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Der Tod der Cloud? Ressourcen-Fresser? Viel zu teuer? Läuft nicht ohne 5G? Zum Thema Edge Computing existieren zahlreiche Irrglauben nach „Es war einmal…“-Schema. Dieser Podcast räumt auf mit den Mythen vom Netzwerkrand.

Sweeping changes are transforming the global tax environment. Longstanding tax rules no longer apply as tax overhauls in Europe and the US force businesses to adapt and comply with new policies. How tax leaders address these pivotal challenges will largely determine their company’s success amid historic changes in tax rules and ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny. Is your company ready? In episode two of our podcast series on the changing space of tax technology, we will talk with Jen Kurtz, Chief Technology Officer at Vertex. Jen will discuss how to navigate the new tax landscape using advanced tax technology. We will also learn how using automated tools for tax data management, determination, and compliance can help tax functions deal with the increasing complexities in the tax environment across the globe. Sponsored by Vertex

A new survey by Ponemon and ServiceNow of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals reveals that in the past 2 years, 48% of companies have experienced a data breach. Clearly companies can’t afford to forge blindly ahead, doing the same old “business as usual.” In this episode Bob Bragdon, Senior Vice President and Publisher of CSO, and Piero DePaoli, Sr. Director for Security and Risk at ServiceNow, explore the cost of conducting “business as usual.” @cyberthreat_realanswers Sponsored by ServiceNow

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v. Wayfair will dramatically change the landscape for online sellers when it comes to sales tax. Any business that sells goods remotely could be affected, which means some companies may need to invest in new technology and processes for taxes. In Episode 1 of our podcast series on the changing space of tax technology, we will talk with thought leaders from Vertex about what the ruling means for the end-to-end tax process at affected businesses. What should businesses being doing to prepare to comply with new rules? How could automating the tax process assist with the new calculation and reporting requirements of the Supreme Court decision? Sponsored by Vertex

A new global survey by Ponemon and ServiceNow of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals reveals that more than half the companies have experienced a breach in the past year. In this session Bob Bragdon, Senior Vice President and Publisher of CSO, and Piero DePaoli, Sr. Director for Security and Risk, ServiceNow, explore how respondents in 2 specific industries – financial services and healthcare – are handling threats. The survey found that both sectors had similar responses regarding breaches: 45% of financial services companies have had one or more breach in the last 2 years, and 50% of healthcare organizations. But the survey also revealed that financial services organizations appear better at handling those breaches. Why is this the case? “First, [financial services organizations] are less dependent on the manual processes,” says Bragdon. “Only 55% of financial service firms use email and spreadsheets to manage their patch process versus 63% of healthcare organizations. Secondly, financial services firms are also more aware of known patch-related risks. Forty-seven percent of them were breached due to an unpatched known vulnerability versus 58% for healthcare organizations. Neither are stellar, but there’s a clear difference.” What’s more, financial services has significantly more resources dedicated to cybersecurity. The average headcount, for example, is 48, versus 22 in healthcare. “It’s really clear that financial services institutions are significantly better funded for this,” says DePaoli. “Security organizations in financial institutions tend to be more mature and they’re also earlier adopters of newer technologies as they’re really – they’re likely to get targeted more than others and they really want to stay ahead of it.” @cyberthreat_realanswers Sponsored by ServiceNow

Work is no longer a place you go. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says, “Work is about making things happen where you are.” The dominant generations in the workforce — Millennials — know this — they live it. They’ll work in an environment that’s been shaped by the forces of mobility, BYOD, connectivity, virtualization and cloud computing. The next wave is already here: Virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, block chain. These and other trends we can’t imagine will comprise the reality of these workers of the future. And guess who has to make it happen? IT. Sponsored by Citrix

A new global survey by Ponemon and ServiceNow of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals reveals that more than half the companies have experienced a breach in the past year. In this session Bob Bragdon, Senior Vice President and Publisher of CSO, and Cliff Huntington, head of global sales for governance, risk, and compliance at ServiceNow, explore how high-performing security teams prevent breaches and what other teams can do to emulate their success. One particular area deserves a close look: unpatched enterprise software. The survey revealed that a majority of cyber-attack victims say their breaches could have been prevented by installing patches – and the survey also found that organizations can reduce their breach risk by 20% by scanning. “I think the survey absolutely exposed that there’s a lot of low hanging fruit for adversaries,” says Huntington. “That’s said, the same low hanging fruit for those adversaries could be an opportunity for these organizations to make themselves more secure.” “The patching paradox usually applies to a few things,” says Huntington. “So first of all, just throwing more resources at this problem doesn’t necessarily solve it when you take a prioritized approach. It also refers to the fact that sometimes the simplest and most basic countermeasures, while not the sexy work that everyone wants to be doing, they will actually provide the most risk reduction for the organization.” “So if we can start to break down these siloes of process and ownership between IT and security, this will go a long ways towards unwinding this paradox,” he notes. Sponsored by ServiceNow

In the last two years, 48% of companies have experienced a data breach, and the severity and volume of cyberattacks continue to increase. A global survey of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals shows that organizations can dramatically reduce the risk of being breached by improving end-to-end vulnerability response processes. Listen and learn as Bob Bragdon, SVP and Publisher of CSO, talks with security professionals from ServiceNow about real technology answers to very real cyber security problems. @Cyberthreat_RealAnswers Sponsored by ServiceNow

A new global survey by Ponemon and ServiceNow of nearly 3,000 cybersecurity professionals reveals that more than half the companies have experienced a breach in the past year. Compounding this issue: the volume of cyberattacks continue to increase, and the industry is facing a shortage of qualified security pros. But experts agree that hiring more people isn’t necessarily the answer to solving this cyber threat puzzle. In this session Bob Bragdon, Senior Vice President and Publisher of CSO, and Myke Lyons, Security Transformational Leader at ServiceNow, explore the answers. @Cyberthreat_RealAnswers Sponsored by ServiceNow

A discussion around shifting security priorities as cloud adoption accelerates. A key piece of the cloud strategy for many is securing virtual desktops/workspaces. Sponsored by Citrix

A discussion around what’s driving the latest trend in the workloads IT leaders are moving to the cloud. Sponsored by Citrix

CIOs Graeme Thompson and David Chou discuss what it takes to build a reputation as a data-driven organization that customers can trust, and why every business leader needs to understand the importance of data trustworthiness and security. Sponsored by Informatica

Data drives better decision making – but only if everyone across the organization trusts the data enough to use it. CIOs Graeme Thompson and Steven John discuss the secrets to nurturing a data-driven culture. Sponsored by Informatica

Data strategy is more than just a data management plan. Here’s how CIOs can scope a data strategy and, importantly, earn support for it across the business. Sponsored by Informatica

Jascha Kaykas-Wolff, CMO of Mozilla, discusses their mission to ensure that the Internet is a global public resource, remaining open and accessible to all. Hosted by Austin Moorhead