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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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Case in point: taking stock of the CrowdStrike outages

CIO

The company released a fix 78 minutes later, but making it required users to manually access the affected devices, reboot in safe mode, and delete a bad file. It can take time to test each update to make sure it works before rolling it out time bad actors can take advantage of. An automated fix wasnt released until three days later.

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Mitigating cyber risks: the essential role of collaboration for Middle East organizations

CIO

At Gitex Global 2024, a panel of top cybersecurity leaders delivered a clear message: cybersecurity is no longer just the responsibility of the cybersecurity team or the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). These areas, often neglected or poorly managed, can expose businesses to serious vulnerabilities.

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10 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

CIO

Companies may have had highly detailed migration or execution plans, but many failed to develop a point of view on the role of cloud in the enterprise. Although some continue to leap without looking into cloud deals, the value of developing a comprehensive cloud strategy has become evident. There are other risks, too.

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Build a multi-tenant generative AI environment for your enterprise on AWS

AWS Machine Learning - AI

While organizations continue to discover the powerful applications of generative AI , adoption is often slowed down by team silos and bespoke workflows. As a result, building such a solution is often a significant undertaking for IT teams. Responsible AI components promote the safe and responsible development of AI across tenants.

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Why Ruby Life CISO George Al Koura puts people first

CIO

But when it comes to actual business, George Al Koura, CISO of online dating company Ruby Life, has built a career on how long-term success depends on building team cohesion within the organization, and elevating the relationship with partners outside it. C-Suite, CIO, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management

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Leadership in Cybersecurity

N2Growth Blog

Below is a list of security initiatives that a security leader would either manage or have parallel impact upon within a business: Data security. Vendor management. Identity & Access Management (IAM). Vulnerability Management (VM). Policy & controls development with implementation. Data storage.

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