The death of the password has been predicted for nearly two decades. Yet in 2023, the majority of organizations still use static credentials to control access to some of their most important digital assets. Why? Largely because of the cost and user resistance challenges associated with alternatives. Yet these same ... Read More

It’s hard to think of a business today that isn’t data driven. Whether selling it to third parties or leveraging insight internally, monetizing that data one way or another is the primary impulse of most boards. But there’s a catch. As data insight becomes a differentiator for enterprises, it has ... Read More

Data volumes are soaring globally as the digital world continues to grow exponentially. By some estimates, the amount created, captured, copied, and consumed worldwide will grow by 24% year-on-year to hit 120 zettabytes by the end of 2023. It could reach as much as 181 zettabytes by 2025. Organizations have ... Read More

Across the globe, organizations are waking up to the power of artificial intelligence (AI). Even before ChatGPT, the technology was starting to move from being an early adopter buzzword to something capable of effecting business transformation for the corporate masses. The market for AI software, hardware and services is expected ... Read More

Everyone’s talking about artificial intelligence (AI) today, thanks to one app taking the world by storm. ChatGPT reached 100 million global users in just two months – faster than any other consumer app in history, according to analysts. Stories abound of its uncanny ability to mimic human text – in ... Read More

Business leaders are increasingly turning to cloud-based analytics to deliver the insight they need for effective decision-making. Market analyst IDC claims this kind of intelligence can drive financial, employee, customer and offering outcomes — and enhance digital resilience, agility and innovation. But that same data also represents business risk if ... Read More

Many organizations will be heading into 2023 with some amount of trepidation. Rising interest rates and inflation coupled with a cost of living crisis in many countries have increased the risk of global recession as growth slows sharply and consumers rein in spending. Geopolitical uncertainty only adds to boardroom jitters ... Read More

This time of the year is always a good moment to pause and take stock of what has gone before. For IT and security leaders, there’s been plenty to digest, from new data protection compliance requirements to escalating breach volumes. Several Australian companies were most recently on the receiving end ... Read More

Back in January, few could have predicted the events that have unfolded this year. So trying to anticipate trends for the coming 12 months is always going to be fraught with risk. That said, we can point to some clear macro-trends in the cybersecurity and privacy sphere which will help ... Read More

Amidst all the publicity surrounding the drafting, adoption and enforcement of GDPR, it’s easy to forget about a lesser-known set of EU security rules. The directive on security of network and information systems (NIS) was transposed into law in member states just a couple of months after the GDPR came ... Read More