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Selling the C-suite on preemptive IT investments

CIO Business Intelligence

It’s common knowledge among CIOs that disaster recovery investments are always de-prioritized by company boards — until disaster strikes. But disaster recovery is just one example of projects that are of an important and preemptive nature that CIOs want to fund but find de-prioritized when it comes to budget approval.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

Organizations can’t afford to mess up their data strategies, because too much is at stake in the digital economy. How enterprises gather, store, cleanse, access, and secure their data can be a major factor in their ability to meet corporate goals. Here are some data strategy mistakes IT leaders would be wise to avoid.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Donna Ross

SecureWorld News

In those roles, she had program responsibility for global IT Risk Management, Compliance, Privacy, Third-Party Risk Management, Program Delivery Office, and Security and Disaster Recovery, including strategy and policy. A : Standardized federal regulation and compliance for security, incident reporting, and privacy.

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Symantec Government Symposium 11 March 2014 at the Renaissance Hotel Washington DC

CTOvision

Session B-1 : Security in Disasters: How to Manage Continuity of Operations. Jim Byrom , Program Manager, Disaster Recovery, IRS. Tod Henby , Director Security and Safety Division, FERC. Moderator: Jeff Hausman , SVP, Information Availability & Intelligence, Symantec. RADM Robert E. Coast Guard.

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How to Improve Your Organization’s Cyber Resiliency

CIO Business Intelligence

The practice brings together formerly separate disciplines of information security, business continuity, and disaster response (BC/DR) deployed to meet common goals. Shore up a data protection strategy. Organizations can’t just think about backup but [also about] how to do recovery as well.

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One of the Best Things You Can Do as a CIO

CIO Business Intelligence

On the secondary storage front, you need to figure out what to do from a replication/snapshot perspective for disaster recovery and business continuity. Data security must go hand-in-hand with cyber resilience. It all starts with making storage a part of your corporate cybersecurity strategy. .

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WestRock CIDO Amir Kazmi on building resiliency

CIO Business Intelligence

In his current role as chief information and digital officer at WestRock, he’s responsible for developing and executing global information systems, technology, and cybersecurity strategy in addition to leading the company’s digital transformation. IT Leadership, IT Strategy, Staff Management