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Navigating the practicalities of AI regulation and legislation

12 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, chatbot, compliance, Computer, data privacy, GDPR, Google, machine learning, Meta, Microsoft, risk management, Salesforce, social media, Tech / By

Misusing artificial intelligence (AI) can have some very clear and expensive consequences. Movie studio Lionsgate recently joined a long list of organisations discovering that quotations and citations from generative AI (GenAI) systems need to be verified like any other source; Microsoft is being sued by a German journalist after Bing Copilot suggested he had committed crimes…

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EMEA businesses siphoning budgets to hit NIS2 goals

4 minutes of reading / compliance, digital transformation, risk management, Tech / By

With the European Union’s (EU) NIS2 regulations now in full effect, IT leaders across the region report that they are struggling to secure budget to support their compliance efforts, with 95% reporting they are being forced to dip into funds reserved for other things. This is according to a Censuswide study of EMEA IT leaders…

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Data classification: What, why and who provides it

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, AWS, Azure, Cloud, compliance, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, internet of things, machine learning, Microsoft, Oracle, Oracle Cloud, risk management, SAP, Tech / By

When it comes to managing data, we need to know where it is – but we also need to know what it is. With the rise in regulatory controls, enterprises now pay more attention to data sovereignty, especially when it comes to data in the cloud, but to know exactly what information they hold is…

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How UK firms can get ready for the implementation of NIS2

7 minutes of reading / business continuity, cloud computing, compliance, Computer, disaster recovery, GDPR, internet of things, Palo Alto Networks, risk management, Tech / By

The European Union’s landmark cyber security bill NIS2 is just months away from coming into force. With a compliance deadline of 17 October, the law aims to improve the bloc’s ability to fight rising levels of cyber crime by ensuring all member states follow the same cyber security rules and procedures.  Under this directive, each EU member…

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Forrester: Rethink your software asset management practices

5 minutes of reading / AI, API, automation, chatbot, Cloud, compliance, digital transformation, machine learning, open source, quantum computing, risk management, Tech / By

Software asset management (SAM) has evolved from simple back-office record-keeping to more complex licence and contract management that integrates innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and generative AI (GenAI). Successful SAM implementations save on licence costs, improve compliance and reduce true-ups. They also improve software utilisation, enabling firms to derive more…

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Cloud security challenges not just technological

4 minutes of reading / AI, API, Cloud, compliance, hybrid cloud, machine learning, risk management, Tech / By

In the evolving IT landscape, cloud deployments have become deeply entrenched in business operations, presenting both unprecedented opportunities and significant challenges. The widespread adoption of cloud technologies has created a complex and dynamic environment, often spanning multiple providers and geographical regions, each with its own laws, regulations, and standards. From fragmented environments to access control…

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Mimecast to buy insider threat specialist Code42

3 minutes of reading / AI, API, cloud-native, compliance, GDPR, HIPAA, Lyft, Okta, risk management, Tech / By

Human-centred risk management experts Mimecast and Code42 are to come together as a single business in an acquisition that builds on a previously established tech partnership, with Mimecast set to add Code42’s product suite into its platform to enhance its insider threat detection and response capabilities. Mimecast, which bills itself as a provider of “AI-powered,…

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Security Think Tank: Securing today’s ubiquitous cloud environment

5 minutes of reading / AI, business continuity, Cloud, compliance, hybrid cloud, risk management, SAP, Tech / By

Today’s digital, on-demand age sees many organisations rely heavily on multiple cloud services for the day-to-day running of their operations. But the third-party nature of this functionality introduces additional security risks and, with bad actors ever-present to take advantage of porous network perimeters, cyber security professionals must ensure they are rigorous in safeguarding the enterprise.…

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Gartner: Navigating incident response in the cloud

3 minutes of reading / API, automation, business continuity, compliance, disaster recovery, risk management, Tech / By

Traditional incident response (IR) processes, honed for on-premises environments, face significant challenges when applied to the cloud. The shared responsibility model of cloud environments demands a reassessment and upgrading of IR procedures. To navigate these challenges effectively, security and risk management (SRM) leaders must embrace new strategies and technologies tailored to the unique nature of…

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Q&A: Adalbjorn Thorolfsson on IT project management in Iceland

8 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, internet of things, Kanban, project management, risk management, Scrum, Tech / By

The Icelandic Project Management Association was founded in 1984 by engineers and, as such, was initially focused on engineering projects. As project management evolved and became used in more sectors, such as information technology, healthcare, finance and the public sector, the composition of the members of the association and the board changed accordingly. Adalbjorn Thorolfsson…

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