Tope Olufon

Nov 8, 2024 | forrester.com | Shannon Germain Farraher |Tope Olufon |Dipanjan Chatterjee

The increased availability of digital-first experiences has encouraged consumers to take control of their healthcare journey. Today, 44% of consumers indicate that in the last 12 months they started using a wearable, smart devices, and/or medical devices to support their overall health. Most consumers prefer to do health-related activities, such as refilling a prescription, finding a doctor, or checking their symptom, by using a web browser or an app.

Nov 8, 2024 | forrester.com | Tope Olufon |Dipanjan Chatterjee |Arielle Trzcinski

In the grand tapestry of the European identity landscape, a new regulation —most audacious in its ambition— has emerged to enable digital identification across the continent. The regulation known as eIDAS 2.0 seeks to introduce a universal digital identity wallet, a concept heralded with much aplomb since 2008. The first iteration of eIDAS was but a patchwork quilt, lacking in the essential thread of interoperability.

Sep 30, 2024 | forrester.com | Jinan Budge |Heidi Shey |Tope Olufon

When we predicted that “Ninety percentage of data breaches will include a human element” in Predictions 2024: Cybersecurity, Risk, And Privacy, we learned that not all publications, standards, or regulations mean the same thing when they talk about “human element” breaches. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) states that human element breaches, which form 68% of total breaches, include social engineering, BEC, human error, pretexting and use of stolen credentials.

Sep 25, 2024 | forrester.com | Heidi Shey |Tope Olufon |Allie Mellen

Data security has the distinction of being both a high priority and an initiative that organizations struggle to address. Why? Data security today is overhyped and undefined. Here are two examples that illustrate what I mean:Any cybersecurity technology’s value can be tied to data security, but that doesn’t make it a data security control.

Sep 25, 2024 | forrester.com | Tope Olufon |Allie Mellen |Jinan Budge

European businesses, much like their global counterparts, are caught in a delicate dance with sector-specific vulnerabilities, a regulatory maze and geopolitical complexity for European CISOs to cope with. Forrester’s report: European Cybersecurity Threats, 2024 offers European security leaders some much-needed clarity. Security Fundamentals Matter More Than Security TheatreTechnology and security professionals often find themselves captivated by the allure of the exotic shiny technology toy.