The last couple of years has seen many organisations around the world establishing executive-level Chief Data Officers (CDO).  In making those appointments, perhaps those organisations are realising (finally) that their decades-long preoccupation with technology, at the expense of their data, has left them with significant ‘data-debt’?  And further, that data-debt is having a drag-effect, a negative impact on their plans to join the digital transformation wave sweeping the planet.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded the alarm on the escalating threat of cyberattacks to global financial stability. The IMF's warning comes amidst a surge in cyber incidents, more than doubling since the onset of the pandemic, with dire implications for the financial sector.

Russian state-backed hackers have successfully infiltrated Microsoft’s corporate email system, gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information. The breach, discovered in late November and confirmed by U.S. officials, has far-reaching implications for both cybersecurity and international relations.

A new global survey has found that data quality remains the top challenge with AI. However, organisations with more mature information management (IM) strategies are 1.5x more likely to realise benefits from AI than those with less mature strategies.