Stryker Breach Puts IT Leaders On Alert. Here’s How To Stay Safe
Medical‑technology giant Stryker disclosed an Iran‑linked cyberattack that compromised its Microsoft Intune mobile device management (MDM) platform, forcing remote wipes of thousands of laptops and smartphones worldwide. The breach, claimed by the Handala collective, showed no ransomware but highlighted the vulnerability of MDM as a central control plane. In response, CIOs and CISOs are urged to treat MDM as a tier‑0 asset, reinforce offline recovery, and prioritize identity and segmentation controls. The incident has triggered a broader reassessment of enterprise endpoint‑management security.
EnergyAustralia's CIO of Almost Seven Years to Leave
EnergyAustralia announced that its chief information officer Julie Bale will retire after nearly seven years in the role. The utility has appointed Eglantine Etiemble, formerly group CTO of PEXA and former DuluxGroup IT executive, as the new CIO. Etiemble highlighted...
Met Office ‘Supercomputing as a Service’ One Year Old
The Met Office marked one year of its Microsoft‑powered "supercomputing as a service" platform, delivering roughly 1.8 million cores and 60 petaflops of compute in Azure. The cloud‑based system achieved 100 % uptime for critical workloads and 99.77 % availability for the supercomputing tier....
Managing Legacy Data in a Cloud-First World With SNP
Enterprises migrating to SAP S/4HANA or cloud platforms often discover that legacy ERP instances remain active, driving unexpected operating expenses and expanding security exposure. These "zombie" systems are kept for audit or legal retrieval, but their maintenance adds technical debt...
SAP Security Patch Day March 2026 Highlights FS-QUO and Enterprise Portal Risks
SAP’s March 2026 Security Patch Day released 15 security notes, including two critical CVSS 9+ vulnerabilities and one high‑priority denial‑of‑service issue. The critical flaws affect SAP Quotation Management Insurance (FS‑QUO) via an outdated Log4j library, SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal Administration through insecure...
AGCO Names a Chief Digital and Information Officer
AGCO Corp. has appointed Jena Holtberg‑Benge as its chief digital and information officer, effective March 16. The promotion expands her remit from leading the after‑sales parts division to directing the company’s global digital, data, and IT strategy, including cybersecurity and enterprise...
IO River Launches Multi-CDN Edge Security With Check Point
IO River unveiled a multi‑CDN edge security platform powered by Check Point’s Web Application Firewall. The solution runs security logic directly at the edge of each CDN, eliminating the need to route traffic back to a central inspection point. By decoupling...
Aspen Insurance CIO Aileen Mathieson Departs
Aspen Insurance announced that Chief Investment Officer Aileen Mathieson is leaving the firm. The Bermuda‑based specialty insurer, which manages a $6.9 billion investment portfolio, was recently acquired by Japan’s Sompo Holdings. Mathieson's departure comes as the new ownership begins integrating Aspen...
The Big Interview: New Look's COO on Migrating to SAP, Leaving IBM for Databricks and More...
Lynda Petherick, originally hired to find a CIO, now serves as both COO and CIO of New Look, a UK fashion retailer that posted $929 million in revenue for 2025. Under her leadership the company is migrating its core ERP to...
Netskope Launches AI Security Platform to Monitor and Protect Enterprise AI Systems
Netskope unveiled Netskope One AI Security, extending its Zero Trust platform to monitor and control AI agents, models, and data flows across enterprises. The suite adds an Agentic Broker, AI Guardrails, AI Gateway, and AI Red Teaming to give security...
Everpure Stretches ActiveCluster to Metro-Distance DR for File Workloads
Everpure announced that its ActiveCluster technology now extends to metro‑distance disaster recovery for file‑based workloads. The feature adds synchronous replication and policy‑driven automation, allowing files to stay online during outages and move across the entire fleet without manual intervention. ActiveCluster...
Drive Business Productivity Through Open Collaboration, AI and Document Creation
Businesses rely on office suites for over half of daily work, yet many solutions are proprietary, costly, and lock users into specific AI models. Open‑source alternatives like ONLYOFFICE offer on‑premises or cloud deployment, real‑time collaboration, and integration with 40 enterprise...
