Technology facilitates healthcare delivery for non-COVID patients
Notwithstanding the burden of COVID-19 virus infected patients, healthcare providers are now recouping and bracing for the long haul to deliver care for non-COVID patients using digital technologies. Patients afflicted with life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, heart diseases, diabetics and hypertension require regular health checks and follow-up care which has been neglected due to pandemic... By Balaka Baruah Aggarwal
Need for specialized skills in the Fintech industry
Brett King, futurist and founder of Moven, the first mobile bank, predicted in his famous ‘Banking 4.0: Banking Everywhere, Never at a Bank’ in 2019, “It’s (Banking) all about the experience. Any friction that isn’t absolutely necessary will be eliminated from the technology layer. Either banks remove friction…or someone else will.” This prediction is now a reality. Many non-... By Robin Bhowmik
Organizations using SaaS components innovate and launch products faster: Survey
Companies that implement more SaaS components innovate faster than those that don’t; and those that do innovate faster are relying more heavily on developer teams for input in SaaS purchasing decisions, according to Auth0’s global survey, titled How Development Teams Purchase SaaS. Building software has become a necessity for companies to stay competitive in today’s highly cloud-dominated market... By CIO&Leader
Privacy and security concerns increase in today's remote world: Study
There is an increase in consumer concern about data sharing during the pandemic and the security challenges organizations are facing in supporting employees and customers in remote-first world, according to Cisco’s two new global research studies. The reports also highlight opportunities to become more resilient by committing to security that enables access to data and applications from anywhere... By CIO&Leader
Healthcare sector and security concerns
Healthcare providers require applications and online services to streamline processes, manage patient data and cut costs. The growth of online services and web-based content introduces new challenges, including managing and securing large volumes of patient data and 24×7 access to critical applications to ensure a quality experience for users. As healthcare organizations transition to... By Nikhil Taneja
Cloud services security a key challenge in remote work era: Survey
Cloud SaaS applications are becoming more essential for enabling remote workers, however, security concerns remain, according to AppOmni’s survey. More than 200 IT security professionals were surveyed, and two-thirds (66%) of organizations believe that their enterprise public SaaS application, above all others, would cause the greatest disruption to their business should there be an outage.... By CIO&Leader
NEXT100 & NextCSO winner Ravinder Arora appointed Group CISO at Infogain
Ravinder Arora has joined Infogain as Group CISO. Immediately prior to this, he was CISO at Iris Software. Earlier, he served as Account Security Officer at HP and Information Security Specialist at Genpact. Arora completed his Leadership Program on Strategic Management from IIM-Kashipur, Masters in Computer Science from M.D University and Diploma in Cyber Law from Asian School of Cyber Laws. He... By CIO&Leader
Implementing an effective AML/CFT training program
Given the continuous evolution of Money Laundering (ML) schemes, it is increasingly challenging for Anti-money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) professionals to remain vigilant and detect the red flags. While institutions primarily focus on other aspects of the AML compliance program, namely, Transaction Monitoring (TM), Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence (KYC/CDD... By KV Karthik & Manish Mandhyan
The New Normal: Enterprises need to adopt a Zero Trust approach
Even as the world prepares itself for the New Normal, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on enterprise security has been huge. According to Gartner’s research, 54% of HR leaders have cited that poor technology infrastructure for remote working is the biggest barrier to effective communication. Leading brands across the globe have found themselves struggling with going from a 0% remote workforce to... By Sudarshan Sivaperumal
More than half of organizations confident about IoT transforming ICS security: Study
The digitalization of industrial infrastructure is underway and 55% of organizations are confident that the Internet of Things, as one of its key aspects, will change the state of security in industrial control systems (ICS), according to Kaspersky’s recent report, ‘The State of Industrial Cybersecurity in the Era of Digitalization’. As per the study, 20% of organizations have already... By CIO&Leader
Cybersecurity pros embrace automation, yet younger staffers fear being replaced by technology: Survey
Despite 88% of cybersecurity professionals believing automation will make their jobs easier, younger staffers are more concerned that the technology will replace their roles than their veteran counterparts, according to Exabeam’s 2020 Cybersecurity Professionals Salary, Skills and Stress Survey. Overall, satisfaction levels continued a 3-year positive trend, with 96% of respondents indicating... By CIO&Leader