Omer Grossman | CIO Connection

Let’s begin 2025 with an understatement about last year: 2024 was an eventful year for cybersecurity. That in itself is no surprise. The specifics, though, looked like this: AI use accelerated...

Many years ago, the philosopher Phaedrus said, “Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden.” He...

When the title of chief information officer (CIO) first emerged in the early 1980s, it was very different from what it is today. Technology evolution, emerging threats and new realities have...

Generative AI (GenAI) has the power to transform organizations from the inside out. Yet many organizations are struggling to prove the value of their GenAI investments after the initial push to...

On July 19, 2024, organizations around the world began to experience the “blue screen of death” in what would soon be considered one of the largest IT outages in history. Early rumors of a mass...

Cybersecurity key performance indicators (KPIs) measure the efficacy of an organization’s cybersecurity program. In a rapidly changing threat landscape characterized by new identities,...

Watching the recent Snowflake customer attacks unfold felt a bit like rewatching a horror movie with predictable attack sequences and missed opportunities to run to safety. But this time, the...

As a CIO, I often wish for a world where the threat landscape is less expansive and complicated than it is today. Unfortunately, the reality is quite different. This month, I find myself...

Data theft, data protection and the leakage of passwords or secrets are the top two cloud security concerns for 2,400 cybersecurity experts, according to the recently released CyberArk 2024...

We’re in the throes of another pandemic, but this time, it’s not transmitted through the air – it spreads with just a click. Welcome to the world of deepfakes. While COVID-19 significantly...

You’ve undoubtedly heard Michael Jordon’s famous quote, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” Jordan’s words encapsulate the fruition of team spirit and strategic...

With over 50 countries heading to the polls this year, including major economies like the U.S., India and the U.K., 2024, one way or another, will be a defining year with over 4 billion voters...

“It’s discouraging to try to be a good neighbor in a bad neighborhood.” –William Castle This quote from the late American horror film director has recently been running through my head as I think...

If the first month-plus of 2024 is any indication, this year is likely to be anything but ordinary in the cybersecurity realm. In January alone, a triad of events unfolded, each more riveting than...

The cybersecurity industry has a major people problem: it doesn’t have enough of them. The global shortage of more than 4 million cybersecurity workers isn’t a new phenomenon, but as digital and...

Every IT and security leader loses sleep over insider threats. They’re notoriously difficult to detect, costly to mitigate and can lead to widespread loss and reputational damage. Despite efforts...