George V. Hulme

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Journalist and Writer at Freelance

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Articles

A Focus on Data-Driven Customer Experience

1 week ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

We’ve recently witnessed an incredible change in customer behaviors.
Poor Visibility Still a Drag on Secure Third-Party Remote Access

2 weeks ago | nexusconnect.io | George V. Hulme

Secure remote access has remained the bane of security professionals trying to defend operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS), especially when enabling access to trusted third parties. There are very good reasons why: many OT/ICS devices are older, sometimes decades older, and they are designed and built without security in mind.
Tim Crawford Q&A: Why the Term Digital Transformation is Dead

2 weeks ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

Despite the vast investments in digital transformation, worldwide $3.9 trillion by 2027, according to IDC’s forecasts – up from $2.5 trillion in 2024 – persistent challenges remain; high failure rates continue to plague enterprises. Only 26% of enterprises reached their digital transformation objectives in 2023. A study by McKinsey found the cost of failures to be high: $2.3 trillion wasted on stalled efforts and 17% of business technology projects posing an existential risk to organizations.
Visibility, Monitoring Key to Enterprise Endpoint Strategy

3 weeks ago | darkreading.com | George V. Hulme

If security teams want to understand the state of their security posture, they must understand the state of their endpoints. The latest Dark Reading report, EDR, SIEM, SOAR, and MORE: How to Determine the Right Endpoint Strategy for Your Enterprise delves into how to ensure security teams get the visibility and monitoring they need for their organization.
ENISA Attempts to Move NIS2 Forward with NIS360 Findings

1 month ago | nexusconnect.io | George V. Hulme

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) released its NIS360 report, designed to be an assessment tool to evaluate the cybersecurity maturity and criticality of sectors governed by the NIS2 Directive. The report identifies gaps in the current state of NIS2 compliance readiness and provides recommendations to lawmakers and affected industry verticals on what they need to do to become NIS2 compliant.
The Speed of Digital Transformation Challenges CIO's Cybersecurity Efforts

1 month ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

As enterprises continue their rapid investments in AI, data readiness and cloud infrastructure to drive their digital and business transformations forward, with this expanding digital footprint and dependency, CIOs, among others in CXO leadership, are paying keen attention to the associated rising cybersecurity risks. According to Market and Markets, digital transformation spending is worth about $911 billion, with AI-driven tools central to these efforts.
Visibility, Governance Key to Managing Open Source Risk

1 month ago | nexusconnect.io | George V. Hulme

Open source software (OSS) and components are everywhere in enterprise environments. According to some estimates, more than 90% of today's software relies on open-source components. The widespread success of open source is for good reason, as OSS offers cost efficiency and access to pipelines of innovation.
Generative AI Adoption Accelerates, Forcing CIOs to Navigate Big Changes

1 month ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

A new Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis study reveals that generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping workplaces faster than any substantial technology wave since the personal computer. The St. Louis Fed found that 23% of U.S. workers now use GenAI tools weekly, with about 9% doing so daily.
U.S. Digital Workplace Transformation Lags, Dragged by Security Gaps and Shadow IT

1 month ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

A new study reveals critical challenges for U.S. based CIOs grappling with digital workplace transformation. Zoho Corporation’s Trends in Digital Workplace Transformation survey indicates that the U.S. lags slightly behind Zoho’s global average in digital workplace maturity, highlighting headwinds caused by significant security challenges and having to grapple with shadow IT persistently.
The Modern CIO: Architect of the Intelligent Enterprise

1 month ago | digitalcxo.com | George V. Hulme

It wasn’t long ago that CIOs were viewed as technology leaders first, business leaders second — if they got involved in business decisions at all, other than deciding what technology to use to hit preset business targets. Today, as technological advancements move as swiftly as ever and there is no real separation between business and technology, the role of the CIO has changed dramatically.