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How High-Performing CISOs Leverage Crowdsourced Security

In collaboration with Splunk, Oxford Economics surveyed over 2,000 security professionals around the globe—including directors, managers, analysts, and engineers—to understand how organizations across industries are building a smarter, more resilient Security Operations Center (SOC).

To really understand exposure to risk, you need to look at how a business interacts with the broader economy.

To really understand exposure to risk, you need to look at how a business interacts with the broader economy.

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Oxford Economics, SAP Signavio, and LeanIX partnered to conduct fresh research on business transformation and everything that these journeys entail. The report, based on a survey of 800 executives, reveals key insights into establishing clear goals, securing workforce buy-in, and managing risks, with a spotlight on how organizations can transform successfully despite common hurdles like cost overruns and data management challenges.

Senior Editor Teri Robinson spoke with Chief US Economist Ryan Sweet about the what the second Trump administration will mean for cybersecurity, including the shifting responsibilities of defenders the safety of critical infrastructure, and the rise of AI.

In collaboration with SGTech, The Digital Trust Workforce: Global Edition consolidates insights from our survey and expert conversations, providing actionable steps for organisations hoping to close the digital trust skills gap and leverage digital trust.

The tsunami of flight cancellations that followed July’s global tech outage made the costs of computer downtime painfully clear to thousands of stranded travellers. It shows it’s more crucial than ever to safeguard whole ecosystems against problems caused by individual failures.

On July 19, a faulty update from CrowdStrike’s Falcon cybersecurity software caused widespread “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD) errors on millions of Microsoft Windows devices, severely impacting many industries including air travel.

Downtime and service degradation create a cascade of consequences, costing Global 2000 companies $400B annually. But that figure doesn’t account for what’s below the surface. The actual cost is much larger when we consider downtime’s broader impacts.

To take the pulse of cyber security, Oxford Economics and iomart surveyed 500 executives responsible for their organisation’s cyber strategy. The sample includes executives from a range of industries—most with more than 1,000 employees—all based in the UK.

Oxford Economics forecasts US business spending on enterprise technology will fall -1% in the second half of 2023, after rising over 10% on average during 2021-2022. Leading the downturn will be spending from the manufacturing, information, and financial sectors.

Oxford Economics and iomart surveyed 500 executives in the UK to understand how cyber security decision-makers are keeping up with the pace of evolving threats, and maximize the benefits of a strong cyber strategy.

A persistent pandemic, economic uncertainty, and a global geopolitical conflict continue to dominate headlines and fuel Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) frustrations. Navigating uncertainties—and managing supply chain challenges accordingly—has out of necessity become a top business priority for boards and C-suites alike.

A replacement for the EU-US Privacy Shield is long overdue. Without it, US-based companies are left at the mercy of European regulators who could at any time question their data protection practices. Here are steps US multinationals can take to protect their data and their bottom lines in lieu of a new agreement.

Without effective security, IIoT benefits may come at a high cost for travel companies.

Innovation and rapid adjustments to changing customers and markets lies at the heart of today’s competitive world. All companies are being pulled toward the center of a “Digital Vortex,” which is characterized by exponential change and the blurring o