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Responding to—and recovering from—sophisticated security attacks

Like so many other things in today’s world, cyber attacks— along with those who perpetrate them—are becoming more sophisticated every year. At the same time, IT resources are moving outside the firewall and enterprises are distributing their applications and data across multiple devices. It’s now clear that simply protecting an organization’s perimeter is not enough.

Surviving The Technical Security Skills Crisis

Technical information security skills are in higher demand today than ever before. As IT environments become more complex and the threat landscape grows more malicious, organizations need skilled technical staff to meet increasing security and compliance demands. However, this has been a losing battle. IBM counted more than 137 million attempted attacks against its 3,700-plus

Holistic risk management: perspectives from IT professionals

Global organizations are increasingly emphasizing business resilience, that is, the ability to adapt rapidly to a continuously changing business environment. This movement has led to important changes in the roles of IT professionals as they become progressively more engaged in managing all types of risk confronting the organization. That was the conclusion of Key trends

Reputational risk and IT in the banking industry

Reputational risk and IT: How security and business continuity can shape the reputation and value of your company is an IBM study that investigates how organizations around the world are managing their reputations in today’s digital era, where IT is an integral part of the organization and IT failures can result in reputational damage. The

Creating a global process platform Core HR: Why and how

Many organizations today need to manage talent globally. Is yours one of them? The cultural, geographic, linguistic, and structural silos that divide global enterprises are smaller obstacles than ever if you have the right technology. Cloud technology — especially talent management systems integrated with core HR systems — can bridge differences and break down boundaries

Six questions to ask before moving core HR into the cloud

Globalization is putting enormous pressure on HR to standardize systems and processes.1 The lack of a single global system of record for core HR data — such as name, payroll, benefits, talent, and contact information, as well as legally required documentation — prevents companies from operating effectively and efficiently. As companies race to expand into