There are certain things in business that don’t get close attention until something triggers action. For CEOs, IT can be that place where familiarity has become enough. There are ten triggers that will move a CEO to take a closer look, and ten turning points CEOs can lead out in before triggers are ever needed.

We can find ourselves hostage to a person in IT who alone holds access to key programs and data. How do you prevent such a vulnerability, and what do you do if it’s too late? Here are three practical plans to work through.

Good AI policies are easy to get your hands on and modify. Good adoption of those policies is a different matter. It's not in the policy, it's in the presentation.

CISOs are overwhelmed and often short-term. Neither need be. As CIOs, you have the opportunity to make them a hero. You just need to help them through one big problem with three strong moves.

The one thing CIOs and technology leaders can’t get away from is the need to deliver. Today, that need is overwhelming. The answer to overwhelm is four essential dynamics that keep leaders well-ordered and able to work above the overwhelm.

Boards don’t want to get caught in a crisis, let alone one in which they were warned but caught unprepared. Boards need to challenge the paradigms by which they think of security, increase their knowledge of security as a business strategy, and respond with concerted management, strengthened posture and preparation.

The CIO and board of directors must implement a new dashboard that indicates secure risk management, business alignment and incident responses are in place and functional.

Decisions are never meant to be made in a void, and information alone isn’t education. Wisdom is the pool in which information and context swim together. Very few board members have technology experience. Less than 10% have technology subcommittees from which to draw. What is a board to do?

Dealing well with difficult employees is the difference between well-deserved victory and an unforeseen upset. How do you know when to give up on an employee?

Protests are the voice of the unheard, Your employees find a number of ways to voice complaint without ever having to organize a march. Effective executives listen centered on the employee’s agenda. They do so utilizing a four-fold process of asking questions toward input, processing, ownership and action.

Crisis and remote work endanger all the security precautions you have in place. Your employees are your best line of defense. Teach them to give PAUSE and implement these 5 daily but effective practices.