2024 Cybersecurity Trends to Guide your Annual Forecast
Considering 2024 cybersecurity trends should bring significant feelings of unease, dread, and triple verification checks. The threat landscape is evolving just as fast as the risks are being mitigated – and for CTOs – the safety of the org lies in precarious balance. Looking down the barrel of the year, how can you begin to…
The 2024 US Election Guide: Where Current Candidates Stand on Technology
Against a global backdrop of diverging economic trends, evolving regulatory imperatives, intense geopolitical uncertainty, and highly sensitive elections in the U.S., 2024 is poised to be a year of both heightened risks and opportunities for tech companies and investors alike. The key themes to monitor revolve around navigating complexity, embracing uncertainty, and emphasizing the importance…
A Guide to Developing KPIs for Direct & Indirect Reports
In the cascading waterfall of management, developing KPIs with realistic, business-focused outcomes are crucial for org-wide effective leadership goals. Aligning KPIs with both direct and indirect reports is a critical aspect of effective management. Yet, as digital transformation continues to move at lighting speed, many leaders are stuck in traditional metrics that may not accurately…
Unpacking Controversy Around the Ripple CTO & XRP Crypto
There’s rarely a day that goes by where cryptocurrency news does not err on the dramatic side. Take, for example, the ongoing buzz around Ripple, the blockchain payment platform, and its creator and CTO, David Schwartz. The headline grabbing story is turning heads among CTOs and investors alike, sparking deep conversations around risk profiles, managing…
Navigating AI and Human Creativity for the Future of Work
As radical technological development redesigns the future of work, CTOs are confronted with the task of navigating the distinction between AI and human creativity. While AI is becoming increasingly smart and capable of performing tasks that were previously thought to be done by humans solely, the associated relationship between AI and human creativity has led…
Go Digital: How to Optimize Content for Mobile Consumption
Whether it’s to communicate, consume content, or conduct business, professionals are glued to their mobile devices. For tech leaders, this means one hard truth – you need to optimize content for mobile. A skyrocketing shift toward mobile consumption of all media presents both a challenge and an opportunity. It calls for a rethinking of traditional…
Is Google Gemini AI Coming to Outsmart ChatGPT?
As the GenAI race heats up, so does the quest for most human-like, intuitive responses. Here, Google Gemini AI emerges as a formidable challenger to the industry titan, ChatGPT. No AI has shattered through the industry like the introduction of ChatGPT in 2022. With its vast knowledge base, extraordinary natural language processing capabilities, and ability…
How to Balance Internal Politics with C-suite Leadership Goals
Perhaps one of the most challenging parts of being in a CTO role is frequently balancing on the tightrope between technical advancement, C-suite leadership goals, and office politics. While your efforts are .. Navigating this intricate web requires finesse and understanding. And if the thought of enhancing your workplace networking skills appeals to you, then…
SIEM vs. SOAR and the Quest for Cybersecurity Frameworks
Two major trending tools have been pitted against each other in the flawed quest for a single solution. The SIEM vs SOAR debate misses the point entirely – using these platforms together provide a collective defense against cyber threats and attacks. They enhance visibility into the security landscape, automate repetitive tasks, streamline security operations, and take…
CTO vs CIO: Where Do the Jobs Differ in 2024?
The roles of CTO vs CIO, once distinct and clearly defined, now find themselves intertwined in a complex web of responsibilities and expectations. Traditionally, a CTO’s role has been to focus on external customers, creating products, and driving the company’s technological growth. The CIO’s job has been inward-looking, focusing on IT infrastructure, implementing and managing…