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Strategic Approaches to Digital Platform Security Assurance
Nowadays, it is impossible to imagine a business without technology. Most industries are becoming "smarter" and more tech-driven. We live in the era of the "platform society." For example, Coursera has become the world's most prominent online educator, collaborating with over 200 leading universities and companies. Platforms are becoming increasingly powerful and concentrate on collecting more and more data to cross- or upsell services. Ranging from small individual tech initiatives to complete business models with intertwined supply chains and "Platform" based business models. New ways of working, such as Agile and DevOps, are introduced, leading to opportunities and unknown risks.
A thoughtful business model does not stand in the way of artistic freedom, quite the contrary
Being creative and thinking in business terms: it is a combination that is still difficult in the cultural sector. And that is often not only a matter of not being able to, but also of not wanting to. After all, artistic freedom is difficult to squeeze into a business model, isn't it? Annick Schramme, professor at Antwerp Management School and UA, sees it differently: it is precisely through a well thought-out business model that you can continue to bring art and culture, even in times of crisis.
Get the biggest bang for your security buck
Over the last seven years, our role as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has drastically changed. According to our Microsoft Outlook Analytics client, more than fifty percent of our mail is spam from cyber security suppliers, trying to grab our attention by selling fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD). Over the last decade, we’ve seen this industry explode with self-proclaimed “cyber pros” and fuzzy vendors in the cyber domain. Is this because industry strategy agencies like IDC, Gartner, and Forrester predict that security spending keeps on increasing? Or is it because the cyber consumer just follows the herd?
The latest figures indicate that an astonishing 22% of the IT budget is allocated to cyber and information security. Our own experience is that dialogues with C-level execs nowadays ask: Are we doing the right stuff, and are we doing this stuff right? How do we measure and monitor our return on security investments (ROSI)? And, where do we get the ‘biggest bang for the buck’. It’s a dialogue that very few suppliers actively participate in, while interacting with their CISO customers.
MIPIM highlighted the importance of Social Value in Real Estate.
From March 15 through 18 the global real estate industry gathered in Cannes for MIPIM 2022. This year’s theme was ‘Driving Urban Change’, and, just like last year’s edition ‘New World: New Era, Time to Reconnect’, social sustainability remained a pressing topic. This is a great opportunity to revisit the European Union’s (EU) ESG taxonomy regulation, the final report on social taxonomy, and what this exactly means for the real estate sector.
What should the real estate sector do about it?
Developing leadership competencies through neurotraining
What happens in the brains of successful and less successful leaders? Steven Poelmans, professor of neuroscience & strategic leadership, measures their brain activity and combines the results with feedback from observers in real-life and emotionally challenging business situations. This shows that successful leaders can very quickly switch between diametrically opposed leadership styles. This article was written by Hilde Vereecken and appeared in HR.Square.
The healthcare industry: a world of organizations
The fact that we are getting older is very positive in itself, but it also leads to many changes. We are living longer with all kinds of ailments than, say, 50 years ago, not in the least because of our improved health care system. As people age, the needs around care, health and well-being continue to change and also vary more and more. Thus, traditional care needs are becoming increasingly complex and have long since ceased to be an exclusive care and health topic.
How do you involve your physicians in the changes in healthcare?
One of the specialized leadership programs at Antwerp Management School is that for the healthcare sector. Hospitals face many challenges and change processes. Therefore, there is an urgent need for leaders who can bridge the gap between professionals on the shop floor and the complex management of a hospital. With Tom David Van Meel, chief medical officer at AZ Klina, we discuss how they approach this with support of AMS.
How hybrid will we be working tomorrow?
Working from home seems to be here to stay: a growing number of companies are closing down their offices, allowing their employees to work from home. A hybrid office environment, combining working from home and at the office, is best designed based on the needs of the user.
The evolving role of the CISO in the public sector
Over the last seven years, the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has gained significant importance within local governments, because local governments that want to be in line with the Baseline Information Security Government urgently need such a CISO. About 50% of the job vacancies on LinkedIn are meant for local governments. But the role of CISO has drastically changed in recent years. The latest figures indicate that an astonishing 22% of the IT budget is allocated to cyber and information security. Our own experience is that dialogues with C-level executives nowadays revolve around questions such as: Are we doing the right thing, and are we doing this right? How do we measure and monitor our return on security investments (ROSI)? And where do we get the ‘biggest bang for the buck’?
Is digital security a market for lemons?
Although information security has a long history, it wasn’t really top of mind of senior management, board or other employees until late 2010. A “security professional” became a real job and market demand has grown ever since. Awareness about security risks increased significantly. The thriving forces for this were major security breaches such as Snowden, NotPetja and WannaCry shocking the world, but also regulators demanding companies to protect their critical assets, including non-tangible ones such as data. As a result of this, we can now state it has the board's attention by default.