Modernising Banking & Insurance for Africa’s Digital Economy
Africa’s digital banking and insurance sectors are rapidly evolving as mobile‑first consumers demand seamless, personalized services. South Africa leads with scalable platforms and embedded finance models that integrate lending and insurance into everyday digital interactions. Artificial intelligence is becoming central,...
East Sussex County Council Recruit New CDIO
East Sussex County Council has appointed Stephen Docherty as its new chief digital and information officer. Docherty moves from a healthcare background, having served as CIO for South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and led digital initiatives at Microsoft and...
The Future Belongs to AI-Driven IT
The article highlights a shift in CIO responsibilities toward AI‑driven IT, emphasizing the need to embed automated decision‑making into core business outcomes. It references a recent webinar where Sidney Madison Prescott of ZLabs outlined a framework for building AI‑capable infrastructure...
Premier's Department NSW CDIO of Four-and-a-Half Years Leaves
Wendy Bryant has stepped down after four‑and‑a‑half years as chief information and digital officer (CDIO) of the Premier's Department NSW. The department announced a search for a successor who will develop an enterprise‑wide digital, data and technology strategy and lead...
Microsoft’s Monthly Patch Tuesday Is First in 6 Months with No Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday addressed 83 vulnerabilities spanning Windows, Azure, Office, and core services. For the first time in six months, the update contained no actively exploited zero‑day flaws, though six defects were flagged as more likely to be weaponized....
Tech Stack Standardization: The Operational Backbone of MSP M&A
Mergers among Managed Service Providers (MSPs) hinge on more than financials; aligning disparate technology platforms is essential for operational stability. Without tech‑stack standardization, firms face duplicated licensing, training burdens, and fragmented security that erode profitability. Unified solutions—such as N‑able’s RMM,...
Japan Cloud ERP Market Growth Propelled by Digital Transformation, AI
Japan’s cloud ERP market is projected to grow at a 20.1% compound annual rate through 2032, positioning the country to capture roughly one‑third of global demand. Government‑backed digital transformation programs and subsidies are accelerating adoption across manufacturing, IT, telecom, finance...
Modernizing From the Inside Out: Nokia’s Brownfield Network Transformation
Nokia undertook a brownfield transformation of its global data‑center network, replacing legacy gear with a unified, automated fabric while keeping services live. The migration was staged, using parallel deployment, digital‑twin validation and intent‑based configuration to avoid downtime. At the first...
3 Ways Federal IT Leaders Can Maximize Existing Tech
Federal IT leaders are urged to extract more value from the cloud, VPNs, and collaboration tools acquired during the pandemic as agencies navigate return‑to‑office mandates. Optimizing platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Google Meet, expanding zero‑trust and endpoint management, and...
Microsoft Flips Windows Autopatch to Default Hotpatch Security Updates
Microsoft will automatically enable hotpatch security updates in Windows Autopatch for eligible devices managed via Intune or the Microsoft Graph API, beginning with the May 2026 security release. Hotpatch, introduced a year ago, lets critical fixes install without a reboot, accelerating...
From Tickets To Outcomes: Your Service Desk As A Product Team
Service desks are shifting from ticket‑centric operations to product‑team models that prioritize business outcomes over volume metrics. Traditional KPIs like ticket count and handling time are being replaced by measures of employee productivity, user sentiment, and time‑to‑value. By adopting product‑owner...
ColorTokens Launches Xshield AI Agent to Automate Microsegmentation Policy Enforcement
ColorTokens introduced Xshield AI Agent, an AI‑driven engine that automates microsegmentation policy design and enforcement. The solution claims to shrink policy rollout from days to minutes, enabling rapid isolation of critical assets during breaches. In pre‑release tests, customers reported up...
AITech Interview with Maria Cardow, Chief Information Officer, LevelBlue
Maria Cardow, CIO of LevelBlue, argues that cybersecurity failures stem primarily from human behavior rather than technology. She highlights insider risks, shadow AI usage, and siloed teams as hidden vulnerabilities that tools alone cannot fix. Cardow urges leaders to embed...
