Need Help With Sales? Put Your CISO in Front of Customers
If you buy a pair of shoes online, you assume the company will not only ship the exact model and size you ordered in a timely manner, but also protect...
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What CISOs and Navy SEALs Have in Common
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. No pain, no gain. If it was easy, everyone would do it. While these inspirational quotes are cliché to some, they are conventional...
Instead of Asking a CISO ‘What Keeps You Up at Night,’ Ask This Instead
If a CISO has never been asked “what keeps you up at night,” either no one knows he’s a CISO or everyone knows he’s a lousy CISO and doesn’t bother...
It’s the Service Providers You Value the Most That Hurt You the Worst
No man is an island. The same can be said about your business. Your organization relies on countless people for its survival, let alone its success. Ironically, many of these...
What CISOs Must Do When Cyberattacks Spread Like Wildfire
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve seen the damage forest fires have wreaked upon landscapes and communities in recent years. When a forest fire moves at the speed...
CISOs: Say “Yes” For Success (and Job Security)
If your job is to protect your organization’s reputation, you’re probably pretty risk-averse. But saying “no” to every department’s technology request will get you branded as a barrier to business...
CISOs Need People, Not Just Technology, to Repel Cyber Attacks
Businesses in every industry are adopting technologies at a breathtaking rate. While this makes people and processes more efficient, security teams struggle to keep pace. If CISOs can’t secure the...
If You’re a Frustrated CISO, Your Boss’ Title May Be the Reason Why
If you ask a CISO this question, you’re likely to get a consistent answer – probably the CEO, COO, or Board of Directors. The reality, however, is quite different. In...
CISO Perspectives: Referrals, Not Fancy Product Demonstrations, Impress CISOs
“Trust but verify” is a mantra CISOs have traditionally applied to IT security but are now embracing when vetting technologies and technology vendors. Confined by tight budgets and an aversion...
CISO Perspectives: Manufacturing Industry is Ripe for Disruption – and Cyber Attacks
Once filled with assembly line workers, factories today are a bee hive of machines. The shop foreman who barked at workers to keep up the pace has been replaced by...
CISO Perspectives: Measuring Success
In the modern enterprise, data is king. It provides business leaders invaluable insight and fuels informed decision making. As Peter Drucker famously said, “if you can’t measure it, you can’t...
A Case Study in Enterprise Workflow Automation: The Linde Group Streamlines Customer Invoicing with SAP-Accellion Integration
Enterprise workflow automation streamlines processes, improves efficiencies, and helps organizations deliver the best possible service to customers. The Linde Group is using the Accellion secure file sharing and governance platform...
Secure File Sharing for Engineering Helps Auxitec Protect Intellectual Property
Secure file sharing for engineering firms is a necessity not only for protecting content but also for enhancing project management. This case study about a leading French engineering company demonstrates...
Secure Medical Records Transfer Helps Indiana University Health Deliver Better, Faster Care
Secure medical records transfer is a requirement for any U.S. healthcare organization (HCO) interested in improving quality of care while supporting compliance with HIPAA, as this case study about Indiana...
Secure File Sharing for Law Enforcement: How Accellion Supports Abbotsford Police Department’s Investigative Efforts
Secure file sharing for law enforcement helps police departments and other law enforcement organizations do their jobs better and faster, as this case study explains. Abbotsford Police Department (APD) serves...