The first sign of cyber trouble for AutoNation Inc., a major automotive retailer, occurred when the firm encountered a small breach of a third-party company that was handling its customer information. That prompted the company to hire its first chief information security officer. What the new CISO found when he came on board was more ...

When Open Systems AG was founded in 1990, the company provided managed security services. As its executives saw the rise of a software-defined approach to managing wide area networks play a bigger role in connecting enterprise users to applications, the company pivoted in 2012 to capitalize on offering secure SD-WAN globally. It turned out to ...

It all started with a locker. Darktrace was working with an amusement park that had installed smart lockers equipped with phone-activated access. Hackers, using either a remote exploit or an onsite tool to attack one storage bin, penetrated company business systems and a significant data breach ensued. Welcome to the new and dangerous world of the ...

The past year has been filled with firsts for Michael Conlin, chief data officer at the U.S. Department of Defense. He was named the Pentagon’s first CDO in August 2018, giving him an opportunity to manage data for the nation’s largest government organization. It was the first time Conlin (pictured) worked for a federal agency, one that ...

It’s extremely hard for cyberattackers to break into something they cannot see. This has become an especially important need for MAN Energy Solutions SE, a German firm that makes large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. Its internet of things-connected diesel engines drive ships and power plants, so MAN needed to ensure ...

For several years, Informatica LLC executives have been describing the modern era of Data 3.0, where information has been fundamentally driving new business models. It is an era that demands organizations adapt to a new world that requires taking control of and understanding data. In other words, it’s a time when data governance becomes vitally ...

To better understand the role of the chief data officer in digital change, consulting firm Egon Zehnder International Ltd. interviewed over 100 CDOs of global companies. The results showed that 85% were the first in their organizations to hold the title and nearly two-thirds had been in the job for less than three years. The ...

Imagine the challenge of owning warehouses of books and only a small fraction of them had titles. Yet, they all needed to be cataloged and stored correctly by content. This is the type of challenge confronting many chief data officers today and is not unlike a real-life dilemma that one CDO had to face. Mark ...

Will artificial intelligence take away jobs? The answer, according to one college professor, is quite possibly, but it will take a while and the full impact may not be as great as expected because it will have become a more ingrained and accepted part of daily life. That’s one of the beliefs offered by Tom Davenport (pictured), distinguished ...

Building a successful company today means more than just moving fast, breaking things, and gobbling up market share. Success is increasingly dependent on hiring the right engineers and making sure to create an environment where they are motivated to contribute and thrive. This means recognizing that companies must be attuned to managing a host of ...