Ericsson, Future Technologies Scale Wireless Infrastructure for Industrial AI
Ericsson and Future Technologies Venture have deepened their 13‑year collaboration to accelerate enterprise wireless and private 5G rollouts for AI‑driven industrial operations across North America. The partnership will combine Ericsson’s cellular technology with Future Technologies’ systems‑integration services, targeting sectors such...
Cross Switch Promotes Engineering Head to Chief Technology Officer
Cross Switch announced the promotion of co‑founder Jacob Yermalitski from Director of Engineering to Chief Technology Officer, succeeding Mike Kenrich who will now serve as Chief Information Officer. In his new role, Jacob will steer the company’s technology vision and...
How Automation Prepares You for Agentic NetOps
Enterprises embracing cloud and AI still perform most NetOps tasks manually, creating scalability and error‑prone challenges. Network automation promises to cut human error, improve security, and lower operating costs, serving as the foundation for the emerging agentic NetOps model. By...
Datadog Announces Local UK Storage for Regulated Industries
Datadog will open a UK‑resident data centre later this year, offering local storage for operational data. The move targets regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, government and higher education, where data‑governance rules are tightening. Local hosting reduces latency and lets...
ERP News Magazine March 2026 – Issue #58
ERP News Magazine released its March 2026 Issue 58, spotlighting the rise of intelligent ERP and the transformation of CRM into an intelligence layer. The edition features expert interviews on AI‑driven ERP workflows, agent‑mediated commerce, adaptive transformation delivery, and cloud‑centric modernization....
PureGym CIO Andy Caddy Keeps the Sector Fit for Growth
PureGym’s Group CIO Andy Caddy is steering the fast‑growing fitness chain through a digital‑first strategy as it expands to 720 gyms across the UK, Denmark, Switzerland, the US and the Middle East. The team owns the end‑to‑end online membership platform...
5 Tips for Communicating the Value of IT
CIOs are under growing pressure to prove that technology drives profit, not just costs. Industry analysts and senior IT leaders argue that communicating IT value requires regular, business‑focused storytelling rather than technical jargon. They recommend highlighting tangible outcomes, using stakeholder‑centric...
Why IDPs Are the Only Way to Scale Kubernetes Beyond Experts
Kubernetes excels at infrastructure orchestration but was never meant to be a developer’s primary interface, leading to growing operational friction as organizations scale. Internal developer platforms (IDPs) introduce abstraction layers—golden paths, service catalogs, and self‑service APIs—that shield developers from cluster‑level...
Public and Private Sector Key to Digital Realty in West Africa
Digital Realty inaugurated its first West African datacentre, ACR2, near Accra in November 2025, a 1.7 MW, 1,100 m² facility that builds on its earlier cable landing station ACR1. The launch follows the landing of Meta’s 2Africa subsea cable and reflects a broader...
Startup SecureNative AI Appoints Peter Lillywhite, Inks Dicker Data Deal
SecureNative AI has appointed Peter Lillywhite as co‑founder to strengthen its Microsoft security capabilities. Lillywhite, former founder of Xello Australia and leader of its Microsoft practice, joins existing founder Sean Roberts, whose background includes multiple tech exits. The startup also...
HIMSS26 Executive Summit: The ROI of AI – CIO Vs. CFO
At HIMSS26 Executive Summit, senior leaders from Parkland Health and AltaMed debated how to quantify AI’s return on investment in healthcare. They highlighted the difficulty of measuring hard financial gains while acknowledging that AI can free clinicians from documentation and...
“Sovereignty Washing”: Why Cloud Sovereignty Claims Don’t Always Match Reality
European organizations are increasingly uneasy as US‑based hyperscalers control roughly 65% of the continent’s cloud market, exposing data to the U.S. CLOUD Act even when hosted in EU data centres. Providers market "sovereign cloud" services, but many of these claims...
