Opinion stories - Page 27

CFOs now drive business transformation and resilience, leveraging AI and real-time data to lead strategy beyond traditional financial stewardship.

Q2 2025 saw a 14.47% drop in active ransomware groups but a 41.18% rise year-on-year, with new alliances and arrests shaking the cybercrime landscape.

Identities have become the prime target in cybersecurity, with businesses urged to secure digital access through ownership, least privilege, MFA, and secret management.

Cloud-based AI strains energy grids, but edge computing offers a nearer, greener solution to meet rising AI energy demands by 2030.

In procurement, the true challenge of AI agents lies in their orchestration within complex workflows, not just their individual intelligence or autonomy.

Qualtrics enhances its global Partner Network to boost experience management, offering new tracks, tiers, and investment to accelerate shared growth and customer impact.

Generative AI is ushering in a creative renaissance, making filmmaking and art accessible to all and sparking new forms of collaborative storytelling.

Rushing with AI in compliance risks hefty fines or job losses, as speed without precision fails regulators and demands solid human oversight.

Adaptive AI systems, like Amazon's Alexa Plus, learn and evolve with users in real time, promising a new era of personalised, interactive technology.

Human oversight is vital for AI's success, ensuring ethical use, optimised performance, and unlocking its true potential in business and innovation.

Microsoft's July Patch Tuesday addresses 137 vulnerabilities, including 11 critical remote code execution flaws, with no zero-day exploits reported.

NetFoundry pioneers native zero-trust networks to securely orchestrate autonomous vehicles during emergencies, preventing cyberattacks and ensuring swift response.

AI is reshaping networking and security, driving their convergence as enterprises tackle new challenges to protect and optimise evolving AI-driven infrastructure.

Agentic AI is set to revolutionise SaaS customer service by autonomously resolving 80% of common issues, transforming user experience by 2029.

Agentic AI ransomware, using cooperating AI modules for faster, smarter attacks, is expected to emerge by 2026, posing new cybersecurity threats.

In cybersecurity and coding, slowing down to write ideas by hand fosters deeper thinking and clarity, countering today's rush for AI-driven automation.

Avoid three common pitfalls when using AI for customer experience: integrate with your systems, avoid costly overhauls, and balance speed with strategy for best results.

Factories of the future are collaborative hubs where human creativity and AI co-create, reshaping innovation through ethical, interdisciplinary partnerships.

A recent study claiming email signatures harm the environment is challenged for outdated data and flawed methods, urging focus on real digital communication impacts.

Organisations should treat data recovery as a strategic asset, using resilience and AI to swiftly bounce forward from cyberattacks, not just bounce back.