Benefits of a Virtual CISO [Infographic]

Benefits of a Virtual CISO over a Full-Time CISO You Need a CISO if: • You Hold customer data • You interact with third party APIs • You do not want these breached Making your Own CISO is expensive • Training • Certification • Takes time from Current Job Is it Full Time? • Not every company needs full time CISO Skip The Politics • Virtual CISO can focus only on security They are hard to Find • CISO is a very in-demand job https://decideconsulting.com/benefits-of-a-virtual-ciso-over-a-full-time-ciso/ Are you finding it harder to locate the good technical and IT talent? Many [...]

By |May 28th, 2019|CIO/CTO, infographics, IT Recruiting|0 Comments
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How to Introduce Artificial Intelligence at Your Company

We have had countless conversations with CIOs, technical directors, and IT directors about the future. These days. It seems most conversations end up talking about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. AI and machine learning are the next big things in the corporate world. Executives and leaders are now embracing the idea of advanced technology to maximize their efficiency. Of course, even entertaining the idea of artificial intelligence and machine learning means to invest in new directions. Roles and responsibilities of employees are bound to change. In fact, the entire organizational structure of firms requires a redo. Here’s how to [...]

By |March 19th, 2019|Big Data, CIO/CTO, Tech Skills Gap|0 Comments
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Benefits of a virtual CISO over a full-time CISO

Benefits of a virtual CISO over hiring a full-time CISO It doesn't take much these days to realize cyber security is a big topic. We can hardly go a week without hearing about a cyberattack on the latest high-profile target. Facebook, Adobo, Panera and Sony are some recent companies that had some big, high-profile breaches. Companies with lots of users, servers or sensitive data need to evaluate their risk position when it comes to cybersecurity. This quickly becomes a conversation about whether to hire a Chief Information Security Officer, CISO. There are a lot of companies out there with [...]

By |March 5th, 2019|CIO/CTO, CyberSecurity|0 Comments
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Why a Managed SOC Saves Critical Time and Money

Companies of all sizes are catching on that they need to pay more attention to security. When they realize they need to invest, the concept of a Security Operation Center (SOC) will soon come up. Companies can put in their own SOCs or work with a third party with a Managed SOC. This article explains some benefits of a managed SOC. You Need to Separate your NOC from your SOC Many companies do not have an independent Security Operation Center (SOC). A common theme is they have the network engineers do additional task. Some companies can get away with [...]

By |February 26th, 2019|CIO/CTO, CyberSecurity|0 Comments
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SDLC Comparision: Agile vs DevOps

Agile and DevOps are often conflated and confused with each other. It’s often misunderstood where one stops and the other begins. While there are a lot of differences between the two, the short answer is that Agile is a Software Development Life Cycle that provides a methodology for delivering tech products and DevOps is a method to deliver those same technology products to those who need it. Agile When the Agile Manifesto was first written in 2001, it was a response to the waterfall-based methodologies. Waterfall approaches were heavy front-end specifications and hoping you covered everything. Inevitably, you didn’t. [...]

By |January 22nd, 2019|CIO/CTO, Technology Spotlight, Thought Leaders|0 Comments
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