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The Hidden Costs of Downtime — According to Global 2000 Executives

From reputation damage to customer loss, here’s what real executives from the world’s largest organizations had to say about downtime’s hard-to-measure consequences, and the processes and tools they use to mitigate the fallout.

— By Perspective Editors

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Tipping the Balance: The Power of Automated Cyber Defense Federations

Why battle hackers solo? The future is Automated Cyber Defense Federations—where companies join forces, swap intel, and outsmart cybercriminals together.— by Paul Kurtz

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How Cybersecurity Leaders Can Advance From Firefighting To Innovating

How should your organization prepare for downtime’s most common causes, from human error to hardware failure?— by Mick Baccio

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How Manufacturers Can Achieve Uptime Excellence

Why fix what you can predict? Manufacturers are tapping into real-time data, turning potential breakdowns into a well-oiled, competitive advantage.— by Tom Harrop

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The Makings of a Successful Organization in 2027 and Beyond

How do organizations future-proof tech against threats, both known and novel? Splunk’s SVP and GM of products and technology weighs in. — by Tom Casey

What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Cybersecurity Realities

With artificial intelligence being the topic du jour, AI can be the trigger to accelerate automated information sharing. — by Paul Kurtz

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Keys for Recruiting Top Talent

Hear insights from security leaders at Just Eat Takeaway.com. — by Shaun Cooney

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Gain, Sustain, or Wait? Where Does AI Fit in Your Business Strategy?

A year and a half after the release of ChatGPT, AI that can mimic human behavior has never felt closer. These advances have left many leaders wondering how they can effectively harness the benefits of AI for their organizations. Here’s how. — by Greg Ainslie-Malik

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Driving a Culture of Agility and Curiosity: Strategic Approaches From McLaren F1’s COO

How to encourage innovation and drive resilience across your operations, from McLaren F1’s COO. — by Shaun Cooney

Uncovering Downtime’s $400B Impact

Uncovering Downtime’s $400B Impact

Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes, and downtime. — by Ammar Maraqa

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Facing the Future: How CISOs Are Navigating the Evolving Regulatory and Threat Landscape

With great power comes great responsibility. But CISOs can’t do it alone.— by Jason Lee & Deneen DeFiore

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How Generative AI Will Change SOC Talent

What will the SOC look like ten years from today? — by Marcus LaFerrera

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How to Speak Board: A Primer for CISOs

The first step: Understand each member's background and unique concerns. — by Kirsty Paine

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With Observability and AI, If Data Is the New Oil, What Is Its Pipeline?

As with oil, data is informational energy that must be found, extracted, refined, and transported to the location of consumption. Here's how it's done. — by Craig Hyde

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Tips and Tactics for Strategic Tooling

Suid Adeyanju, CEO of London-based cyber security consultancy RiverSafe, joins the Perspectives pod to discuss data access, strategically tackling tool sprawl and more. — by Shaun Cooney

"Observability" Isn’t Enough To See and Secure Your Systems. Here’s What You Need Instead

Three steps to take to explore and secure your corporate network actively. — by Richard Marshall

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Telecom Powers Global Innovation. Standalone 5G Is Their Chance to Finally Get Credit for It.

For the telecom industry, 5G SA is not just a ticket to technical advancement, but a ticket to reinvention. — by Matt Olson

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Manufacturers Have Always Wanted to Achieve Traceability. It’s Finally Within Reach.

Full traceability enables manufacturers to see every aspect of a product’s lifecycle and understand how each element impacts performance. It’s felt unattainable, until now. — by Tom Harrop

Beyond Compliance: Building Operational Resilience in Financial Services

Embrace change and agility as ways of life. — by Charles Adriaenssens