CIO Insight Staff

By Tim Cannon There is a lack of women in tech, and despite efforts from those in the industry the problem is getting worse. Most of the focus to fix the gender imbalance has been placed on efforts to better educate girls on the opportunities and careers available in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), […]

By Marie White Chances are you’d be surprised to learn that studies today reveal that the No. 1 leading cause of data security breaches is non-malicious employee error (39%), which typically is the consequence of complacency or misinformation. Clearly, the workforce plays a central role in keeping corporate assets safe.  Companies worldwide recognize that security-awareness training […]

Why Risk Professionals Need More IT Support Why Risk Professionals Need More IT Support The majority of surveyed governance, risk and compliance pros said they cannot fully quantify or qualify current risk levels due to a lack of tech tools. Exposed State 65% of surveyed GRC professionals said their organizations cannot fully quantify or qualify […]

By Mark Sander Cyber-security was the topic at the Society for Information Management New Jersey Chapter’s recent CIO Roundtable event held on June 8 at the office of Sharp Electronics in Mahwah, NJ.  More than 20 CIOs registered for this quarterly event, along with three of their CISOs.  This open discussion among peers was facilitated […]

By Ralph Billington Enterprise Resource Planning projects are notorious for failing to deliver anticipated business value. The lack of results is driven in large part by skewed business cases without any link between activity and value delivered to the business. This leads to a situation where all the value levers that are discussed at the […]

By Rens Troost In the big picture, Nick Carr is right. IT eventually won’t matter, at least in this sense: we’ll one day think about IT infrastructure as much as we think about the power plants that make the electricity for our juicers when we plug it into the socket. It will still be important; […]

Confidence in Effective Cyber-Protection Wanes Confidence in Effective Cyber-Protection Wanes By Karen A. Frenkel Low Confidence in Deployed Security Technologies 27% of surveyed IT decision-makers said they are “confident” that technologies they have implemented will work against cyber-threats. 58% report being “somewhat confident” and are seeking alternatives. Security Technologies in Use Respondents are using the […]

By Patrick K. Burke With the steady growth of big data, CIOs and IT leaders expect a major increase in data center demand.  According to a survey from Mortenson, “Insights into Executive Challenges: Data Center Decisions,” the majority of enterprises have boosted data center capacity over the last five years, and expect to continue doing […]

CIOs Give Managed IT Services High Marks CIOs Give Managed IT Services High Marks By Dennis McCafferty Handing Off 49% of survey respondents said their company’s IT functions are either mostly or partially outsourced today. Future Plans 50% said they’ll consider using an outside IT firm over the next two years if the need arises, […]

By Patrick K. Burke Enterprise software users are a discernible bunch, and more than a few organizations have found out the hard way that some apps, despite best intentions and substantial investment, just don’t hit the mark for users. The more difficult software is to use, the less it will be used.  And while there […]

By Steven Kirz Executives often underestimate the value of performing due diligence visits with potential suppliers when procuring outsourcing services. They may question the value of these trips because specific suppliers are well known and respected, very little value came from such visits in the past, or they may simply be trying to manage expenses. […]

By Kim Peretti and Jason Wool, Alston & Bird LLP, and Kiersten Todt and Roger Cressey, Liberty Group Ventures, LLC It is often said that a cyber-attack is a matter of “when,” not “if,” for companies ranging from Fortune 500 powerhouses to mom-and-pop establishments. While this statement provides a dose of dark reality, it offers no […]