HSCC, Health-ISAC Launch National Cyber Exercise to Test Healthcare Incident Response
Operation Vital Signs, a national cyber‑security stress test, will be co‑hosted by the Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group and Health‑ISAC on July 21‑22. The virtual two‑day exercise simulates a cyber incident that threatens critical functions and patient safety across...
From Alerts to Action: Making Public–Private Threat Intel Actually Useful - Ian Washburn - CSP #222
In the March 9 2026 CSP #222 episode, Deputy CISO Ian Washburn critiques the flood of generic threat alerts from public‑sector feeds such as CISA, MS‑ISAC and CIS. He argues that funding realignments and revised distribution models could transform raw alerts into timely,...
Should the CIO, CFO or CEO Hold the Kill Switch on AI?
The article debates which C‑level executive should pull the kill switch on a failing AI initiative. While the CFO typically decides based on missed ROI and rising costs, the CIO steps in when technical feasibility or data readiness falters, and...
IT Governance as a Prerequisite for Zero-Trust Identity Architecture
Organizations are increasingly turning to zero‑trust identity architecture to counter sophisticated cyber threats, but the model’s success hinges on strong IT governance. A recent study shows firms with mature governance are 32% more likely to prevent identity‑related breaches, while 74%...
Interview: Nick Pearson, CIO, Ricoh Europe
Nick Pearson joined Ricoh Europe as CIO in December 2023, stepping into a newly created board‑level role to steer the company’s shift from a hardware‑centric, asset‑based model to a services‑focused business. He oversees a federated IT organisation that supports 17,000 employees,...
Nashville Appoints Shawn Smith as CIO
Metro Nashville has named Shawn Smith as its new Chief Information Officer, overseeing the Department of Information Technology Services that serves more than 50 agencies with a $64.5 million budget. Smith replaces retiring CIO Keith Durbin and brings over 30 years...
Leading by Example: Embracing Tools Internally Before Shipping Them Externally
Dynatrace’s VP of Delivery, Reliability & Security, Thomas Reisenbichler, advocates a “use‑your‑own‑product” strategy, urging developers to act as customers before external release. By embedding the observability platform in daily internal workflows, teams surface technical and usability gaps early, turning failures...
System Audit Reports in the Banking Sector: Key Expectations
System audit reports have become essential for banks to validate IT integrity, security, and regulatory compliance. Unlike financial audits, they focus on technology controls, uncover hidden risks, and provide actionable remediation guidance. Regulators such as the RBI demand evidence‑based documentation...
Innovation Across Borders
Epicor is leveraging channel partners Technology Coast Partners (TCP) and Auros to expand its Kinetic ERP platform across Latin America. TCP helped Mexican water‑treatment firm Impelmex implement Kinetic, SugarCRM and the Fluent platform, delivering faster decision‑making and higher profitability. Auros...
State CIOs Have a New Top Priority in 2026
State chief information officers have elevated artificial intelligence to the top of their 2026 agenda, displacing cybersecurity after a 12‑year run. The NASCIO survey shows more than 90% of states are piloting generative AI projects and have established task forces...
Can AI-Driven Security Solutions Fit Small Business Budgets
Non‑Human Identities (NHIs) are machine credentials that secure cloud‑based interactions across sectors such as finance, healthcare, and travel. Managing the full NHI lifecycle—discovery, classification, monitoring, threat detection, and remediation—provides a holistic security posture far beyond point solutions. AI‑driven analytics now...
Open-Source Complexity Is Rising — Managed Platforms May Be the Missing Link
Open‑source technologies such as Cassandra, Kafka and PostgreSQL now power most modern applications, but enterprises face growing operational complexity as they scale. TheCUBE Research reports 61% of firms run hybrid environments and 32% take hours to detect production issues, while...
The Chrome Extension Backdoor: How ‘Productivity Tools’ Became Enterprise Attack Vectors
In late 2024 cybercriminals began purchasing popular Chrome extensions and releasing malicious updates that turned legitimate productivity tools into data‑stealing malware. Extensions such as Cyberhaven, VPNCity and Parrot Talks were compromised, exposing millions of users and corporate credentials. The attack...