Legal concerns can hinder the mobility strategy of companies, but designing compliance into the front end of mobile technology development will keep both regulators and CIOs satisfied.  Continue Reading

• Changes in CISO responsibilities call for new reporting structure

  CISO responsibilities are both expanding and shifting to other departments. CEB's Jeremy Bergsman sorts out the future state of IS, privacy and the risk ecosystem.  Continue Reading

• Mobile security issues and solutions

  Mobile technology usage is growing just as the number of threats facing mobile data is growing. CIOs must combat mobile security issues to stay ahead in the mobile-dominated world.  Continue Reading

• Concerned about mobile vulnerabilities, CIOs add security layers

  IT leaders are adding more security layers in an effort to protect against mobility threats. What tools are in their portfolios?  Continue Reading

• The best mobile security plans examine risks first, then prescribe

  How do CIOs deliver the best mobile security? Take a cue from the great psychologist Abraham Maslow, says CTO Niel Nickolaisen.  Continue Reading

• Board presentations on IT risk: Don't make these five mistakes

  CIO and CISO board presentations on cybersecurity are on the rise. Jeremy Bergsman of consultancy CEB explains what not to do.  Continue Reading

• How to handle a data breach: Managing public perception

  When your organization plans out how to handle a data breach, managing public perception should be given special consideration. One piece of advice: Don't play the victim.  Continue Reading

• Data monetization success begins with three key concepts

  Companies are eyeing data assets as the new cash cow, but monetizing data is hard to do, warn data monetization experts Lydia Jones and Karl Urich. Here's what you need to know.  Continue Reading

• Shifting IT security budgets to attack detection, response

  A prevention-focused security strategy isn't foolproof. CIOs need to guide a shift in IT security spending toward attack detection and response.  Continue Reading

• Reconciling great user experience with data risks: CIO tips

  Harvey Koeppel recounts his quest to deliver great user experience without inviting undue data risks. The journey was not easy.  Continue Reading

• Mobile apps for business: Four CIO rules for building a mobile future

  Niel Nickolaisen suggests fellow IT leaders ignore the hysteria over 'mobile-first' enterprises and take a balanced approach to mobile app development.  Continue Reading

• Private cloud termination agreement: What CIOs need to know

  Relationships between companies and their cloud providers can be fleeting. Knowing this, it's important for CIOs to think about exit strategies before they sign that cloud contract. David Rutchik, a partner at Pace Harmon LLC, offers advice.  Continue Reading