From AI hazards to the CrowdStrike fallout, the growing threat landscape is emboldening CIOs to articulate resilience plans that prevent further disruptions and preserve business continuity.
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This year saw emerging risks posed by AI, disastrous outages like the CrowdStrike incident, and surmounting software supply chain frailties, as well as the risk of cyberattacks and quantum computing breaking today’s most advanced encryption algorithms. In today’s uncertain climate, all businesses, regardless of size, are prone to disruption.
“Over the past year, the focus on risk management has evolved significantly,” says Meerah Rajavel, CIO of Palo Alto Networks. “With the increasing sophistication of cyber threats and the accelerated pace of digital transformation, organizations must be more proactive in identifying and mitigating risks.”
To respond, CIOs are doubling down on organizational resilience. “It’s a business imperative,” says Juan Perez, CIO of Salesforce. “CIOs must tie resilience investments to tangible outcomes like data protection, regulatory compliance, and AI readiness.” Resilience …