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Leadership in Cybersecurity

N2Growth Blog

Regardless of titles or functional position, the lead role in a security organization is expected to wear many hats and solve a myriad of strategic, operational and tactical problems. Below is a list of security initiatives that a security leader would either manage or have parallel impact upon within a business: Data security.

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How Technical Debt Opens the Door to Cyber Attacks—and Steps to Protect Your Small Business

Strategy Driven

Leaders of small and medium size businesses (SMBs) often think their size lets them operate under the radar, as less attractive targets to bad guys. CEOs and CFOs managing technology may not recognize tech debt building up in their SMBs—because it is not revealed in monthly variance reports or other accounting controls.

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Capital vs. Influence

N2Growth Blog

What a sad commentary on the state of equity markets, since it’s the best way for an investor to manage the risk surrounding their investment. I probed further to ask if they considered holding similar events for the CFOs, CIOs, CSOs, CTOs, CMOs, etc. of their portfolio companies.

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Moving Beyond Company Organization Silos: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Leading Blog

Between surging demand, labor shortages, outdated air traffic management, and travel reservation I.T. That’s a shame because the aviation industry as a whole still continues to be an industry model for how to operate with extremely high reliability despite having a highly fragmented set of organizational entities. In the U.S.,

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The CIO in Crisis: What You Told Us

Harvard Business Review

Our research, conducted in partnership with Harvard Business Review, The Economist, CEB (formerly the Corporate Executive Board), Intel, and TNS Global, finds that corporate leadership has lost confidence in the CIO as a strategic partner and views IT as a commodity rather than a difference-maker.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Stuart Oliver: Entrepreneur, Interim CIO, Technology COO, Strategist, » Blog Archive » To blog or not to blog [.] Mike Myatt from N2Growth has this interesting blog entitled “To blog or not to blog“ [.] link] Swiecki’s Blog » Tech-blog Carnival Edition 2 [.]

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Companies That Don’t Manage Utilities Strategically Are Throwing Money Away

Harvard Business Review

For example, the finance department approves what to buy, facilities maintains equipment, HR tells employees how to conserve energy, and marketing manages the company’s corporate sustainability reporting. Managing utilities has also become more complex as the energy landscape has evolved. At best, it can manage costs.